The post Nikkei 225 Falls Over 1,700 Points as Japan Stock Market Extends Selloff appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The Nikkei 225 dropped more than 1,700 points in early trading, hitting an intraday low of 60,448.90 before trimming losses. The selloff was driven by weakness in semiconductor stocks, concerns over slowing AI-related demand, and fears of an unwind in the yen carry trade as the Japanese yen hovered near a 40-year low against the …

The post South Korea FSC Pushes One Bill to Unite Stablecoin Rules appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News South Korea, the largest fiat-to-crypto market in the world, is moving closer to a unified stablecoin framework. On July 29, 2026, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it is preparing a government backed Digital Asset Basic Act that would bring 10 separate crypto and stablecoin bills under one framework. What the Consolidation Bill Covers The …

The post South Korea Stock Market Crash Wipes Out ₩2.5 Quadrillion in 40 Days appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News South Korea’s KOSPI Index extended its sharp decline, falling more than 10% in the latest session and triggering its ninth circuit breaker of 2026. The benchmark has now dropped 41% in just 40 days, compared with a 57% decline during the 2008 financial crisis over roughly a year. Around ₩2.5 quadrillion has been wiped from …

The post Crypto Market Today – July 29th appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Cardano (ADA) rose 6% over the past 24 hours, outperforming the broader crypto market ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Meanwhile, Bittensor (TAO) gained around 3%, while Zcash (ZEC), NEAR, OKB, and Mantle (MNT) posted losses of up to 4%. Investors remain cautious as prediction markets continue to assign a 21%–25% chance …

The post Pi Network’s SLICE Test Is Live: Here’s How the New Liquidity Pool Actually Works appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Pi Network has wrapped up its second Launchpad test by distributing 10 million SLICE test tokens, giving Pioneers their first hands-on experience with liquidity pools, automated pricing and token swaps before Mainnet. The goal isn’t fundraising, it’s helping users understand how Pi’s future ecosystem tokens will work in real-world applications. They can be used for …

The post Vitalik Introduces Diamond iO: A Breakthrough in Crypto Encryption Timescales appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Vitalik Buterin has pitched the Diamond indistinguishability obfuscation (iO), a novel cryptographic framework that promises to deliver blockchain privacy and trustless infrastructure in both crypto and Web3. Vitalik proposes new blockchain privacy technology In his latest blog, the Ethereum co-founder describes Diamond iO as a tool that would enable user interaction with encrypted software, but …

The post John Oliver Slams Trump’s Crypto Empire, Questions Billion-Dollar Digital Deals appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News HBO host John Oliver devoted a major segment of Last Week Tonight to Donald Trump’s expanding crypto business. He argued that the president’s growing presence in digital assets has blurred the line between politics and private profit. Oliver said Trump’s crypto ventures have become the biggest source of wealth for the family. This has overtaken …

The post Crypto Stocks Outperform AI and Chip Giants in Major Market Shift appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Performance analysis of the past month shows that cryptocurrency companies have outperformed artificial intelligence (AI) and semiconductor companies by a considerable margin. Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN), America’s largest crypto exchange, saw its stock rise by 14.85% in the past month. Meanwhile, Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), the lead company designing AI hardware and software, saw its stock lose …

The post SOL Price Eyes Breakout as Morgan Stanley Launches Solana ETP appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The SOL price is back in focus as institutional adoption and on-chain activity arrive together instead of weeks apart. Morgan Stanley has launched the MSOL exchange-traded product (ETP) on NYSE Arca, while Solana continues to strengthen its position across decentralized trading and tokenized assets. Morgan Stanley noted that its first crypto ETP attracted $381 million …

The post Why is Crypto Market Going Down Today? appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Crypto prices dipped recently, and the drop wasn’t really about anything happening inside the crypto world itself. It was mostly about what’s happening everywhere else in the markets. Bitcoin slipped to around $63,853, Ethereum eased to about $1,918, XRP dipped near $1.06, and Solana fell to roughly $74.27. It’s Moving Just Like Stocks and Gold …