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The Korea Exchange has triggered a circuit breaker for the first time in four trading days after the KOSPI index plunged by more than 8%. Trading will be halted for 20 minutes.

A hacker who stole a Robinhood founder's wallet address used it to orchestrate a memecoin pump-and-dump scheme, according to Michael, the Chief Business Officer (CBO) of crypto wallet TokenPocket. He explained that the founder's mnemonic phrase was leaked during a live broadcast yesterday. The hacker immediately seized control of the wallet and bought a large quantity of the memecoin '$1'. Mistaking this for a purchase by the Robinhood founder, numerous investors followed suit, causing the token's market cap to soar from $500,000 to $14 million in a short period. The price of '$1' subsequently crashed. After the compromised address was frozen, the hacker moved to the BNB Chain (BSC), issued a new token, and inflated its volume through wash trading to cash out. Michael added that Robinhood's RPC has now blocked the address, and network nodes are no longer including transactions from the wallet in new blocks, effectively immobilizing any remaining funds.

A whale specializing in ETH/BTC ratio trading swapped 13,708 ETH, worth $25 million, for 393.4 BTC about 30 minutes ago, according to an analysis by EmberCN. The trade was executed at an ETH/BTC ratio of approximately 0.02855. EmberCN explained that the trader's goal is to increase their total cryptocurrency holdings. Their strategy involves swapping BTC for ETH when the ETH/BTC ratio falls, thereby increasing their ETH balance. Over the past six months, the trader has repeated this strategy multiple times, increasing their ETH holdings by approximately 6,475 ETH, valued at around $11.78 million.

The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - BTC: $56.43 million liquidated (81.11% longs) - ETH: $60.98 million liquidated (52.79% shorts) - SKHYNIX: $8.57 million liquidated (99.67% longs)

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has announced a policy to expand funding from the government and financial institutions for startups, including those in the Web3 sector, Coinpost reported. In a video message at the opening of the WebX 2026 conference, Takaichi introduced the 'Total Support Package for Startups,' which was established in May 2025, and vowed to accelerate the industry's growth. She stated that a synergy between government efforts and the networking opportunities at WebX 2026 would further advance Japan's innovation ecosystem. The report notes that former prime ministers also participated in the conference in 2024 and 2025, suggesting the government's pro-Web3 stance has remained consistent through leadership changes.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has fallen below $63,000. BTC is trading at $62,991.99 on the Binance USDT market.

South Korea's KOSPI index fell more than 6% to drop below the 7,000-point level during intraday trading, a first since May 4. The index is currently trading at 6,980.63, down approximately 6.63%.

Progmat, a cryptocurrency platform under Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, has announced the migration of $3 billion in security tokens to the Avalanche (AVAX) Layer 1.

Tom Lee, chairman of Bitmine (BMNR), has predicted that Ethereum (ETH) has bottomed out and is poised for an imminent rebound, drawing parallels between its current trend and the U.S. stock market's performance after 1987. According to Odaily, speaking at the WebX 2026 conference in Tokyo today, Lee stated that a comparison of ETH and S&P 500 trends shows ETH is currently at a bottom similar to where the stock market was post-1987. He also pointed to ETH's past price resilience, explaining that many investors are frightened by the lower prices and are overlooking the real value of institutional adoption by Wall Street. Lee identified several key macroeconomic factors to watch in 2026, including U.S. monetary policy, the Clarity Act, capital concentration from the AI investment boom, and the relative underperformance of the financial sector.

Binance has announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for tokens on the Moonbeam (GLMR) network at 12:00 p.m. UTC today to support a network upgrade.

Japanese financial giant SBI is expanding its digital asset business and pursuing an on-chain transition for the entire group, The Block reported. The company recently invested $125 million in DeFi risk management project Gauntlet and led an investment round for U.S. institutional crypto platform EDX Markets. An SBI official stated that these moves are part of a group-wide on-chain strategy, adding that a token-based economy is imminent, where all assets will be tokenized and transactions, settlements, and contract executions will be completed on the blockchain. Meanwhile, Joseph Goh, head of Asia-Pacific at crypto investment bank Areta, identified South Korea as the next market to watch. He commented that SBI is not just increasing its crypto investments but is acquiring the infrastructure to support the next generation of financial systems. Goh believes comprehensive financial groups with banking, securities, and retail distribution networks are best positioned to follow SBI's strategy.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced it has conducted additional airstrikes against Iran.

Shares of American Bitcoin (ABTC), a cryptocurrency mining company supported by the Trump family, have plummeted 95% from their peak, Bloomberg reported. The company was founded on the simple idea that it could profit sufficiently just by holding and mining BTC. However, it has fallen into a severe downturn as BTC entered a bear market and a surge in demand for artificial intelligence (AI) led investors to favor mining companies that could convert their existing infrastructure into AI-focused data centers. Bloomberg noted that over the past 10 months, the market value of the stake held by Eric Trump has evaporated by more than $600 million. The company also conducted a 15-for-1 reverse stock split to maintain its Nasdaq listing, with its shares hitting an all-time low. This trend illustrates how quickly investors have turned away from pure-play cryptocurrency businesses, the report added. Success now depends not on who mines the most BTC, but on how flexibly a company can monetize its power, land, and computing infrastructure. For the Trump family, American Bitcoin's struggles exemplify the high volatility of crypto investments. While President Trump reported at least $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency profits last year in a financial disclosure, many retail investors have suffered losses as Trump-related tokens and American Bitcoin's stock have plunged.

Four key metrics related to Bitcoin's long-term holders have all reached all-time highs, according to Alex Thorn, head of research at Galaxy Digital. In a post on X, Thorn noted that the supply of Bitcoin that has not moved in over 10 years has reached 17.7% of the total. Additionally, the long-term holder supply now stands at 16.75 million BTC, with a realized capitalization of $836.4 billion and a realized price of $50,000. A long-term holder is defined as an address that has held coins for 155 days or more.

Prediction markets have attracted the largest average investment per funding round from cryptocurrency venture capital (VC) firms this year, with an average deal size of $118 million, according to data from CryptoRank. The sector was followed by exchanges ($76.2 million), blockchain ($47.8 million), and compliance ($29.4 million).

The Korea Exchange has activated a sell-side sidecar after the Kospi index fell by more than 5%.

BlackRock's tokenized assets have reached a total value of $2.93 billion, with $1.1 billion of that amount based on Ethereum (ETH), according to a post on X by Cointelegraph. Other leading networks by tokenized asset value include Avalanche (AVAX), Solana (SOL), and BNB Chain.

An anonymous whale address starting with 0x4555 that specializes in ETH/BTC trading has entered a 13,708 ETH ($25 million) short position following a recent rally in Ethereum, EmberCN reported. The position's average entry price is 0.02855 BTC. The same address has previously accumulated profits of 6,475 ETH ($11.78 million) from its ETH/BTC trades. The ETH/BTC ratio, which represents the price of one ETH in BTC and is used to gauge Ethereum's strength relative to Bitcoin, is currently trading at 0.028519 BTC.

A hacker who compromised the X accounts of SpaceX and Starlink earned approximately $135,000 by promoting a memecoin they created called SCATMAN. According to Lookonchain, the hacker minted 10 trillion SCATMAN tokens and sold the entire supply to purchase 59 ETH, worth $108,000. From a separate wallet, the hacker also sold 59.28 million SCATMAN for an additional 14.7 ETH, valued at $27,000.

Investor sentiment for Ethereum (ETH) is improving following the launch of Robinhood Chain, Cointelegraph reported. According to the report, approximately $141 million worth of ETH has flowed into the new chain, which uses the token for gas fees. Its 24-hour decentralized exchange (DEX) trading volume has reached $877.56 million, surpassing both the Ethereum mainnet and Base, while the number of wallets holding ETH on the network has exceeded 500,000. The development is causing some former bears to reconsider their stance. Previously, a common criticism was that Layer 2 fee revenue did not benefit the mainnet. Influencer Ansem stated that LIT and the Robinhood L2 represent the best bullish scenarios for ETH in a long time. Additionally, Leon Waidmann, head of research at Lisk (LSK), argued that ETH is undervalued, noting its Total Value Locked (TVL) of $260 billion has surpassed its market capitalization of $210 billion. He added that its current valuation is lower than during the 2022 bear market. Meanwhile, data from RWA.xyz shows that Ethereum accounts for 47% of the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization market.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index is currently at 53. The index compares the performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies, excluding stablecoins and wrapped coins, against Bitcoin over the past 90 days. An 'altcoin season' is declared when 75% of these top altcoins outperform Bitcoin during that period, with a score closer to 100 indicating a stronger trend.

The market capitalization of Bitcoin-accumulating companies has dropped by over $100 billion since last October, and these firms largely bought near market highs, according to crypto analyst Darkfost on X. He explained that while the value of their crypto holdings fell from $396 billion to $272 billion, their BTC holdings increased from 953,000 to 1.14 million during the same period. However, as Bitcoin's price has declined since May, the pace of their accumulation has slowed sharply. Darkfost noted that the most active accumulation period for these companies was between November 2014 and October 2015, when BTC was trading in the $75,000 to $125,000 range, during which their holdings more than tripled. "Since these companies bought at the highs, whether they will sell at the lows, like Strategy (MSTR), is now a key point of interest for the market," he added.

According to data from Tokenomist, the major token unlocks scheduled for this week (July 13–19) are as follows: - CONX: 1.32 million tokens ($28.67 million), representing 1.45% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on July 15 - STRK: 130 million tokens ($3.93 million), representing 3.74% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on July 15 - ARB: 92.65 million tokens ($8.53 million), representing 1.65% of circulating supply, at 1:00 p.m. UTC on July 16 - DBR: 620 million tokens ($10.13 million), representing 11.43% of circulating supply, at 12:00 a.m. UTC on July 17 - YZY: 20.83 million tokens ($6.13 million), representing 4.10% of circulating supply, at 3:00 a.m. UTC on July 17

Japanese convenience store chain Lawson will begin a pilot program for payments using the yen-based stablecoin "JPYC," Financial News reported, citing Japanese media outlet Nikkei. The experiment is set to launch in early August at the Takanawa Gateway City store in Minato-ku, Tokyo. Lawson is collaborating with digital asset wallet company HashPort to enable consumers to pay for goods via a smartphone e-wallet. According to Lawson, this marks the first stablecoin payment trial in Japan to be integrated with a point-of-sale (POS) system.

The Spot CVD chart analyzes the order book for the BTC/USDT spot pair. The top section displays a Volume Heatmap, and the bottom shows the Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD). - The Volume Heatmap at the top tracks trading volume at specific price levels. The background brightens in areas where the price lingers or moves significantly, indicating potential support or resistance zones. - The Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) indicator at the bottom represents buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. As buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line rises. The yellow line tracks orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line follows large orders between $1 million and $10 million.