South Korea gets rich from crypto... North Korea gets weapons
Crypto trading may be huge in South Korea, but just over the border, crypto hacking accounts for around 13.5% of North Korea’s GDP.
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Chipotle (CMG) Stock Drops 7% Despite Beating Q4 Earnings - Blockonomi
CMG stock fell 7% after-hours despite Q4 beat. Same-store sales dropped 2.5% as company warns of flat 2026 growth and margin pressure from rising costs.
B. Riley Cuts Digital Asset Treasury Targets as LiquidChain Surges
B. Riley analysts slash price targets for digital asset treasury firms. Discover why the market is rotating into infrastructure plays like LiquidChain ($LIQUID).
TRM Labs Completes $70M Round At $1B, Becomes Crypto Unicorn
TRM Labs reached a $1 billion valuation to become the latest crypto unicorn, after completing a $70 million investment round with participants including Goldman Sachs.
South Korea Sentences Crypto Firm Executive to 3-Year Jail Just Before Corporate Regulations - Coinspeaker
The Seoul Southern District Court sentenced crypto firm CEO Jong-hwan Lee to three years in prison for manipulating the ACE token price.
Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock: What Wall Street Expects from Earnings Today? - Blockonomi
QCOM stock reports earnings today with $12.13B revenue expected. Analysts see value in 44% discount despite 15% YTD decline and smartphone concerns.
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Morning Minute: Trump's Crypto Entanglements Threaten CLARITY Act Timeline
World Liberty Financial's $500 million deal with the UAE is causing major backlash in Congress, with the Clarity Act caught in the crossfire.
TRM Labs Hits $1B Valuation After $70M Series C Funding
Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs has reached a $1 billion valuation following the close of a $70 million Series C funding round led by Blockchain Capital.
Binance SAFU Fund Adds Another 1,315 BTC in Second $100M Purchase This Week - Blockonomi
Binance SAFU Fund acquired 1,315 BTC on Feb 4, totaling 2,630 BTC worth $201M in two days as part of planned $1B reserve conversion.
Eli Lilly (LLY) Stock: Strong Earnings Beat Sends Shares Soaring on Weight-Loss Drug Growth - Blockonomi
Eli Lilly stock jumps 8% after Q4 earnings beat. Revenue hits $19.3B driven by Mounjaro and Zepbound sales growth.
Survey Shows Crypto Investors Favor Infrastructure Over DeFi
A survey of 242 crypto investors and executives shows capital shifting toward infrastructure as IPO expectations cool and regulatory sentiment improves.
Ethereum fees are plummeting so fast that Vitalik Buterin says most Layer 2 chains now lack purpose
With Stage 2 still basically empty, Ethereum’s new L2 bar is clearer, but the “same chain everywhere” story is over.
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Boston Scientific (BSX) Stock: Why Shares Drop 8% Despite Earnings Beat - Blockonomi
Boston Scientific stock fell 8.4% despite beating Q4 earnings as weak Q1 guidance and electrophysiology division miss disappointed investors.
Japan Bonds Market as Election Risk Mounts
Japan’s government bond market is showing clear signs of stress just days before the country heads into a snap national election.
AbbVie (ABBV) Stock: Why Shares Are Falling Despite Earnings Beat and Strong 2026 Guidance - Blockonomi
AbbVie stock falls 3.6% despite Q4 earnings beat of $2.71/share and 2026 guidance topping estimates as oncology and aesthetics revenue decline.
Tom Lee defends BitMine's $6B in unrealized ETH losses as a feature not a flaw
Tom Lee defends BitMine's $6B losses in Ethereum, highlighting the treasury strategy amid crypto downturn, not a structural flaw.
Vitalik Buterin Calls for Inclusion of Prediction Markets, DAOs in Creator Coin Ecosystem
The Ethereum co-founder says that prediction markets and creator DAOs would reward inherent value, rather than celebrity or virality.
Bitcoin Traders Eye 200-Week Trendlines for a BTC Price Bottom
Bitcoin price action approaches key weekly trend lines that traders hope will form a long-term bottom.
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Ondo Perps Debuts With 24/7 Perpetuals on U.S. Stocks, ETFs
Ondo Finance has launched Ondo Perps, a new platform to trade perpetual futures on hundreds of leading US stocks, ETFs and commodities.
Bitcoin's $47K Discount: Why Math Shows $123K Target While Price Sits at $76K - Blockonomi
Bitcoin trades at $76,337 against a $122,681 mathematical target. ETF outflows of $15.25B and collapsing open interest drive the gap.
Solana Crashes to $97 as Maxi Doge Presale Hits $4.4M
As $SOL crashes to $97, signaling further downside, smart money rotates into Maxi Doge ($MAXI). Whale data shows $503K inflows as presale surges.
Next Big Crypto to Explode: Smart Money Accumulates Bitcoin Hyper as Major Alts Slide
Altcoins tumble as Bitcoin Hyper attracts smart money. The HYPER presale tops $31M, positioning it as the next big crypto to explode.
Chainlink and Texas Blockchain Council Set Crypto Standards
Chainlink Labs joined the Texas Blockchain Council to engage policymakers on secure digital-asset infrastructure and standards.
Profiting from the Carnage: LiquidChain ($LIQUID) Unifies Markets as 'Short' ETFs Hit Record Highs
Short-strategy ETFs are profiting from the $BTC carnage, while $LIQUID presale aims to unify liquidity silos.