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PANews reported on December 11th, citing Bloomberg, that venture capital firm a16z Crypto will open an office in Seoul, South Korea, joining a growing number of digital asset companies expanding into Asia. Anthony Albanese, COO of a16z Crypto, stated that the region “now accounts for a significant share of global cryptocurrency activity. In the coming years, we plan to expand our presence in Asia, enhance new capabilities to support our locally operating cryptocurrency companies, and continue to explore new ways to expand our geographic footprint.” Albanese noted that South Korea is the second-largest cryptocurrency market, with nearly one-third of South Korean adults holding cryptocurrency. The company has appointed Sungmo Park to head its Asia-Pacific operations. Park previously served as the Asia-Pacific head of the Monad Foundation, which operates its own blockchain.

The post Bitcoin strength now comes from Asia – Can BTC hold as U.S. and EU sell? appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin’s latest upswing is being driven largely by traders in the Asia-Pacific region! Interestingly, U.S. and European sessions continue to drag prices lower. The shift appeared during a period of contained leverage and rising institutional ownership. Corporate Bitcoin holdings climbed above one million BTC, giving long-term holders a larger influence on market behavior. Asia keeps Bitcoin above water There’s a clear divide in Bitcoin’s [BTC] performance between regional trading sessions. The APAC session has delivered around 2% cumulative returns, while both the U.S. and European sessions have stayed in negative territory, dropping to roughly -3% and -4% respectively. Source: X The pattern has been consistent: Asia lifts prices each day, and Western trading hours erase those gains just as quickly. So this has left APAC as the only region providing meaningful upward pressure, effectively keeping Bitcoin from sliding deeper. Leverage looks high…but only in dollars Bitcoin’s Open Interest profile varied depending on the measurement. Source: Alphractal According to Joao Wedson, CEO, Alphractal, Aggregate Open Interest in USD hit new peaks this cycle, climbing past $70 billion at the top. Source: Alphractal But COIN-denominated OI never revisited its 2022 highs of around 500,000 BTC. The market’s dollar size expanded, but traders didn’t pile into leverage the way they did in the previous run. Source: Alphractal A closer look at Bybit proves this, too. BTC typically cooled whenever Bybit’s Open Interest approached the 60,000–62,000 BTC zone. Current positioning sat below that threshold, showing subdued leverage among speculative traders. Corporate treasuries as a backbone Corporate Bitcoin holdings have exploded from 197,000 BTC in January 2023 to roughly 1.08 million BTC at press time. That’s a 448% jump, and this growth went up high through late 2024 and 2025. Most of the increase came from large, publicly listed companies steadily adding BTC to their…

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