Toss Bank Explores Blockchain for Secure Financial Transactions

The post Criticism follows as South Korea police picks Dunamu for crypto custody appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Firms that sent competing proposals to South Korea’s National Police Agency to win the contract to become the official crypto custodian of the agency’s seized crypto have gone off on a criticism tangent again after Dunamu emerged as the top bid at the end of the process. The complaints point to how the firm running Upbit, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, winning the bidding process as vindication for earlier observations that the tender’s terms gave larger exchanges a decisive advantage over custody-first upstarts. As Cryptopolitan reported in June, pure-play crypto custody firms noted that insurance and loss coverage clauses listed in the procurement database effectively undermined their bids. Who won the bid for South Korea’s police agency’s seized BTC? Local reports put Dunamu at the top of the Public Procurement Service’s Nara Jangteo as of Wednesday, July 8.

The post WinWin, Heeseung And More: Every KPop Idol Departure In 2026 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – FEBRUARY 22: Winwin, Mark, Haechan of NCT 127 attend the 2017 Gaon Chart K-pop Music Awards at Jamsil Arena on February 22, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images) ImaZins via Getty Images K-pop has always had a complicated relationship with permanence. Groups form on survival shows with fixed end dates, contracts run for years without public disclosure, and fanbases are built around rosters that can change with a single label announcement. In 2026, those changes have arrived in an unusually compressed window. From January to July, four significant departures — or group splits — have reshaped some of the industry’s most prominent acts, most recent of which is NCT and WayV’s WinWin. Here is the updated list of every departure so far. Heeseung leaves ENHYPEN: March 10, 2026 INDIO, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 19: (FOR EDITORIAL U

The post What are RWA perpetuals? Stock and commodity perps appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Crypto exchanges now let you trade Tesla, gold, oil, and even pre-IPO companies like SpaceX and OpenAI as perpetual futures, around the clock, with leverage, without owning a single share. This guide explains how RWA perpetuals work, how a contract tracks an asset the blockchain cannot see, what happens when the stock market closes and the perp does not, and the real risks behind the most ambitious expansion perps have ever attempted. Summary RWA perps bring crypto-style perpetual futures to off-chain assets like stocks, commodities, currencies, and private companies. These contracts provide price exposure only, not ownership, dividends, votes, or any claim on the underlying asset. The oracle is the core risk layer because it decides what off-chain price the contract tracks and what price can liquidate traders. Closed-market gaps make stock and commodity perps structurally different from cr

Visa's AI-driven commerce program could revolutionize global transactions, reducing friction and enhancing efficiency with blockchain integration. The post Animoca-linked Minds completes AI agent commerce pilot with Visa appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Markets Tumble as Trump Ends Iran Ceasefire, Oil Prices Spike Above $74 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Key Takeaways President Trump announced the end of the US-Iran ceasefire during NATO meetings in Ankara, triggering widespread market volatility Major index futures declined significantly, with Dow futures shedding more than 500 points Crude oil prices jumped over 5% following the US decision to cancel Iran’s crude export authorization South Korean markets plummeted 5.4%, leading losses across Asian trading sessions Market participants await Federal Reserve meeting minutes from June for insight into monetary policy under Chair Kevin Warsh American equity futures experienced significant declines Wednesday morning following President Donald Trump’s announcement that the ceasefire agreement with Iran has concluded. Futures contracts for the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled over 500 points, representing approximately a 1% decline. The S&P 500 futures contract decreased

Indonesia's new financial hub could shift regional investment dynamics, challenging Singapore's dominance and boosting fintech and wealth sectors. The post Indonesia plans new financial centre to attract up to $27.8 billion in investment appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Toyota's reshoring move highlights a shift in global supply chains, impacting capital flows and boosting blockchain's role in supply chain management. The post Toyota’s $3.6B Texas bet signals a reshoring wave that crypto-adjacent supply chain plays should watch appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post South Korea’s Toss Partners with Optimism to Test Won Stablecoins: Report appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Viva Republica, the operator of South Korea-based mobile money transfer app Toss, reportedly signed a memorandum of understanding with blockchain company Optimism to test a Korean won-based stablecoin infrastructure for institutional payments. The companies, along with privacy solutions provider Sunnyside Labs, will conduct a three-month proof of concept (PoC) using Optimism’s OP Stack and Sunnyside’s Privacy Boost protocol to develop a Korean won-based stablecoin and assess whether these technologies can be applied to domestic blockchain-based payment infrastructure for financial institutions, reported Yonhap News on Wednesday. The PoC will explore whether financial institutions can control the settlement process, the feasibility of implementing know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering (AML) verification requirements and whether transactions can remain priv