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South Korea announces intention to lift #crypto trading ban for institutions. 🇰🇷 The country imposed restrictions on corporations and banks trading virtual assets in 2017, in an effort to curb "overheated speculation” and address money laundering concerns. 🇰🇷 This new move will allow non-profit organizations, including charities, universities, and law enforcement agencies, to sell their virtual assets by the first half of the year. 🇰🇷 Following which, listed companies and professional investors will also gain the ability to buy and sell cryptocurrencies in the second half of 2025. 🇰🇷 This comes after South Korea’s Financial Services Commission established a regulatory framework to safeguard users with the Virtual Asset User Protection Act. This shift reflects a growing trend of traditional financial institutions and corporations showing interest in the crypto sector, and as a wider response to the increased global participation in the crypto market. Follow us for more important crypto news and market updates. 

As of Dec 31, institutional investors held 25.4% of the assets under management (AUM) of spot Bitcoin ETFs — totaling $26.8 billion. 📊 Read more data stories on: https://lnkd.in/g8qETDNk

Live AMA with C.J. Fong, MD & Head of Sales (APAC & EMEA), GSR In this episode, we welcome C.J. Fong, the Managing Director and APAC and EMEA Head of Sales at GSR. CJ started his career in Hong Kong as a structurer at Morgan Stanley before heading up Fixed Income Solutions for Morgan Stanley Private Bank. He also worked for Nomura Private Bank, where he focused on client solutions in both public and private markets. GSR has over 10 years of digital asset market expertise as a liquidity provider and multi-stage investor. Its suite of services includes OTC trading, derivatives trading, and market making. GSR is embedded in every sector of the digital asset ecosystem, working with token issuers, institutional investors, miners, and leading trading venues.

💸 The US spot #Bitcoin ETFs had total net flows of US$39.6B on 21 February and a weekly net outflow of around $482M last week. US spot #Ethereum ETFs saw a weekly net inflow of $13M last week.

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Hong Kong investment firm buys one #Bitcoin; share price quickly doubles. 🇭🇰 HK Asia Holdings Limited surged by 93% on Feb 17, after the firm disclosed its recent purchase. 🇭🇰 The company bought its first-ever bitcoin for around $96,150, which was “financed by the Group’s internal resources.” 🇭🇰 HK Asia’s board believes that Bitcoin is “a dependable store of value”, and that the purchase “is symbolic in scale and marks a significant step toward aligning with the evolving global financial landscape.” The firm joins a growing number of public companies that have purchased Bitcoin in recent months with the hope of bolstering their company coffers. Follow us for more important crypto news and market updates. 

Explore the institutional crypto boom that’s redefining the market. Plus: 🎙The U.S. administration moves to make America the crypto capital. 🎙More countries consider a bitcoin reserve. 🎙 How the bitcoin mining industry is fueling job growth in the U.S. Listen now on Spotify. https://lnkd.in/gwUi2Qhc

The Weekly NFT & Blockchain Gaming update: 🦁 Loaded Lions will launch its LION token on Feb 27 on the Cronos EVM chain 💰 Yuga Labs sold its IP rights of the Meebits NFT collection 💲 Doodles plans to launch a new token, DOOD, on the Solana blockchain Full details 👇 https://lnkd.in/dgJ9F7gW