🚀 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 👇
🇺🇸 Ether ETFs Smash Records with $3.75B Inflows
Ethereum ETFs dominate headlines as inflows surge, signaling deep institutional appetite. ETH trading volumes also break new highs.
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🇹🇭 Thailand Launches Crypto-to-Baht Pilot for Tourists
Thailand rolls out a pilot program enabling foreign tourists to seamlessly convert crypto into baht for local spending.
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🇰🇷 South Korea Preps Stablecoin Regulation Bill
Financial regulators in South Korea will submit a new stablecoin bill in October—another step in the country’s fast-evolving crypto policy.
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🇯🇵 Japan to Approve First Yen Stablecoin (JPYC)
Japan’s FSA prepares to greenlight JPYC, its first yen-backed stablecoin, expected this autumn. A big step for Asia’s digital currency scene.
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🇨🇳 China Stimulus Could Spark Altcoin Rally
Economic stimulus moves from Beijing could spill into crypto markets, with altcoins poised to benefit.
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🇯🇵 Metaplanet Adds 775 BTC, Total Hits 18,888
Metaplanet continues its relentless BTC treasury growth—stacking more Bitcoin as Asia’s institutional stronghold.
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🌎 LatAm Insights: XRP Surges & Meliuz Reports Growth
XRP surprises as a favored LatAm asset while Meliuz posts strong financial performance, highlighting regional adoption trends.
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🇮🇳 India’s Tax Authority Pushes New Crypto Framework
India moves toward clarity on taxation, regulation, and administration with a comprehensive proposal for its crypto sector.
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🇭🇰 Hong Kong Flags Rising Fraud Risks Post-Stablecoin Law
HK’s SFC warns that stablecoin rules may invite new fraud risks, raising questions about regulatory balance.
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🐶 Grayscale Files for Dogecoin ETF
As DOGE interest grows, Grayscale takes the leap, filing with the SEC for a spot Dogecoin ETF.
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📊 Crypto Market Insights – By Lorenzo
- Polymarket signals high probability of US Fed rate cut in September.
- PMI slowly rising: appetite for risk and speculation is back.
- CEX liquidations suggest increased trading activity.
- Bridges see higher inflows as DeFi momentum grows.
- USDT now “too big to fail” as global adoption accelerates.
- BTC dominance stagnates; ETH & Chainlink lead early altcoin resurgence.
- Google search data shows renewed interest in BTC & alts.
- Legacy media cautiously spotlight TradFi ETF products.
Overall sentiment: Optimistic without signs of euphoria. Probability of blow-off top: low.
🚀 Overall Sentiment
From Thailand’s crypto tourist pilot to Japan’s stablecoin breakthrough and Metaplanet’s BTC stacking, the Global South continues to shape Web3’s trajectory. Altcoins show signs of life, DeFi is heating up again, and institutions are inching deeper into crypto.
🔍 Researched by: Lorenzo
📝 Edited by: Shaun (StatelessShaun), Mokeira (SheFi goddess)
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