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U.S. turns net bitcoin importer in 2026 as institutions buy and retail sells

The United States has turned into a net bitcoin inflow country in 2026, a shift not seen since 2022, according to a Chainalysis report cited by Bitcoin Magazine. Chainalysis said institutional investors are buying bitcoin while individual investors are selling. It linked the trend to U.S.-approved spot bitcoin ETFs and said the U.S. share of global bitcoin activity has risen across all reporting periods, even as the U.S. crypto economy shrank 2.2 percent to $2.78 trillion.

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South Korea crypto market size seen at 603 trillion won, top in East Asia

South Korea is East Asia\'s largest cryptocurrency market, followed by Japan, Hong Kong, China and Taiwan. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis estimated South Korea\'s crypto economy at $449.1 billion for July 2025 to June 2026, up 12.3 percent from a year earlier. Active retail trading led growth, with AI-related tokens rising in won markets. Japan saw increased use of decentralised exchanges, while peer-to-peer trading dominated in China.

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LG CNS launches KITL digital asset infrastructure platform, to work with Circle and others

LG CNS launched a blockchain infrastructure platform called KITL that it said provides the infrastructure needed to build digital asset services such as stablecoins, tokenised securities and real-world assets. The company said KITL offers four functions: electronic wallets, transaction processing, fee payment on behalf of users and collection of transaction histories. LG CNS also said it built a global partner ecosystem by signing MOUs with five blockchain-related firms including Circle, Securitize, the Canton Foundation, Chainalysis and Chainlink.