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Japan Is Going In On XRP, But Can This Drive The Price To $10?

Crypto pundit UnknowDLT has revealed that Japan has provided , classifying it as a financial instrument. This comes amid predictions about the altcoin’s trajectory, including a possible rally to $10. 

Japan Classifies XRP Along With Stocks And Bonds

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The London P2P sweep: UK FCA raids eight illegal peer-to-peer trading hubs

The sites were targeted for facilitating P2P trading without required registration or anti-money laundering controls, posing a financial crime risk.

Binance.US cuts spot trading fees to near zero in push to undercut rivals

The exchange set maker fees at 0% and taker fees at 0.02% across all pairs, extending near-zero pricing to all users with no volume tiers or subscription requirements.

Lazarus-linked macOS malware hits crypto and fintech firms

Security researchers linked a new “Mach-O Man” malware kit to a Lazarus campaign that uses fake meeting invites and ClickFix prompts to steal credentials and access corporate systems on macOS.

Crypto giant GSR launches its first ETF to give investors an easy way to bet on the big 3 tokens

GSR is entering the asset management space with a new Nasdaq-listed ETF that actively manages a basket of bitcoin, ether and solana while offering investors a chance to earn staking yields.

HIVE, Keel push deeper into AI data centers with capital raise, asset sale

HIVE raises $115M to expand data centers while Keel exits Latin America, redirecting funds into HPC and AI as both stocks climb 4%.

Tax-free bitcoin is back: How UK investors can avoid paying duty on crypto investments once more

Stratiphy will offer access to three ETNs provided by 21Shares: those covering bitcoin, ether and one combining BTC and gold.

Bitcoin Set For Stronger Week, Eyes $88K On Stable Macro Backdrop: Analyst

Institutional investors poured nearly $1 billion into Bitcoin exchange-traded funds last week, signaling a massive appetite for the asset even as prices fluctuated.

Data shows that 13 different US spot ETFs brought in roughly $996 million over those five days. This trend did no

Strategy (MSTR) Surges 25% in 5 Days as Bitcoin Price Pumps Near $79,000

Shares of Strategy posted over 25% in gains during the last five trading days, driven by a record-breaking Bitcoin acquisition and a $78,000. The move underscored the company’s leverage to Bitcoin price movements and its continued reliance on preferred stock issuance to fu

Russia Advances Sweeping Crypto Regulation Bill, Legalizes Cross-Border Payments and Tightens Market Controls

Russia’s lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has advanced a sweeping bill to regulate digital currencies, marking a major step toward formal oversight of the country’s crypto market.

Lawmakers the draft legislation in its first reading with 327 of 340 depu

Europe’s MiCA regime puts smaller crypto firms under pressure

Smaller crypto companies across Europe face mounting compliance costs as MiCA moves from framework to enforcement, raising fears of market consolidation.

Aave deposits fall by $15B as Kelp exploit sparks flight from DeFi lender

Aave’s supplied balance has tanked since the Kelp DAO bridge exploit, as users pull funds amid uncertainty over how much of the rsETH-linked shortfall the protocol will ultimately absorb.

UK cracks down on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading in nationwide raids

The Financial Conduct Authority has raided eight locations suspected of illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading, issuing cease-and-desist orders.

Russia advances crypto bill that could pave way for criminal penalties

Russian lawmakers passed a first reading of a bill regulating crypto through licensed intermediaries, with key rules set to take effect in July 2026 and 2027.

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Aptos (APT) rises 5.5%, leading index higher

Internet Computer (ICP) up 5.3% from Tuesday, joined Aptos (APT) as a top performer.

Bitcoin Bull Score Index Turns Neutral For First Time This Bear Market

Bitcoin’s Bull Score Index has climbed back to 50, moving out of outright bearish territory and into what CryptoQuant’s Julio Moreno described as a neutral zone.

In a post on X, the CryptoQuant head of research : “First time in this bear market that the Bull Score Index enters

Kraken filed 56 million crypto tax forms for 2025. One-third were below $1

The lack of a de minimis exemption for crypto payments and staking rewards taxed at receipt creates a huge reporting burden, the data shows.

Bitcoin Bull Score hits six-month high as 2022 bear-market fears linger

Bitcoin price metrics saw a broad recovery in April, but analysis warns that the 2022 bear-market breakdown could still repeat.

North Korea tied to heists worth $578M in April after Kelp DAO exploit

DPRK-linked crypto theft topped $578M in April after the Kelp DAO exploit, as attacks continue to expand across protocols, companies and end users.

SEC ‘on the cusp’ of onchain tokenized securities exemption: Atkins

SEC Chair Paul Atkins says the SEC is “on the cusp” of an innovation exemption to enable compliant onchain trading of tokenized securities.