PANews reported on July 23 that according to the Korea Herald, the Financial Supervisory Service of South Korea recently issued verbal guidance to domestic asset management companies, requiring them not to expand the proportion of Coinbase, Strategy and other crypto companies' stocks in ETFs. The regulator reiterated that the "Emergency Measures for Virtual Currency" promulgated in 2017 is still valid. The administrative guidance clearly prohibits formal financial institutions from holding, purchasing virtual assets, obtaining related collateral and making equity investments.
Data shows that many products listed in South Korea currently hold more than 10% of their virtual asset-related targets. Among them, the "ACE US Stock Best-selling ETF" operated by Korea Investment Trust holds 14.59% of Coinbase. The Financial Supervisory Service's guidance is aimed at controlling the risk exposure of traditional financial products to virtual assets.



Wormhole’s native token has had a tough time since launch, debuting at $1.66 before dropping significantly despite the general crypto market’s bull cycle. Wormhole, an interoperability protocol facilitating asset transfers between blockchains, announced updated tokenomics to its native Wormhole (W) token, including a token reserve and more yield for stakers. The changes could affect the protocol’s governance, as staked Wormhole tokens allocate voting power to delegates.According to a Wednesday announcement, three main changes are coming to the Wormhole token: a W reserve funded with protocol fees and revenue, a 4% base yield for staking with higher rewards for active ecosystem participants, and a change from bulk unlocks to biweekly unlocks.“The goal of Wormhole Contributors is to significantly expand the asset transfer and messaging volume that Wormhole facilitates over the next 1-2 years,” the protocol said. According to Wormhole, more tokens will be locked as adoption takes place and revenue filters back to the company.Read more