Welcome to the Asia Pacific Morning Brief—your essential digest of overnight crypto developments shaping regional markets and global sentiment. Grab a green tea and watch this space. The SEC pauses crypto ETF approvals while a Japanese textile manufacturer invests $5 million in Bitcoin. Meanwhile, Trump’s DeFi platform continues aggressive Ethereum accumulation strategy. SEC Halts Crypto…
President Trump announced a massive trade agreement with Japan, calling it “perhaps the largest Deal ever made.” “We just completed a massive Deal with Japan, perhaps the largest Deal ever made,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. Japan will invest $550 billion in the US and face 15% tariffs on imports while opening…
Twitter Co-Founder, Jack Dorsey’s Square, has started onboarding merchants to its new Bitcoin acceptance feature. This is a significant step toward Bitcoin payments in the retail industry. The rollout will allow participating businesses to accept Bitcoin using Square’s existing point-of-sale terminals, with transactions settled via the Lightning Network. Bitcoin To Enter the US Retail Sector…
Polymarket, the crypto-powered prediction platform, is considering the launch of a custom stablecoin to capture yield from reserve assets. The move would shift the platform’s reliance away from Circle’s USDC and give Polymarket direct control over the interest-bearing collateral backing user bets. Polymarket To Enter the US Stablecoin Market? According to several reports, the firm…
XRP recently hit a new all-time high before entering a period of sideways consolidation. The cryptocurrency has struggled to break past resistance but has also managed to avoid a major correction. This equilibrium, however, may not last much longer as investor behavior signals a shift in momentum. XRP Investors Are Not Confident Investors have started…
After a strong 26% gain over the past week, Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) is now hovering just below a crucial resistance level. While much of the altcoin market cools down, PENGU price looks poised to break out. Only if it can push past one key wall. A deeper look at bullish strength, liquidations, and price charts…
Stellar’s XLM has surged by over 90% over the past month, making it one of the standout altcoin performers in recent weeks. While Bitcoin (BTC) and other top assets have cooled off with a modest pullback and price consolidation, XLM is flashing fresh bullish signals that could pave the way for another explosive rally. XLM…
Wall Street is increasingly betting on US interest rate cuts before the end of 2025. At the same time, political pressure from Donald Trump has intensified, as he becomes more vocally aggressive toward Powell for rate cuts. With inflation cooling and markets adjusting expectations, crypto could stand to gain the most from a looser…
Pepe (PEPE) price is showing signs of renewed strength, rising nearly 57% in the past month. While the broader market cooled off in the last 24 hours, PEPE remains one of the few tokens trading close to a key technical breakout level. Despite the recent rally, the meme token is still trading over 51% below…
Top meme coin Shiba Inu has been on a steady upward trend since June 22, logging a 22% price increase. As the meme coin continues to show signs of resilience, on-chain indicators suggest that SHIB’s rally might not be over yet. Two major signals stand out: a key cluster of capital sitting above the current…