The Japanese government has approved an amendment to the Financial Instruments 
and Exchange Act, officially reclassifying cryptocurrencies as financial 
instruments. Key Takeaways: Japan reclassified crypto as financial instruments 
under the FSA to curb insider trading by 2027. Proposed tax cuts from 55% to 
20% aim to align digital assets with traditional Japanese stocks. Unregistered 
sellers […]

Japan Passes Bill Reclassifying Crypto as Financial Instruments

Federal RICO suits say Lime chair Brad Bao helped give Cere Network cover as 
insiders allegedly dumped $41.78m in CERE tokens and left investors with a 
99.8% price collapse. Federal prosecutors’ years‑long pursuit of a crypto 
wash‑trading ring has spilled…

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Bitcoin saw a fresh attempt to hit new local highs on the back of lower-than- 
expected US CPI data, despite a giant gas-price increase.

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Reuters reported that White House staff were warned against using confidential 
information after suspicious Iran-linked oil futures bets and fresh scrutiny 
of prediction markets.

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A Bank of France official called for tighter MiCA rules on non-euro 
stablecoins as lawmakers advance reporting requirements for self-custodial 
crypto wallets above 5,000 euros.

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