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The Daily: Dogecoin draws further public company interest, bitcoin lingers below $100,000 as China plans retaliatory tariffs in response to Trump and more

Neptune Digital Assets, a publicly traded Canadian blockchain company, bought 1 million DOGE tokens, valued at approximately $270,000, through a “strategic derivative purchase” on Dec. 27, according to a disclosure on Tuesday. Following President Trump’s recently enacted tariffs on Chinese goods, China announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. imports, including 15% on coal and LNG and 10% on crude oil and agricultural machinery.

theblock.co • 04/02/2025 - 18:39 PM

ASIAN PARLIAMENTS

Bybit to temporarily restrict services in India, citing regulatory developments

Bybit announces temporary service restrictions for Indian users starting January 12, due to regulatory developments and the need for registration as a Virtual Digital Asset Service Provider.

theblock.co • 10/01/2025 - 13:56 PM

Hong Kong's HashKey Group launches Ethereum Layer 2 HashKey Chain on mainnet

HashKey Group launched HashKey Chain on mainnet, achieving 25M transactions during testnet, and introduced a grant program, reinforcing its position in cryptocurrency and blockchain services.

theblock.co • 18/12/2024 - 11:47 AM

The Daily: South Korea's short-lived military rule sparks record crypto trading volume and more

South Korea's military rule affected crypto markets, HYPE token's value soared, TRON hit new highs, Celsius CEO pleaded guilty, and the U.S. government moved seized crypto.

theblock.co • 04/12/2024 - 14:01 PM

The Daily: Human outwits Freysa AI agent to win $47,000, Hyperliquid token exceeds $5 billion FDV following airdrop and more

A human crypto user, known as “p0pular.eth,” outsmarted AI agent Freysa to win a $47,000 prize in ether by tricking it into misinterpreting its “approveTransfer” function. Hyperliquid airdropped 310 million HYPE tokens on Friday, which subsequently jumped 47% following the token generation event to $5.72, according to CoinGecko. Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission is set to implement stricter anti-money laundering rules for crypto service providers on Nov. 30 — a month earlier than initially planned. The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

theblock.co • 29/11/2024 - 19:11 PM

The Daily: FTX co-founder Gary Wang avoids prison time, BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF sees unprecedented first-day options trading and more

FTX co-founder Gary Wang avoided prison time at a sentencing hearing on Wednesday, according to Inner City Press and Reuters. BlackRock’s IBIT spot Bitcoin ETF achieved nearly $1.9 billion in notional exposure during its first day of options trading on Tuesday. Bernstein analysts named Robinhood the top “crypto deregulation trade,” following Donald Trump’s election win this month, raising their HOOD share price target to $51 — around 45% upside potential. The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.

theblock.co • 20/11/2024 - 18:54 PM

The Daily: DWF Labs dismisses partner amid drink spiking allegations, Bhutan's government moves $66 million in bitcoin to Binance and more

DWF Labs dismisses a partner over serious allegations, Bhutan transfers $66 million in bitcoin, a hacker exploits an account, and Consensys lays off 20% of its workforce.

theblock.co • 29/10/2024 - 18:45 PM