Asia Morning Briefing: Bitcoin Drops to $115K as Third Major Profit-Taking, New Tariff Tensions Add Pressure

Good Morning, Asia. Here's what's making news in the markets: Welcome to Asia Morning Briefing, a daily summary of top stories during U.S. hours and an overview of market moves and analysis. For a detailed overview of U.S. markets, see CoinDesk's Crypto Daybook Americas.Bitcoin (BTC) is set to end the trading week in Asia down … Read more

Crypto Market Sees Major Liquidation Event Amid Sudden Downturn

More than half a billion in long positions were liquidated across the crypto market on Friday as the price of Bitcoin slipped below $116,000 amid a broader market tumble. According to CoinGlass data, $585.86 million in long positions were liquidated, with Bitcoin (BTC) accounting for $140.06 million of that total as it dropped 2.63% to … Read more

Crypto Market Sees Major Liquidation Event Amid Sudden Downturn

More than half a billion in long positions were liquidated across the crypto market on Friday as the price of Bitcoin slipped below $116,000 amid a broader market tumble. According to CoinGlass data, $585.86 million in long positions were liquidated, with Bitcoin (BTC) accounting for $140.06 million of that total as it dropped 2.63% to … Read more

Crypto Market Sees Major Liquidation Event Amid Sudden Downturn

More than half a billion in long positions were liquidated across the crypto market on Friday as the price of Bitcoin slipped below $116,000 amid a broader market tumble. According to CoinGlass data, $585.86 million in long positions were liquidated, with Bitcoin (BTC) accounting for $140.06 million of that total as it dropped 2.63% to … Read more

Crypto Market Sees Major Liquidation Event Amid Sudden Downturn

More than half a billion in long positions were liquidated across the crypto market on Friday as the price of Bitcoin slipped below $116,000 amid a broader market tumble. According to CoinGlass data, $585.86 million in long positions were liquidated, with Bitcoin (BTC) accounting for $140.06 million of that total as it dropped 2.63% to … Read more

Android 16 Will Be the Last Major Software Update for These Motorola Phones

Android 16 was officially released last month, with Pixel devices being the first to receive the update. Now, several Android smartphone manufacturers are gearing up to announce their Android 16 rollout plans. While Motorola has yet to reveal its timeline, a number of its devices will receive Android 16 as their final major OS upgrade. … Read more

Xiaomi 16 Ultra Leak Suggests Major Upgrades Coming to Rear Camera and Battery

Xiaomi 16 Ultra is expected to arrive early next year around the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2026 alongside the vanilla Xiaomi 16. Months ahead of this potential launch timeline, multiple tipsters have started sharing early details about the Xiaomi 16 Ultra online. The phone is tipped to come with a 1-inch main rear camera. The … Read more

Qi2 25W Wireless Charging Specification Announced; WPC Says ‘Major Android Smartphones’ to Join Ecosystem

Qi2 25W was unveiled on Wednesday as the latest wireless charging specification from the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). The latest standard is actually called Qi v2.2.1, but its marketing name is more memorable, and the WPC claims that Android smartphones and Apple’s iPhone will include support for the new specification. It is claimed to offer … Read more

Qi2 25W Wireless Charging Specification Announced; WPC Says ‘Major Android Smartphones’ to Join Ecosystem

Qi2 25W was unveiled on Wednesday as the latest wireless charging specification from the Wireless Power Consortium (WPC). The latest standard is actually called Qi v2.2.1, but its marketing name is more memorable, and the WPC claims that Android smartphones and Apple’s iPhone will include support for the new specification. It is claimed to offer … Read more

New Qi2 25W Wireless Charging Coming to “Major” Android Smartphones

The initial introduction of Qi2 in 2023 to the world has been mostly a bust. The standard was created as a way for all smartphones and accessories to adopt magnetic alignment wireless charging, basically using Apple’s MagSafe technology. Unfortunately, none of the smartphone makers we wanted to quickly adopt the tech have. Samsung, Google, and … Read more