Japan’s Cabinet approved a landmark amendment to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act on April 10, 2026, reclassifying cryptocurrency as a financial instrument on par with stocks and bonds. The bill, advanced by the Financial Services Agency after more than…
Japan Passes Bill Reclassifying Crypto as Financial Instruments: 20% Tax, Insider Trading Ban, 2027 Timeline
CN CryptoNewsBytes Editorial Team Our editorial team covers global crypto regulation and digital asset markets. Sources include Japan’s FSA announcements, CryptoTimes, Yahoo Finance, The Block, and AInvest. Published April 10, 2026. Key Facts Japan’s cabinet approved the bill on April…
Japan Slashes Crypto Tax From 55% to 20% and Reclassifies 105 Tokens as Financial Products
3 Key Takeaways Japan’s FSA will slash crypto tax from 55% to a flat 20% for 105 approved cryptocurrencies beginning April 2026, aligning digital assets with stock market taxation and removing one of the biggest barriers to domestic crypto adoption…
$285 Million Gone in 12 Minutes: How the Solana DeFi Hack on Drift Protocol Actually Happened
On April 1, 2026, Solana’s largest DeFi perpetuals exchange, Drift Protocol, lost $285 million in 12 minutes. The team posted on X to confirm it was real, not an April Fool’s joke. By the time most users saw the warning,…
Vitalik Buterin Unveils Kohaku: The Game-Changing Privacy Framework Revolutionizing Ethereum Wallets in 2025-2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In a highly anticipated keynote at Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 2 on November 16, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin introduced Kohaku, a bold new privacy framework designed to make private transactions the default experience for Ethereum wallet users.…
