PANews reported on January 27 that, according to Jinshi News, US President Trump stated on social media: "The South Korean National Assembly has not fulfilled the agreement reached with the United States. President Lee Jae-myung and I reached an agreement beneficial to both countries on July 30, 2025, and reaffirmed those terms during my visit to South Korea on October 29, 2025. Why has the South Korean National Assembly not yet ratified this agreement? Because the South Korean National Assembly has not yet ratified our historic trade agreement, which is within their power, I hereby announce an increase in equitable tariffs on South Korean automobiles, timber, pharmaceuticals, and all other goods from 15% to 25%."

ETHZilla CEO McAndrew Rudisill said the company’s strategy is to deploy Ether on the Ethereum network through layer-2 protocols and tokenizing real-world assets. Ether treasury company ETHZilla is looking to raise another $350 million through new convertible bonds, with funds marked for more Ether purchases and generating yield through investments in the ecosystem. ETHZilla chairman and CEO McAndrew Rudisill said on Monday that the company’s strategy is to deploy Ether (ETH) in “cash-flowing assets” on the Ethereum network through layer-2 protocols and tokenizing real-world assets. A growing number of digital asset companies are moving past simply holding crypto and looking to generate yields through active participation in the ecosystem, which crypto executives told Cointelegraph in August, could help spark a DeFi Summer 2.0.Read more

