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South Korea moves to tighten stablecoin rules with a bank-led model
The new legislation builds on the Digital Asset Basic Act by adding detailed rules for stablecoin oversight. The…
$150B wiped: Bitcoin drops below $87k on Japan yield shock
Bitcoin price erased recent gains, shedding nearly 5% to below $87,000 in early Asian trading hours on Dec.…
Japan’s 20% crypto tax sets a new bar in Asia, pressuring Singapore and Hong Kong as retail costs fall
Japan is quietly preparing the most pro-crypto shift of any G7 nation. According to multiple reports from local…
Japan stimulus shakes global markets as yen sinks and crypto demand rises
Japan’s 40-year bond yield rose to 3.774% on Thursday. Five-year CDS spreads reached 21.73 basis points on 20…
Japan’s Metaplanet to raise about $135m to buy Bitcoin
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet plans to issue Class B perpetual shares worth $135 million to expand its Bitcoin reserves.
Japan to reclassify crypto assets as financial products and lower taxes
Regulators in Japan are planning to classify cryptocurrencies as “financial products” under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act…
Startale and Sony-Backed Soneium Launch Web3 SuperApp to Accelerate Japan’s Onchain Economy
Latest News and Updates on blockchain industry by AlexaBlockchain (“Alexa Blockchain”). Startale Group and Sony’s Soneium unveil the…
Strategy raises $715M internationally, Japan approves bank stablecoin pilot, Kazakhstan plans crypto reserve | Weekly Recap
In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Strategy tapped foreign markets for the first time in a…
Japan FSA backs major banks’ yen stablecoin initiative
The Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced that it has launched an initiative to support the yen-based stablecoin…
Bybit freezes new sign-ups in Japan amid FSA pressure
Bybit is sacrificing short-term user acquisition in Japan, opting instead to redirect resources toward a comprehensive internal review…
