Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has submitted a draft proposal requiring top-tier credit ratings and bonds from issuers with at least ¥100 trillion in outstanding debt to qualify. The measure aims to improve service quality and security for stablecoin users.
Author: Chloe Adams
Chloe Adams
Chloe Adams writes about the infrastructure layer of crypto: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Layer 1 networks, stablecoins, DeFi and the regulation shaping how these systems are used. At BlockchainJournal, she pays close attention to protocol upgrades, network activity and adoption claims, separating meaningful ecosystem progress from technical noise or premature conclusions.When relevant, she also tracks regulatory developments and market reactions tied to core blockchain systems.
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Standard Chartered predicted a structural shift by 2028 that could move a total of $500 billion from bank deposits into stablecoins. This prediction positions stablecoins as the primary player for transfers, checking accounts, and as a source of savings.
Piero Cipollone, a member of the European Central Bank (ECB), presented the digital euro as a payment instrument equivalent to cash. According to his statements, it is designed to strengthen Europe’s financial sovereignty and reduce dependence on payment infrastructures from abroad.
The drastic decrease in stablecoin market capitalization, which lost approximately $2.24 billion over the last ten days, signals a defensive shift toward traditional assets. According to the Santiment platform, this trend suggests that capital is currently exiting the crypto ecosystem, preferring the safety of gold and silver amidst persistent and high volatility.
An Ethereum address, which remained inactive for nearly a decade, mobilized a total of 85,000 ETH to the Gemini exchange this Tuesday. According to data tracked by analyst EmberCN, this investor originally accumulated their assets in 2017 at a unit value of $90, achieving a massive thirty-two-fold revaluation of their initial investment over the years.
The expansion and massive strengthening of Tether’s gold reserves, which recorded an increase of 27 tons during the last quarter of 2025, position the firm as a sovereign financial actor. Paolo Ardoino confirmed that this strategy seeks to consolidate a solid and auditable physical backing in Swiss vaults, ensuring the necessary institutional transparency for the market.
The demand for skilled professionals through Bitcoin job listings increased by 6% during the past year, according to the annual report from the Bitvocation platform. This growth, which raised vacancies from 1,707 to 1,801 positions, highlights a transition toward non-technical profiles that now represent nearly three-quarters of the labor market within the crypto ecosystem.
The emergence of a macroeconomic global liquidity signal, coupled with massive accumulation by large whales, suggests that Ether’s price could experience a triple-digit percentage rally in the near future. According to analyst Sykodelic, this technical pattern, which preceded the great bull market of 2021, indicates imminent potential growth for the leading altcoin within the financial ecosystem.
In a sophisticated cybersecurity campaign, North Korean-linked hackers are employing AI-generated video calls to impersonate trusted contacts, deceiving crypto industry employees into installing malware on their devices. This criminal scheme, recently reported by BTC Prague co-founder Martin Kuchař, utilizes advanced visual manipulation tools to compromise the security of various digital assets and sensitive personal information.
Ripple and Jeel, the innovation arm of Riyad Bank, signed a memorandum of understanding to explore blockchain-powered cross-border payments, digital-asset custody and tokenization.
