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In a recent discourse with The Block, SB Seker, the esteemed head of Binance’s APAC division, declared with great solemnity that the resolution of the GoFi imbroglio is their paramount concern. Only once this matter is laid to rest shall they proceed with their grand designs upon the Korean market. One cannot help but admire their strategic acumen, though one might also wonder at the delays occasioned by those ever-vigilant regulators.

In the grand theatre of crypto, a few recent plot twists could breathe a breath of fresh air (or at least a momentary gasp) into the otherwise sombre market.

Meanwhile, the titans of Wall Street-JPMorgan, Citadel, and SIFMA-recently hobnobbed with the SEC, as if to whisper, “Hey, guys, would you mind speeding up just a little?” Apparently, they are quite fond of the idea of perhaps having some rules, or at least knowing what rules they’re playing under. The timing of all this excitement may also hinge on some mysterious crypto legislation dangling in the Senate, yet no one has the faintest idea when it might emerge from the legislative fog.

In a matter of less than 48 hours, the crypto market has graciously shed about $200 billion, triggering the largest liquidation cascade of the year-just shy of a melodrama worthy of the silver screen-totaling around $1.8 billion, with a staggering 95% of those liquidations coming from longs. Longs, it seems, were the unwitting stars of this tragicomedy.

On a foggy Thursday, Sasha Mills, the glittering star of money magic at the BoE, announced they’re on a quest to tame the wild stablecoins-the horse that might gallop faster than real cash. With a twinkle in her eye, she explained that the regulators are now baby-sitting these digital darlings to make sure they don’t go rogue and turn into financial monsters from a bedtime story.

But wait, there’s a twist! If the market decides to throw a tantrum and the fund’s value dips below $800 million, Binance will swoop in like a crypto superhero and top it up with more Bitcoin. Because apparently, $800 million is the new $1 billion. Math, who?

But lo! What’s this? On-chain data, that enigmatic oracle, reveals a rather curious divergence between the market sentiment and the long-term positioning of some audacious players. In an astonishing twist of fate, our friends at Bitmine have staked an additional 250,912 ETH-worth a staggering $745 million-over a mere span of 18 hours, adding yet another feather to their already plumed cap of locked positions.

In a world where the sacred and the profane dance in an endless waltz, Bybit ventures boldly into the drab corridors of mainstream finance. Here, it seeks to entwine the staid traditions of banking with the wild, untamed spirit of digital assets. With promises aplenty, they unveil a service that allows users to possess both fiat and crypto-an account so splendidly convenient it could make even the most indifferent banker shed a tear. And lo, the unveiling is set for February 2026, beckoning us to contemplate how close we might draw the curtains on the chasm separating daily fiscal activity from the chaotic crypto realm.

What’s to blame for this crypto calamity? Oh, just the trifecta of doom: US-Iran tensions, a looming government shutdown, and a winter storm so fierce it made the North Pole look like a spa retreat. Because nothing says “financial stability” like geopolitical brinkmanship, political gridlock, and snowdrifts taller than your therapist’s bills.

The mood on the trading dock is quiet, wary. A steam train of tension hollows its way through the US-Iran border, rattling up‑and‑down risk decks, to the point that even the more stubborn assets like ADA tremble at the edges of the market harbor.