Japan may be edging toward its first spot Bitcoin ETF as regulators consider moving crypto investment products into a securities-style regime. The shift could open the door to wider institutional access by 2028, but for now it’s still a policy direction, not an approved launch.
Read Full Article
Japan is edging toward its first Bitcoin ETF as crypto shifts into a securities-style regime under FIEA. The move could open the door to regulated crypto products by 2028, but approval is still a long way from launch.
Read Full Article
Smarter Web Company sold 177.9 Bitcoin to repay an $11.7 million convert early, eliminating a potential 7.7 million-share dilution hit while keeping its BTC treasury strategy intact. The move trims financing risk without abandoning the stack.
Read Full Article
Democrats are hammering the revised CLARITY Act for still being too soft on crypto ethics and too restrictive on enforcement, even as Republicans and industry groups push it as a long-overdue step toward market clarity. The bill adds anti-fraud rules, but the fight over conflicts of interest may be the real dealbreaker.
Read Full Article
Bitcoin-backed lending is back, but borrowers are favoring safety, custody, and transparency over shiny APR bait. After 2022’s wreckage, the market is rewarding lenders that look boring enough to survive — and that’s probably exactly the point.
Read Full Article
Mirae Asset Consulting is set to take 97.15% control of Korbit, giving one of South Korea’s biggest financial groups near-total ownership of a major crypto exchange. The move signals TradFi is shifting from watching crypto to owning its infrastructure.
Read Full Article
Samsung Wallet may be testing stablecoin support for Galaxy users, but for now it’s still just a rumor. If it’s real, Samsung could quietly push crypto payments into the hands of millions — without users needing to care about the blockchain circus.
Read Full Article
Injective says it filed SEC Form TA-1 to register as a transfer agent, a practical step toward building regulated on-chain infrastructure for tokenized assets. The move is about back-office market plumbing, not registering INJ as a security.
Read Full Article
Hashi has launched a Sui testnet for a native Bitcoin-backed lending system aimed at institutional credit markets, using actual BTC collateral, hBTC receipts, and a Guardian Layer for risk control. The pitch: make Bitcoin productive without turning it into another wrapped-token gimmick.
Read Full Article
The CLARITY Act is stuck in the Senate as Democrats hammer weak ethics, enforcement, and consumer protections, while stablecoin yield remains a separate roadblock. The bill isn’t dead yet, but the votes — and the trust — are clearly missing.
Read Full Article