Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is reportedly preparing to review regulations that could allow banks to acquire and hold cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin for investment purposes. The move would mark a major policy shift, as current supervisory guidelines, revised in 2020, effectively ban banks from holding crypto due to volatility risks, according to a Sunday…
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The UK tax authority has ramped up its scrutiny of crypto investors, doubling the number of warning letters sent to those suspected of underreporting or evading taxes on digital asset gains. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) issued nearly 65,000 letters in the 2024–25 tax year, up from 27,700 the year before, the Financial Times reported…
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BlackRock has redesigned one of its flagship money market funds to meet new US stablecoin rules. The $13.5 trillion asset manager said the revamped fund, called the BlackRock Select Treasury Based Liquidity Fund (BSTBL), will help manage reserves for companies behind US dollar-pegged stablecoins, offering them a safe place to park customer funds, according to…
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US President Donald Trump’s second term in office has coincided with an extraordinary rise in his personal wealth, much of it linked to a sprawling cryptocurrency empire built by the president and his family. According to a Financial Times investigation, Trump’s crypto ventures have generated more than $1 billion in pre-tax profits over the past…
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A shareholder of healthcare technology company Semler Scientific filed a lawsuit seeking to block the company’s proposed merger with Strive, the asset manager turned Bitcoin treasury company led by former US presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. According to a complaint filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, plaintiff Terry Tran accused…
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The crypto market faced its biggest leveraged wipeout in history last weekend, but the turbulence won’t leave a lasting mark, according to Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan. In a Tuesday blog post, Hougan described the sharp drop as “a blip” and not a big deal. He added that crypto “got a passing grade” in…
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US spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw inflows on Tuesday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted further rate cuts may come before year-end. Spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs saw $102.58 million in net inflows, rebounding from a $326 million outflow a day earlier, according to data from SoSoValue. Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund…
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The United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed a roadmap to help asset managers adopt blockchain technology for fund tokenization. In a Tuesday announcement, the regulator said the initiative aims to “provide firms with additional clarity” to adopt tokenization and “drive innovation and growth in asset management.” “Tokenization has the potential to drive fundamental…
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Bitcoin’s correlation with gold is climbing as both assets strengthen their reputations as hedges against macroeconomic uncertainty, according to CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju. In a Tuesday post on X, Ju noted that the BTC–gold correlation has risen sharply alongside gold’s surge to new all-time highs. “Gold keeps hitting new ATHs. BTC–gold correlation is high;…
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Spot Bitcoin and Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States saw combined outflows of more than $755 million on Monday following record crypto liquidations over the weekend. Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded a net outflow of $326.52 million, according to SoSoValue data. Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) saw the largest outflow at $93.28 million,…
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