The Himalayan kingdom is moving its digital ID system to Ethereum, extending its blockchain presence after launching Bitcoin mining and holding crypto in state reserves.

The U.S. government is seeking to seize a massive 127,271 bitcoin, worth $14 billion, linked to a scam run by Chinese national Chen Zhi.

Public companies boosted Bitcoin holdings to record highs last quarter, underscoring rising institutional confidence amid market volatility.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. plans to allow institutional clients to use their holdings of Bitcoin and Ether as collateral for loans by the end of the year in a significant deepening of Wall Street’s crypto integration.

Communist Party newspaper Study Times argues that digital assets are the new toolbox for wartime financial strategies.

Regular reminder:

A key property of a blockchain is that even a 51% attack *cannot make an invalid block valid*. This means even 51% of validators colluding (or hit by a software bug) cannot steal your assets.

However, this property does not carry over…

PBOC chief Pan Gongsheng warns of stablecoin risks, pledges wider e-CNY use and tighter oversight of virtual currencies.

The Antcoin trademark filing has drawn attention, as Hong Kong’s digital asset development comes under scrutiny from Beijing.

China jails five for operating $166M crypto money laundering scheme using USDT stablecoins for illegal cross-border transfers.

District Judge Denise Cote sentenced Keonne Rodriguez to the statutory maximum. Fellow developer William Lonergan Hill will be sentenced later this month.

亞洲穩定幣基礎設施供應商 OSL 集團宣布與歐洲區塊鏈銀行 Bank Frick 達成戰略合作。為 OSL 的機構客戶提供覆蓋多種法幣的全面出入金服務，從而實現數位資產與法幣之間安全、合規且高效的兌換。
（前情提要：OSL 宣布為華夏基金 香港首支 Solana ETF 提供獨家託管服務）
（背景補充：OSL 集團正式推出全球交易所，打造0滑點法幣通道）


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亞洲領先的穩定幣交易及支付基礎設施…

Square has launched its Bitcoin payment feature, which it teased in October, and now allows merchants across its network to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment.

Co-CEO of Sharplink is betting his next act on Ethereum, calling it the only chain institutions can trust to digitize finance.

Taiwan’s central bank will study Bitcoin as a reserve asset in a pilot led by Dr. Ju-chun Ko with support from JAN3 and Samson Mow.

The HKMA has launched the pilot phase of Project Ensemble to test real-value transactions using tokenized deposits and digital assets.

Federal prosecutors in Chicago said the operator of a Bitcoin ATM network took in illicit funds and moved them through digital wallets.

Bitmain, the Chinese manufacturer behind many of the world’s Bitcoin miners, has been under US national security scrutiny for potential espionage or sabotage risks, including in Trump family-backed ventures, though the company denies any wrongdoing.