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In an edict delivered more haughtily than Lady Bracknell rebuking a mislaid cigarette case, the FSC has commanded Korean exchanges to cease minting fresh lending contracts quicker than one can mispronounce “Gangnam.” Renewal of existing vows is still permitted-much like the perpetuation of an unhappy marriage for the sake of relations in the country-yet woe betide any platform bold enough to disobey, lest a zealous inspector swoop down, armed with penalty forms and a tragic lack of humour. 😬

She floated this brainwave at a blockchain hoedown in Wyoming on Tuesday, because nothing says “21st century technology” quite like a landlocked state stuffed with cowboys and geeks. Bowman’s pitch: why not let Fed staff clutch a de minimus amount-Latin for “too small for the accounting software to care”-so they actually grasp how one sends an ether to Janet Yellen without accidentally donating it to an NFT of her high-school yearbook photo.

As Asia awakens to the dreary reality of another trading day, Bitcoin languishes at $113,000 – a sum that, frankly, seems rather vulgar. Ether, not to be outdone in this performance of decline, hovers around $4,100. A week of weakness, you say? How… novel. 😒

In a parallel universe, our dear comrade Daan Crypto Trades echoes the bullish sentiment, envisioning the coin’s position on the precipice of local highs, poised to breach the oh-so-daunting $0.39 resistance. Let us not forget the delightful addition of Monaco from the Labs, a DeFi project, which is expected to sprinkle some much-needed utility onto this digital buffet of investments.

On August 18, the SEC strutted in with notices extending the deadlines for not one, not two, but three very shiny, very promising products. These include the Truth Social Bitcoin and Ethereum ETF, Solana ETFs (courtesy of 21Shares and Bitwise), and the 21Shares Core XRP Trust. Not exactly a speedy show, is it?

Tokenization, the new buzzword that makes everyone sound smart at cocktail parties, is essentially turning real-world assets into digital tokens that can be traded like Bitcoin. It’s supposed to make everything faster, easier, and maybe even a little bit cooler. 🚀

It seems our dear professor underestimated just how much regulators enjoy playing hide-and-seek with innovation. “Sensible” regulation? Oh, Kenneth, darling, you might as well have asked for sensible behavior at a masquerade ball. 🎩

Apparently, the total number of active futures contracts-you know, the ones that haven’t been settled yet-has shrunk to a measly 15.16 billion DOGE, which is roughly $3.25 billion. That’s right, folks, we’re talking bare-bones levels not seen since the dog days of August. 🐕☀️

Just today, Ethereum took a nosedive of 5%, slipping from a lofty perch of $4,379 during the bustling Asian trading hours, while trading activity decided to take a little vacation, dropping by 11%. It appears the whales, those great leviathans of the crypto sea, have decided to abandon ship, as reported by the fine folks at CoinMarketCap. 🐳🚢

President Donald Trump’s relentless push for dramatic interest rate cuts might just set off the inflation fireworks show – think dollar on a diet and long-term bonds doing their best impression of a sinking ship.