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BitcoinWorld South Korea Service Sector Output Drops 1.3% in July, Reversing June’s Gain South Korea’s service sector output fell by 1.3% in July, a sharp reversal from the 0.7% increase reco
BitcoinWorld Japan Retail Sales Rebound 2.4% in July After Sharp June Drop Japan’s retail trade rose 2.4% in July on a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, rebounding sharply from a revi
The MiCA Regulation is the European Union's rulebook for crypto-assets, and 2026 is the year it moved from phased rollout to full application. The maximum MiCA transitional framework period e
Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) on the Stellar network have surged roughly 360% in 2026, reaching approximately $4 billion and underscoring a rapid shift toward institutional adoption of b
SEC Clears Key Regulatory Hurdle @evernorthxrp has cleared a major regulatory milestone on its path to going public. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has declared Evernorth Holding
Coincheck Clears Japan's Stablecoin Licensing Hurdle Tokyo-based crypto exchange @coincheckjp has completed registration as an Electronic Payment Instruments Exchange Service Provider, the de
Russia’s regulated crypto trading market could process between 3.5 trillion and 4 trillion rubles during its first year, according to an Aug. 29 forecast from SberCIB Investment Research. Sum
BitcoinWorld Prosecutors Seek 20-Year Sentence for ‘Jonber Kim’ in $247M Crypto Fraud Case South Korean prosecutors have requested a 20-year prison sentence for a man identified only by the s
BitcoinWorld Alipay Chairman Says Stablecoins Are One of Four AI Payment Models Shaping the Future Ant Group CEO and Alipay chairman Han Xinyi has identified stablecoin payments as one of fou
BitcoinWorld South Korea mulls new statutory crypto body to take over DAXA functions South Korean financial authorities are reviewing plans to establish a new incorporated association dedicat
BitcoinWorld China’s Manufacturing PMI Rises to 49.8 in August, Non-Manufacturing Steadies at 49.0 China’s official Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose to 49.8 in August, up f
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music sued Anthropic, alleging Claude training used pirated songbooks from shadow-library downloads involving about 7 million books, plus scraped lyr
