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South Korea eyes September launch for second phase of CBDC pilot: Report

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The Bank of Korea’s CBDC pilot will add two regional banks, new payment features and tests of government subsidy payments using tokenized bank deposits

Published Date: 2026-07-20 07:18:28
Creator: Cointelegraph by Yohan Yun
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Cardano activates van Rossem hard fork

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The upgrade reduces smart contract execution costs while laying the groundwork for Ouroboros Leios, a major scalability upgrade expected later this year.

Published Date: 2026-07-20 04:26:17
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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Allbridge pauses cross-chain bridge after $1.65M exploit

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The attacker allegedly used a flash loan and rapid swaps to manipulate the bridge’s stablecoin exchange rate.

Published Date: 2026-07-20 02:23:36
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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Japanese logistics company eyes JPYC stablecoin to pay drivers

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The planned rollout would let thousands of transportation contractors receive digital yen payments more frequently and quickly.

Published Date: 2026-07-20 01:27:42
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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South Korea probed 40 cases of crypto manipulation over 2 years

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Financial Services Commission Chair Lee Eog-won posted the figures on the second anniversary of the enactment of the Virtual Asset User Protection Act.

Published Date: 2026-07-20 00:33:12
Creator: Cointelegraph by Felix Ng
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Will the US get CLARITY this week? Bitcoin’s new $80K target: Hodler’s Digest, July 19

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The fate of the CLARITY Act hinges on Trump’s ethics, so the odds aren’t looking great. Prediction market volumes hit new highs, and more news.

Published Date: 2026-07-20 00:12:06
Creator: Cointelegraph by Andrew Fenton
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Saylor turns up heat with ‘110 reasons’ why BIP-110 is a bad idea

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The man in control of the biggest Bitcoin corporate treasury said he shares the objectives but disagrees about the remedy detailed in the proposed temporary fork.

Published Date: 2026-07-19 16:37:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin
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US agencies miss GENIUS Act deadline for final stablecoin rules

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US regulators failed to finalize implementing regulations by the GENIUS Act’s one-year deadline, issuing 10 proposed rules instead.

Published Date: 2026-07-19 12:56:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Upbit parent Dunamu faces South Korean regulator sanctions process: Report

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Korea’s Virtual Asset User Protection Act lacks explicit sanctions provisions for hacking and similar incidents, clouding the scope of penalties facing the Upbit operator Dunamu.

Published Date: 2026-07-19 10:23:00
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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Kaspersky identifies malware framework targeting crypto investors

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Cybersecurity company Kaspersky said a newly identified malware framework is targeting cryptocurrency investors through social engineering tactics and trojanized GitHub apps.

Published Date: 2026-07-18 11:40:48
Creator: Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai
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