Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to reclassify 105 cryptoassets, including BTC and ETH, as “financial products” and push for a tax overhaul in fiscal year 2026—reducing the current progressive crypto tax rate of up to 55% to a flat 20% capital gains tax. The agency is also considering new insider trading restrictions to prohibit affiliated entities from trading on undisclosed information such as token listings or financial conditions. https://t.co/iopkc91Xme ...

Market Analysis - Crypto market weakness potentially stems from market makers' balance sheet issues, leading to liquidations and BTC price decline [1] - This market downturn is considered short-term and doesn't impact Wall Street's focus on the ETH supercycle [1] Risk Management - The industry advises against using leverage in the current market environment [1] Market Outlook - The market is expected to begin recovering in 6-8 weeks, after Thanksgiving [1]

Asia's weekly TOP10 crypto news (Nov 10 to Nov 16): MAS Plans to Pilot Tokenized Notes and Advance Stablecoin Legislation; Japan Exchange Group Is Exploring Ways to Curb Listed Companies’ Cryptocurrency Hoarding; Kyrgyzstan Issues National Stablecoin USDKG, with an Initial Scale Exceeding $50 Million and More https://t.co/8qhisieVkL ...

Cryptocurrency & Monetary Systems - Naval Ravikant 指出，自 1971 年以来，货币体系从“自然货币（黄金）”转变为“社会主义货币（法定货币）”[1] - Ravikant 认为加密货币是“用自由市场体系取代社会主义货币的技术”[1] - Ravikant 认为市场体系本质上是竞争性的，随着技术发展，新的货币形式将不断涌现以挑战现有货币[1]

Cathie Wood: Ethereum Can't Surpass Bitcoin ?Cathie Wood, founder and CEO of Ark Invest, stated in an interview with the Savvy Finance channel on September 29 that Bitcoin holds a central position in the pure cryptocurrency space. Cathie Wood argues that while Ethereum plays a key role in the DeFi ecosystem, most fees related to its native token Ether flow to Layer 2. Although competition among Layer 2 solutions may enhance the importance of Ethereum itself as a Layer 1, whether Ethereum can surpass Bitcoin ...

DL News reports that CZ's lawyer Teresa Goody Guillen denied any 'pay-to-play' arrangement behind President Trump's October pardon of Changpeng Zhao, telling the Pomp Podcast there was no deal. She also refuted media claims that ties among Binance, World Liberty Financial and the 'USD1' stablecoin were used for influence-buying, calling them a 'pile-up of false statements'. Background: Zhao pleaded guilty to a Bank Secrecy Act violation in 2023, served 4 months in 2024 and paid $ 50 million. https://t.co/eZ ...

According to @EmberCN, BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes may trim positions again this morning, transferring 520 ETH (~$1.66 M), 2.624 M ENA (~$730 K) and 132 K ETHFI (~$120 K) to Flowdesk, FalconX and Wintermute. About 1 hour ago, he further sold 260 ETH (~$820 K), 2.40 M ENA (~$657 K), 640 K LDO (~$480 K), 1,630 AAVE (~$290 K) and 28,670 UNI (~$211 K), for a total of roughly $2.45 M. https://t.co/8tez7tiZcc ...

Hyperliquid co-founder Jeff Yan said TradeXYZ, Ventuals, and Felix Protocol have launched HIP 3, introducing permissionless perp deployments on Hyperliquid after months of work on the core protocol and deployer. He added that HIP 3 is expected to improve capital efficiency and price discovery in global markets by enabling builders to leverage Hyperliquid's on-chain infrastructure. https://t.co/xdFUv9bRxs ...

Hyperliquid founder Jeff: DeFi's vision isn't over—the tech just got better.On October 14, during an interview at TOKEN2049 Singapore, Hyperliquid founder Jeff refuted the host's claim that the independent vision of DeFi has come to an end. He stated that DeFi is not a separate world, but rather a superior financial technology. The core value of blockchain lies in enabling global consensus, especially in the coordination of money and assets. He argued that the financial industry is not "merging with" or "op ...

Vitalik: I Hate Apps That Require Google Login but Pretend to Be CryptoEthereum co-founder Vitalik stated in an interview with The Defiant during Devconnect 2023 in Istanbul in November 2023 that he hates apps that require Google login but pretend to be crypto. Vitalik pointed out that many Web3 projects still rely on centralized services, which goes against the spirit of crypto, and emphasized that truly decentralized applications should be built on solid technology and governance foundations, promoting th ...