News on licensing, investor protection, CBDC research, and Japan’s maturing crypto markets.
The exchange has not set suspension times as block 963,648 opens an Alpha stage for practice ECX.
Its new BitBonds program arrives after sub-1.0 mNAV effectively shut down common-share issuance in the second quarter.
Arthur Hayes is watching a $60 billion Fed limit as the trigger for a Bitcoin liquidity trade tied to Japan’s yen intervention.
Preliminary BOJ data suggest Tokyo intervened over two days as rising Japanese bond yields threaten to pull capital from global risk markets.
Takata's 1.25% bid failed, while decision-day derivatives showed no active leverage break despite the measurable squeeze setup.
A 2028 start depends on FIEA enforcement landing in 2027, while eligible assets and product approvals face separate gates.
Ripple finally got RLUSD into Japan, but Circle, Nomura, SBI and the country’s megabanks are turning its longtime stronghold into a crowded stablecoin battleground.
Japanese interest rates reach Bitcoin through the yen carry trade, so the Bank of Japan's hike to 1% tested crypto's exposure to global leverage.
Bitcoin’s Iran relief rally now faces a BOJ test as Japan weighs a 31-year rate high and a bond-taper twist.
