A16z has opened its first office in Seoul, with the clear goal of seizing a piece of South Korea’s second-largest crypto market in the world. It’s almost like walking into a candy store and saying, “I’ll take a bit of everything!” After all, nearly one-third of South Korean adults own cryptocurrency – talk about a goldmine!
According to the annals of company disclosures and the whispers of market reports, this acquisition-achieved through a blend of mined coins and the cunning purchase of digital assets-has elevated the firm’s status among the elite of corporate Bitcoin holders. One might imagine the boardroom, a scene of quiet triumph, where the scent of success mingles with the faint aroma of freshly mined hash.
Precisely on the merry day of December 11, 2025, amidst the chirping of prayer flags and the scent of yak butter, Gelephu Mindfulness City announced it had gone full sci-fi. They rolled out a spectacular creation: a sovereignty-approved, shiny digital token infused with golden glory, ingeniously housed on the Solana blockchain – lightning-fast, eco-friendly, and looking very impressive next to your llama selfies. And all under the watchful eye of DK Bank, Bhutan’s very first daring digital bank. Because nothing says tradition like a modern bank launching a digital gold token! 🤑
Alright, Australia has spoken! The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), in a classic Friday mood, just rolled out a shiny new set of rules to make it way easier for businesses to work with stablecoins and wrapped tokens. Yes, stablecoins. No, we’re not talking about your grandma’s savings account, we’re talking crypto.
Three prominent tech companies announced a new initiative on Tuesday, and some are calling it an unholy alliance while others are applauding it. Bitcoin firm Block and artificial intelligence (AI) darlings OpenAI and Anthropic say they have created the Agentic AI Foundation, an organization designed to cultivate open-source projects that leverage autonomous systems capable of independent decision-making with little to no human intervention. 🧠⚙️
Mark my words, folks, Ethereum’s making moves that’d make even the most stubborn mule take notice. While Bitcoin’s quietly watching from the sidelines, ETH is surging ahead, thanks to those big investors-those whales again, showing their faith is as deep as the Mississippi River. The institutional crowd’s throwing their money into ETFs like it was Christmas morning, all optimistic about the Fed fiddling with interest rates. 🎩💼
The NYSE, that sacred temple of suits and spreadsheets, claims the statue symbolizes “shared ground between emerging systems and established institutions.” Translation: “We’re cool now, thanks to Bitcoin.” They posted this revelation on X, because nothing says “serious finance” like a poorly curated Twitter thread. 📊🐦
In a twist that would make even the most stoic monk raise an eyebrow, Bhutan has launched TER, its sovereign gold-backed digital token on the Solana blockchain through Gelephu Mindfulness City 🧵. Each TER represents physical gold held securely, offering stability and blockchain speed for global transfers – a feat so impressive, it could make … Read more
Dogecoin’s price, once a sprightly pup, has morphed into a limping stray. After closing below $0.150 (the crypto equivalent of a broken leash), it slithered past $0.1450 and $0.1420, as if Bitcoin and Ethereum had whispered, “Run, little DOGE, run!”
In a grandiloquent letter penned by Michael Saylor and CEO Phong Le, Strategy gave a nod to MSCI’s noble quest for uniformity but then proceeded to lambast the proposal’s “misguided” threshold. The threshold, you ask? Exclude any firm daring to hold more than 50% digital assets on its balance sheet. Strategy cried foul, claiming this would wreak havoc not just on its own operations but on the entire cryptocurrency kingdom. 🛡️⚔️
