Dr. Sangmin Seo, known as Dr. Sam, is a blockchain pioneer and the visionary CEO and Chairman behind [Kaia DLT Foundation](https://www.kaia.io/), the force driving Asia’s largest Web3 ecosystem. With a strong technical background and leadership experience at Kakao’s blockchain ventures, he led the merger of Klaytn and Finschia blockchains to create Kaia. Today, Kaia powers seamless Web3 experiences integrated into everyday superapps like KakaoTalk and LINE, reaching over 250 million users across Asia. Fre ...

I’m on vacation this week, but don’t want you getting too bored… so we’ll share this teaser solution which originally appeared in a Friday File for our Irregulars in late August. What follows is an excerpt from that Friday File, and it is unchanged since 8/29/25:I got a bunch of questions over the past few days about the new teaser presentation by Porter Stansberry and Erez Kalir, who are pre-launching Kalir’s new Tech Frontiers newsletter (“on sale” for $2,000/yr), which will be a ramped-up version of his ...

This week, in Africa crypto news, Circle, the issuer of USDC, is backing a fund and has seeded $20M to accelerate the growth of blockchain startups on the continent. Circle is a big player in crypto and a public company. CIRCL stock has been under increasing pressure as the stablecoin scene heats up. (Source: CIRCL, TradingView) Meanwhile, in South Africa, the government is adopting new laws to enable smooth crypto taxation. The government seeks to comply with CARF standards, touching on international cr ...

Key Points Ethereum is now up 37% for the year, and could hit a price of $7,500 by the end of 2028. Bitcoin could hit a price of $1 million by 2030, giving it 10-fold upside potential. Bitcoin has proven very resilient to political, economic, and geopolitical shocks over the past five years. 10 stocks we like better than Bitcoin › In the crypto market, Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) stand head and shoulders above everyone else. Together, they account for a staggering 70% of the ...

We came across a bullish thesis on JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Valueinvestorsclub.com by RaisingCapital. In this article, we will summarize the bulls’ thesis on JPM. JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s share was trading at $305.56 as of September 11th. JPM’s trailing and forward P/E were 15.67 and 15.22 respectively according to Yahoo Finance. JPMorgan (JPM) and other too-big-to-fail (TBTF) banks are uniquely positioned to benefit from the emerging stablecoin opportunity, offering investors a way to gain exposure to cryp ...

Key Takeaways Circle's USDC in circulation rose to $72.36B as of Sept. 11.IREN targets $1.25B annualized revenue, driven by bitcoin mining and fast-growing AI cloud business. IREN shares soared 83.8% in a month, far outpacing Circle's 1.9% gain. Circle Internet (CRCL) and IREN Limited (IREN) are a couple of cryptocurrency-exposed stocks that have been gaining traction in recent times. Circle offers USDC stablecoin, which is redeemable on a one-for-one basis for U.S. dollars and is backed by reserves consist ...

行业竞争格局 - 三家金融科技巨头正布局机构资金和稳定币专用区块链 与Ripple的XRP形成直接竞争 [5] - Alphabet通过Google Cloud部门试点GCUL区块链 旨在成为银行和金融机构可用的中立平台 管理代币化资产和处理批发支付 [1] - Stripe开发Tempo支付优先链 具备高吞吐量和EVM兼容性 合作伙伴包括Visa、OpenAI和Anthropic等知名企业 [2] - Circle推出Arc链 使用USDC支付费用以提供美元计价成本 专注于交易结算、可编程货币和企业级合规功能 [3] 市场规模与增长 - 稳定币总规模达2809亿美元 过去30天增长53% 显示市场快速扩张 [6] - 尽管竞争加剧 但稳定币市场增长迅速 足以容纳多个成功项目共存 [11] XRP技术优势 - XRP账本具备原生去中心化交易所(DEX)和协议级自动化做市商(AMM) 支持代币化资产和发行货币的链上交易结算 [8] - 拥有资产发行方级控制功能 包括授权信任线和交易撤回工具 满足大型金融机构的合规要求 [8] - 交易费用极低且交易确认速度极快 平台经过验证高度可靠 而新链尚未经过实际性能测试 [9] 竞争影响分析 - 新竞争对手可能分流部分原本会流向XRP链的稳定币余额和支付量 [10] - GCUL的银行友好定位可能吸引高质量抵押品留在其链上 [10] - XRP的增长基础案例可能会放缓 但不仅依赖稳定币领域 [10][11] 投资价值评估 - XRP仍是受监管跨境结算和代币化金融的合理长期配置选择 [12] - 尽管竞争可能限制该资产的部分上行空间 但仍值得投资 [12] - XRP的投资论点比稳定币领域更广泛 涉及受监管资金流动和代币化资产管理操作 [7]

DBS Bank taps Ripple tech. | Credit: Credit: Budrul Chukrut/Getty Images. Key Takeaways DBS will use XRP Ledger and RLUSD to offer clients a yield-generating tokenized money market fund. Through the partnership, DBS clients can trade these products 24/7. RLUSD is the 8th largest stablecoin by market cap. Singapore’s biggest bank, DBS, has partnered with Ripple and Franklin Templeton to offer its clients new trading and lending opportunities with XRP Ledger, the RLUSD stablecoin, and a tokenized mo ...

Key Points Dogecoin is the king of meme coins, and it may be getting upgrades soon. Tron is the biggest stablecoin-focused chain by far. Both theoretically have avenues for growth, but only one is executing. 10 stocks we like better than Dogecoin › Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) and Tron (CRYPTO: TRX) are two cryptocurrencies that have little in common -- except, of course, for their seemingly evergreen ability to make investors think that there are riches to be made with a purchase. But can either of t ...

Digital asset custodian BDACS has launched KRW1, South Korea's first fully regulated won-backed stablecoin, in partnership with Woori Bank. The announcement follows completion of a proof of concept validating technical infrastructure spanning fiat deposits, token issuance, and blockchain verification, as per a Thursday press release. Each KRW1 token maintains full collateralization through South Korean won held in escrow at Woori Bank, with real-time banking API integration providing transparent proof of ...