Japan may be laying the groundwork for crypto ETFs, but the signal is still foggy: no timeline, no named official, and no clear product structure. If real, it would be a meaningful shift in Japan’s cautious regulatory stance, but for now it’s a hint, not a green light.
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CRYL has launched Bitcoin-backed yen loans in Japan, offering up to 1 billion yen in credit for borrowers who want liquidity without selling BTC. The move signals Bitcoin’s growing role as collateral, but the tradeoff is clear: debt, volatility, and real repayment risk.
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UK regulators are stepping up oversight of AWS, Microsoft, Google, and Oracle as financial-sector “critical third parties,” focusing on concentration risk, resilience, and the dangerous dependence banks and fintechs have on a few cloud giants.
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Japan is moving closer to letting crypto into regulated ETF products, with Bitcoin the likely first beneficiary and SBI already eyeing Bitcoin, XRP, and gold-crypto offerings. It’s a real step toward mainstream access — but not a magic erase button for volatility or risk.
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Trump is using a housing bill to pressure the Senate on voting rules, while anti-CBDC language keeps crypto policy in the mix. The result: a messy Washington standoff where housing, election fights, and digital money politics collide.
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The OCC has granted conditional approvals for five national trust bank charters, but Circle is not named in the filing. That matters: it’s not a final green light, and in crypto, “conditional” is not the same as “done.”
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Circle has won conditional OCC approval for a national trust bank charter, a meaningful step toward deeper federal legitimacy — but it still has boxes to tick before operating under the charter. Investors liked the signal, sending shares higher, even if the fine print says this is far from a done deal.
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INTERPOL says a 97-country crackdown intercepted $293 million in scam and laundering proceeds, with 5,811 arrests and major freezes across bank accounts and wallets. The bust hit social engineering fraud, crypto laundering, and cross-border payment networks hard.
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Metaplanet, JPYC, and Progmat are reportedly exploring Bitcoin-backed credit products in Japan, a sign BTC is creeping deeper into regulated finance. It’s still just a feasibility study, though — and Bitcoin’s volatility remains the big landmine.
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MiCA is already reshaping Europe’s stablecoin market, and early on-chain data suggests Circle’s compliant EURC is winning the first round. With activity climbing and non-compliant rivals facing pressure, Europe is starting to favor the boring but necessary route: regulated rails.
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