🚀 This Week’s Must-Know Crypto Updates!
Focusing on key developments impacting emerging markets and the Global South, here are the top stories you need to know this week 👇
🇺🇸 Harvard Reveals $116M Bitcoin ETF Position
The Ivy League giant signals institutional confidence—Harvard discloses a massive $116M stake in a Bitcoin ETF as BTC edges toward its all-time high.
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🇸🇬 Singapore Exchange Eyes Crypto Perpetual Futures
SGX may list cryptocurrency perpetual futures contracts by year-end—another step toward Asia’s maturing derivatives market.
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đź‡đꇰ Huajian Medical Bets Big on Ethereum
The Hong Kong-based firm launches an ETH treasury strategy, aiming to hold the largest Ethereum balance in the city.
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🇧🇷 LatAm: Brazil Weighs Strategic Reserve; El Salvador Eases Bitcoin Banking
Brazil debates adding crypto to its reserves while El Salvador strengthens Bitcoin-friendly banking laws.
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🌍 Ethiopia Halts New Power Permits for Crypto Miners
Energy constraints push Ethiopia to freeze new mining licenses, threatening local Web3 growth.
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🇨🇳 China Busts $20M Bitcoin Laundering Ring
Authorities dismantle a laundering network tied to a TikTok-style app—Web3 crime continues to evolve.
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📊 Crypto Market Insights – By Lorenzo
- ETH rally shocks BTC maximalists; ETH breaks ATH in Japan & Korea.
- USD stablecoin adoption keeps expanding globally.
- DeFi on-chain activity climbing across multiple L1/L2s.
- Early signs of altseason as RWA & AI tokens lead institutional demand.
- BTC dominance slowing; TradFi shows greater Web3 openness.
Sentiment: Optimistic, but no euphoric excess—yet.
🚀 Overall Sentiment:
From Harvard’s Bitcoin bet to Ethiopia’s mining clampdown, institutional adoption is expanding while emerging markets face infrastructure challenges. Ethereum is stealing headlines, stablecoins keep spreading, and altcoin optimism is slowly returning.
🔍 Researched by: Lorenzo
📝 Edited by: Shaun (StatelessShaun), Mokeira (SheFi_goddess)
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