ICYMI: Asia & EMEA news recap from James Hunt at The Block 👇

📈 Bitcoin jumps on ceasefire news
BTC briefly rose above $72.8K after a two-week Iran ceasefire was announced.
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🌪 Tornado Cash case update
Prosecutors urged the judge to ignore a recent Supreme Court ruling in Roman Storm’s case.
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🧐 SEC admits past enforcement flaws
The SEC said several crypto cases were misinterpretations of securities laws.
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🇦🇺 Coinbase secures Australian license
Coinbase received an AFSL to expand trading products in the region.
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🇨🇭 Swiss stablecoin pilot begins
Major banks launched a trial for a regulated Swiss franc stablecoin.
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🇰🇷 South Korea backs tokenization
Lawmakers plan to bring RWAs and stablecoins under existing frameworks.
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🕵️ Satoshi identity speculation resurfaces
A report suggested Adam Back could be Satoshi, which he denied.
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🤔 Ethereum scaling proposal explored
Researchers are testing EIP-8142 to reduce data strain on validators.
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🏛 Stablecoin yield impact debated
White House economists downplayed risks to bank lending from rewards.
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🤝 Currenc Group tokenization move
The firm partnered with Securitize to tokenize its shares.
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🏦 Standard Chartered crypto restructuring
The bank is considering integrating parts of its crypto custody unit.
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🚀 Morgan Stanley BTC ETF launch
The firm confirmed its MSBT spot Bitcoin ETF is going live.
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👀 Quantum risk timeline
Analysts said crypto has 3–5 years to adapt to quantum threats.
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🇮🇷 Iran considers crypto oil payments
Iran may allow crypto payments for tanker transit during the ceasefire.
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