Japan Aims to Set Global Crypto Standard with Mandatory Exchange Reserves
Japan is positioning itself as a leader in cryptocurrency regulation with a plan to mandate that all local exchanges hold capital reserves to protect investors.
Japan is positioning itself as a leader in cryptocurrency regulation with a plan to mandate that all local exchanges hold capital reserves to protect investors.
The industry is staging a shadow comeback as miners exploit cheap power and booming data center infrastructure in energy-surplus provinces.
The market for spot cryptocurrency ETFs continues to diversify as the New York Stock Exchange gives its final approval to Grayscale’s Dogecoin and XRP funds.
South Korea’s financial intelligence unit is set to impose sanctions and fines on multiple domestic cryptocurrency exchanges, following investigations that revealed anti-money laundering failures.
The memecoin market cap crashed to $39.4 billion on Friday, its lowest point in 2025, after a brutal sell-off wiped out over $5 billion in value within a day.
The crypto market was drenched in red on Friday as a violent sell-off liquidated nearly $2 billion from over-leveraged traders.
Binance Chief Executive Richard Teng stated on Friday that Bitcoin’s sharp drop over the past month is a result of investors deleveraging cryptocurrency holdings.

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payments to be sent directly from one party to another without going through a
financial institution." - Satoshi Nakamoto (Bitcoin White Paper)
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