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Crypto liquidations reached $15.03 million in 24 hours, with longs absorbing most of the pain as choppy price action kept trapping both bulls and bears. Bitcoin and Ethereum led the reset, while smaller tokens showed how quickly thin liquidity can turn leverage into a bloodbath.
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Japan’s AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings is reportedly preparing to pay about 2,300 carriers and independent drivers in JPYC, a yen-backed stablecoin, while also planning a ¥1 billion investment in the issuer. If it goes ahead, it could be Japan’s first large-scale corporate use of JPYC.
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Solana is getting a real institutional push in Japan as SBI backs tokenization and a yen stablecoin plan, while WSOP adds Solana-powered crypto payments and settlement. The bullish case is growing, but bridge risk, volatility, and SOL’s shaky price action still keep the hype in check.
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South Korea’s regulator has begun a sanctions process against Dunamu, the company behind Upbit, but key details are still under wraps. With no named violation or penalty yet, the move signals scrutiny for the country’s largest crypto exchange without confirming a major breach.
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Chainlink is popping up in central-bank and tokenized-settlement pilots in Brazil, Hong Kong, Australia and mBridge-related work — a real sign of institutional interest, but still mostly testing, not live monetary plumbing. The big story is interoperability, not moon-boy hype.
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DOG Mode is reigniting Bitcoin’s anti-spam fight by changing relay policy, not consensus, and pushing back against defaults that filter valid transactions like Ordinals and Runes. It’s a battle over neutral block space, network bloat, and who really sets Bitcoin’s rules.
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Florida ransomware negotiator Angelo Martino was sentenced to 70 months after DOJ said he helped BlackCat/ALPHV extort victims instead of protecting them. Authorities also seized more than $10 million in assets tied to the scheme, including crypto, vehicles, and other property.
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South Korea’s FSS has launched sanctions proceedings against Dunamu after Upbit’s wallet breach, but the case is exposing a bigger problem: the law is still fuzzy on how to punish hacks and system failures. Upbit says users will be reimbursed, but regulators clearly want more than apologies and corporate cleanup.
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Circle is betting USDC’s scale and regulatory moat can outlast a new wave of stablecoin rivals, but Open USD is going after the real prize: the reserve yield. That means the fight is no longer just for users — it’s for who gets paid.
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XRP is clinging to the $1 support zone as weak momentum and fading demand keep the chart under pressure, while traders chase higher-risk upside in Bitcoin Hyper’s flashy presale. One is fighting to hold the floor; the other is selling a future that still has to prove itself.
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