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Japanese authorities have arrested a senior figure allegedly linked to Cambodia’s Prince Group, a conglomerate that U.S. officials have tied to a multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency fraud and money laundering network. The Asahi Shimbun reported that Tokyo’s Metropolitan Police Department arrested Hu…
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Japan’s pension fund plans a 1% crypto allocation in FY2026 to diversify currency risk through a passive multi-crypto fund.
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency has suspended part of moomoo Securities’ operations for three months and ordered the brokerage to strengthen its internal controls after regulators found compliance, customer protection, anti-money laundering, and cybersecurity failures. The Financial Services Agency said on…
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SBI Remit has partnered with digital asset platform Fasset to develop stablecoin-based infrastructure for cross-border payments and other financial services. According to a press release shared with crypto.news, the initiative will combine SBI Remit’s international remittance network with Fasset’s blockchain-powered…
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Rakuten Wallet launches a dog photo contest that rewards selected users with SHIB and DOGE, extending meme coins into consumer engagement.
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Japan's lower house moved to reclassify crypto and cut tax from 55% to 20%. What it actually did, what it did not, and why the change matters beyond Japan.
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Bank of Japan (BOJ) raised rates to 1.0%, renewing crypto market focus on yen carry trades, liquidity risks, and Japan’s digital asset push.
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Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank has warned customers that accounts connected to prediction market platforms such as Polymarket could face suspension. According to a notice published by Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank, users who deposit to or withdraw from prediction market services…
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XRP’s price gets made on Korean and Japanese order books. The spot-only rules, the kimchi premium loop, and how to read the signals that actually matter.
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Japan has advanced legislation that would cut crypto taxes to 20%, introduce ETF pathways, and place digital assets under the same regulatory framework as stocks. According to Bloomberg, Japan’s lower house approved a bill on Thursday that would classify cryptocurrencies…
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Japan’s three megabanks plan a joint yen stablecoin in FY2026, creating a council to set issuance, governance and operating rules by launch.
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SBI Shinsei Bank has introduced a campaign that has linked deposit interest payments to cryptocurrency exchange vouchers worth 20% of the interest earned. According to a report by Nikkei, the Japanese bank will begin a three-month promotional program on Wednesday…
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Metaplanet has reiterated that share buybacks remain a potential capital allocation tool after its mNAV ratio fell to 0.92x, a level the company says could support accretive purchases for shareholders. According to a June 9 post from Metaplanet CEO Simon…
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have come under renewed macro scrutiny after reports indicated that the Bank of Japan is preparing to raise its benchmark interest rate to 1.0% from 0.75% at its June 15–16 policy meeting. Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei…
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Japan’s ruling party is pushing crypto ETFs and yen stablecoins, and that could turn SoftBank from a crypto-adjacent conglomerate into a central piece of Japan’s on-chain financial infrastructure. Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party has now moved beyond abstract crypto reform…
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SBI VC Trade will give 1,000 yen in XRP to 333 in-person Tokyo seminar attendees as SBI expands Japan’s crypto investor outreach.
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