
'I Never Wanted to Just Trade Coins': How Kevin Kern Built NETWRK
The Zurich founder is turning a decade of self-taught crypto trading into bankable certificates and apps — sharing the know-how he once kept to himself.
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The Zurich founder is turning a decade of self-taught crypto trading into bankable certificates and apps — sharing the know-how he once kept to himself.

He first bought Bitcoin at fourteen to pay for a video game cheat code. A decade on, the self-taught trader runs his own firm in Zurich's tallest building.

Spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded their largest single-day inflow in three weeks, lifting the largest cryptocurrency back above a key level.

The share of staked ether unlocked for withdrawal rose this week as a cohort of long-term validators reached the end of their lockup periods.

A hawkish speech by Fed Chair Kevin Warsh hit a fragile derivatives market, pulling Bitcoin lower in late August 2026.

The rally stalled on August 26 after adding roughly 23% in a week, with ETF demand holding steady as Bitcoin outpaced the broader market.

The formal rulemaking would establish tailored rules for digital asset fundraising and registration, marking a significant shift in U.S. crypto oversight.