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South Korea’s first CBDC pilot has been conducted without any independent government security inspection, with participating banks relying mainly on their own pre-launch reviews before testing began. Summary South Korea’s first CBDC pilot proceeded without an independent government security inspection, with pre launch reviews relying partly on participating banks. Documents submitted by the Financial Supervisory Service show no separate security audit was conducted during or after the Bank of Korea’s pilot. The findings come as South Korea continues expanding work on CBDCs, deposit tokens and won backed stablecoins under its digital asset roadmap. South Korean newspaper Maeil Business, citing data…

OKX vs Kraken is a battle between two very different philosophies. OKX is the trader’s machine: cheap fees, deep derivatives, and a full Web3 stack. Kraken, on the other hand, is the security veteran with a fifteen-year clean record. Notably, both hold MiCA licenses, so EU users can pick either one legally. Therefore, this comparison comes down to what you actually value: cost and rewards, or maximum custody safety. We’ll cover fees, products, security, and bonuses below.Quick verdict: OKX wins for active traders and airdrop farmers. Its fees are dramatically lower, and its reward pipeline is far richer. Kraken wins…

Bitcoin is sitting at $65,000 and a pattern that has preceded every significant price move in this cycle has just appeared again on the four-hour chart. Whether it resolves up or down will likely define where Bitcoin trades for the rest of the summer.Falling WedgeAnalyst Gareth Soloway has pointed out that a falling wedge has been forming on Bitcoin’s chart for the past several days, a pattern where price makes progressively lower highs and lower lows within two converging downward-sloping trend lines. It sounds bearish, but historically it is not. Falling wedges resolve to the upside roughly 70% of the time,…

Hyperliquid is preparing to open its outcome markets to permissionless deployment, marking the next phase of its HIP-4 upgrade and positioning the decentralized exchange to compete more directly in the rapidly expanding prediction market sector.The project announced on July 20 that a future network upgrade will allow qualified users — not just validators — to launch prediction markets on Hyperliquid. The feature will first be introduced on testnet before eventually expanding to mainnet, giving developers time to test the infrastructure and refine the system before a wider rollout.The move represents a significant evolution for HIP-4, also known as Outcome Markets,…

Joerg Hiller Jul 21, 2026 02:20 In early July, Sri Lanka’s worst dengue outbreak in nearly a decade prompted armed forces support, with air force drones and troops helping inspections after monsoon rains. Polymarket odds for China–Taiwan clash before 2027 slip to 7.25% Polymarket Holds China–Taiwan Clash Odds Near 7% as Unrelated Headlines Fail to Reprice Risk Polymarket traders are pricing a low chance of a China–Taiwan military clash before 2027, with “Yes” at 7.25% (down from 7.5%) on about $3.08M matched. The latest repricing comes as a separate Reuters report focused on…

South Korea’s financial regulators have investigated around 40 cases of suspected crypto market manipulation since the country’s landmark Virtual Asset User Protection Act took effect in July 2024, underscoring the government’s increasingly aggressive approach to policing digital asset markets.The figures, released by the Financial Services Commission (FSC) to mark the law’s second anniversary, show that authorities have referred more than 30 confirmed cases to investigative agencies for prosecution. The investigations identified 25 suspects during the law’s first two years, reflecting regulators’ efforts to eliminate unfair trading practices and strengthen investor confidence in the country’s cryptocurrency market.The enforcement update offers one…

Key Highlights White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt has secured a deferral from the Georgia Army National Guard service to stay for the Clarity Act’s major Senate vote. His statement comes ahead of a big week for the Clarity Act. Patrick Witt has criticized lawmakers for delaying the bill while Russia moves forward with pro-crypto legislation. With the Senate facing a narrow window to pass the Clarity Act before the August recess, White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt has secured a deferment from the Georgia Army National Guard service that threatened to pull him away at a very crucial moment.…

Coinbase has backed a tougher CLARITY Act after Senate Democrats added customer safeguards, even as its 2026 approval odds have fallen to 31% on Polymarket amid a dispute over ethics rules involving President Donald Trump. Summary Coinbase backs the revised CLARITY Act after Democrats secured stronger customer protections. White House resistance to crypto ethics rules threatens a Senate vote before August. Polymarket traders place the bill’s chance of becoming law in 2026 at 31%. Coinbase vice chair Ryan VanGrack told CNBC on Monday that Democrats had secured stronger consumer protections during closed-door negotiations over the bill’s final Senate text. He…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Reference: Chainlink Chainlink CCIP Joins Central Bank Digital Asset Pilots Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol is being used in central bank digital asset and tokenized settlement pilots, putting CCIP inside one of the more important institutional experiments in blockchain infrastructure. The validated materials point to Chainlink’s role in pilots connected to Brazil’s Drex initiative and Hong Kong’s Ensemble network, as well as HKMA’s e-HKD+ work involving ANZ Bank’s A$DC. These are not commercial production systems. They are trials and experiments, but they matter because they show how public…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Reference: GitHub XRP Ledger Amendments Near Validator Vote Deadline The XRP Ledger is approaching a key validator voting window for proposed protocol amendments, putting attention back on how XRPL upgrades move from code into live network features. The amendments are tracked through the rippled release process and validator voting system. Like other XRPL changes, they require broad validator support before activation. The validated materials point to the standard 80% agreement threshold, which must be maintained for a sustained period before an amendment becomes active. That makes this…