BitMine Immersion Technologies has made its first-ever Bitcoin purchase, acquiring 100 $BTC.

South Korea’s ruling party introduces legislation to allow stablecoins. The proposed Digital Asset Basic Act would enable South Korean companies with over $368K in capital to issue stablecoins.

Ripple expands its blockchain education push in APAC, committing another $5 million in funding through its University Blockchain Research Initiative across six countries.

A crypto founder arrested in New York for allegedly using his crypto firm to funnel $530 million from sanctioned Russian banks into the US. The DOJ said the crypto exec ran a 'covert pipeline for dirty money' to help Russians access sensitive American technology.