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According to market news, at the "9th BCCC Collaborative Day" held on April 21, 2026, Shigeru Shimizu, the head of the Risk Analysis Division of the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan, delivered a special speech revealing significant progress in cryptocurrency regulation. The FSA has submitted a bill to the extraordinary Diet, proposing to transition cryptocurrencies from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, mainly involving four core aspects: regulations on information disclosure, the establishment of new classifications for independent operators, strengthening penalties for unregistered operators, and preparing regulations against insider trading.At the same time, the FSA is advancing three "Payment Innovation Projects (PIP)" empirical experiments: first, a cross-border payment trial using yen stablecoins involving three major banks; second, on-chain settlement of securities such as government bonds, corporate bonds, and stocks based on blockchain, aiming for 24/7 continuous trading; third, an interbank tokenized deposit transfer experiment that just received support on April 3 of this month, which will be promoted in conjunction with the Bank of Japan's central bank digital currency tokenization sandbox project. Mr. Shimizu stated that blockchain has great potential in enhancing the convenience of financial services and diversifying products, and the FSA will continue to promote institutional development and practical support.

MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay announced today (April 23) that he has officially left Consensys, marking the end of over a decade of building MetaMask. He stated that the reason for his departure is professional burnout and the need to spend more time with his family, and he expressed his best wishes for the future development of the team.Dan Finlay also expressed his satisfaction with the recent official launch of the advanced permission feature (ERC-7715) for MetaMask, believing that this feature fills an important gap in the product that has existed for a long time, and he looks forward to experiencing this feature as an ordinary user in the future.

According to the official announcement from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of Thailand, the Thai SEC is publicly soliciting opinions on adjusting the licensing rules for futures contracts. The core content allows existing digital asset business operators to directly apply for a futures contract business license without the need to establish a new company, while also formally including digital assets in the category of reference targets for futures contracts.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stock index futures and spot gold and silver have plummeted, while international crude oil prices have rapidly surged, with WTI crude oil's increase expanding to 4%.

According to Gate market data, U.S. stocks rose in late trading, with the S&P 500 index increasing by 1%.

According to official news, the Trump family mining company American Bitcoin announced that it has completed the power deployment of approximately 11,298 ASIC miners, further advancing its expansion plan and enhancing overall mining capacity.Data shows that after this expansion, the company's total self-owned hash rate reaches approximately 28.1 EH/s, an increase of about 12% compared to before; the total scale of miners has increased to approximately 89,242 units, with new hash rate of about 3.05 EH/s and energy efficiency of about 13.5 J/TH.In terms of operations, approximately 58,999 miners are currently online, corresponding to a hash rate of about 25.0 EH/s, with an average energy efficiency of about 14.1 J/TH. The company stated that this round of expansion will strengthen its structural advantages in Bitcoin accumulation.

According to CoinDesk, monitoring by CertiK reveals that the Lazarus Group is conducting an attack operation named Mach-O Man targeting executives in the fintech and cryptocurrency industries. This operation utilizes ClickFix social engineering techniques, sending fake online meeting invitations to lure victims into pasting repair commands on their Mac terminals, thereby gaining access to company and financial systems.CertiK researcher Natalie Newson stated that the Lazarus Group has stolen over $500 million through attacks on Drift and KelpDAO in the past two weeks. Mach-O Man is a modular macOS malware toolkit developed by the Chollima division of the Lazarus Group, capable of automatically deleting itself after use to evade detection.Additionally, attackers have implemented this attack by hijacking DeFi project domain names and replacing them with fake Cloudflare messages.

Li Lin is transferring his family office Avenir Group's trading team of about 20 people to the publicly listed wealth management company Bitfire Group. It is reported that Li Lin holds a 30% stake in Bitfire to help the company attract more private banking clients.Bitfire's CEO Livio Weng stated that Bitfire will acquire the team and its trading system from Avenir Group. Avenir confirmed the transaction. With the addition of the new team, Bitfire has received approximately $500 million in initial investment intentions from family offices and publicly listed companies.

According to Cointelegraph, bipartisan lawmakers in the United States jointly announced the "PACE Act," which aims to create a unified national payment license for fintech companies and cryptocurrency companies, to be regulated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

According to market news, U.S. Congressman proposed the PACE Act, aimed at modernizing the U.S. payment system.The bill intends to allow qualified companies to directly access the Federal Reserve payment rails to reduce payment delays, lower transaction fees, and accelerate the transfer speed for consumers and businesses. Reports indicate that the proposal has received support from fintech and cryptocurrency groups, with the goal of making the payment system faster, lower-cost, and more competitive.

According to Cointelegraph, the Polish parliament has not yet passed the domestic bill associated with the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), making Poland the last EU member state to complete the relevant legislation.As the MiCA transition period is set to end on July 1, if the bill remains stalled, local crypto businesses may face greater obstacles to compliance in the European market, with some companies considering relocating to countries like Latvia and the Czech Republic. Previously, Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed the bill twice, citing the regulatory burden it would impose and the potential impact on small businesses.

According to Gate market data, the Nasdaq index has increased, reaching a new intraday historical high of 24,537.58 points.

The HTX Genesis Hackathon, hosted by HTX DAO and B.AI, and co-initiated by TinTinLand and OpenCity, has opened in Hong Kong. The opening event was lively, with increasing frequency of exchanges and interaction density, creating a high-intensity dialogue atmosphere among developers, investors, and ecosystem participants.HTX DAO ambassador Molly shared on the theme "HTX DAO Ecosystem Development Plan: Launch of a Multi-Million Dollar Ecological Fund and Value Closed-Loop Strategy." She pointed out that the core vision of the HTX Genesis Hackathon is to build a free financial port based on the exchange's hinterland. To achieve this goal, five major ecological matrices covering the entire industry chain have been constructed, including: Huobi HTX as the core business engine and liquidity center; HTX DAO serving as the governance hub and centralized decision-making brain of the ecosystem; public chains and innovation layers providing payment network support through TRON, and building a solid DeFi infrastructure with JustLend, SunX, etc.; HTX Ventures focusing on industry frontiers, providing investment, incubation, and acceleration services for outstanding projects; and B.AI aiming at future trends, dedicated to creating financial infrastructure for the AI Agent era.Molly further emphasized that regarding future development, Huobi HTX has clearly proposed four core strategic keywords: "stability, transparency, institutionalization, AI empowerment," aiming to enhance the platform's long-term competitiveness in a complex market environment and provide ecosystem participants with more certain growth expectations.

According to the official disclosure from the CFTC, Unit Labs (the parent company of Unitxyz and Tradexyz) applied to meet with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on April 7.

The Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC), a clearing institution under the Japan Exchange Group, has partnered with Mizuho Bank, Nomura Securities, and Digital Asset to launch a proof-of-concept trial aimed at exploring the use of blockchain technology for collateral management of Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs).According to a joint statement released on Monday, the trial will integrate existing systems from multiple institutions through the Canton Network to test the on-chain transfer and management of JGBs. This initiative aims to assess the feasibility of achieving real-time collateral trading while ensuring compliance with relevant financial instruments and trading laws. The trial will also investigate cross-border use cases involving clearinghouses, institutional investors, and other market participants.JSCC stated that this trial is part of a broader initiative under the Financial Services Agency's "Payment Innovation Project." As overseas markets like the United States make progress in testing similar infrastructures, advancing JGBs collateral management has become an "urgent priority." Previously, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) in the U.S. launched a pilot to tokenize U.S. Treasury securities, and South Korea is also conducting related tests.

The Smarter Web Company, a UK Bitcoin treasury company, announced that it has completed a private placement of 4,286,410 shares of common stock according to a previously signed subscription agreement. This placement raised approximately £1.5374 million (about $2 million, before expenses), equivalent to about £0.36 per share. The company expects to receive approximately 98.25% of the net proceeds, and the remaining balance of common stock under the current subscription agreement that has not yet been placed is 52,377,540 shares.

According to CoinDesk, Abu Dhabi-regulated tokenization infrastructure company KAIO announced the completion of a $8 million strategic financing round, led by Tether with participation from multiple crypto and institutional investors, bringing the total funding to $19 million. New investors include Systemic Ventures, Further Ventures, and Laser Digital, while existing shareholders like Brevan Howard Digital continue to participate.KAIO is committed to packaging traditional fund products from institutions such as BlackRock, Brevan Howard, and Hamilton Lane onto the blockchain, lowering the entry barrier with a minimum investment of just $100 for qualified users. The company plans to expand its business into credit, structured products, and ETFs, and collaborate with UAE private equity giant Mubadala Capital, which manages $385 billion in assets, to launch on-chain funds.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that KAIO will bring institutional-grade assets onto the blockchain and achieve broader accessibility, opening new pathways for capital formation and investment. The KAIO platform is embedded with a compliance framework that supports regulatory systems in Abu Dhabi, the Cayman Islands, Singapore, and more. Currently, the company manages approximately $100 million in assets and has processed over $500 million in transactions.

According to TheEnergyMag, stablecoin issuer Tether and its chairman Giancarlo Devasini jointly hold 1.95 million shares of common stock in Bitcoin mining financial services company Antalpha, accounting for 8.2% of its total equity after the initial public offering.Disclosure documents show that Antalpha raised approximately $49.3 million in this initial public offering, with an issue price of $12.8 per share, and Tether actually subscribed to about half of the issued shares.Antalpha has a close relationship with the Bitmain ecosystem, primarily providing Bitcoin collateralized lending and mining equipment supply chain financing, with a loan portfolio of approximately $1.6 billion by the end of 2024.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on April 20, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by publicly listed companies worldwide (excluding mining companies) for the week was $2.542 billion, an increase of 154.2% compared to last week.Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced an investment of $2.54 billion (an increase of 154% compared to last week) to purchase 34,164 Bitcoins at a price of $74,395, bringing the total holdings to 815,061 Bitcoins.The Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase Bitcoin last week.In addition, four other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. The American asset management company Strive announced on April 15 that it bought 27 Bitcoins, bringing its total holdings to 13,768 Bitcoins, without disclosing the specific purchase amount; the Japanese fashion brand ANAP invested $410,000 on April 16 to increase its holdings by 5.07 Bitcoins at a price of $81,607.50, bringing its total holdings to 1,422.1041 Bitcoins; the British Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced on April 14 that it invested $800,000 to purchase 11 Bitcoins at a price of $72,702, bringing its total holdings to 2,706 Bitcoins; the French Bitcoin company announced on April 20 that it invested $920,000 to purchase 12 Bitcoins at a price of $72,102.50, bringing its total holdings to 2,937 Bitcoins.As of the time of writing, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the publicly listed companies included in the statistics (excluding mining companies) is 1,081,576 Bitcoins, an increase of 3.28% compared to last week, with a current market value of approximately $8.165 billion, accounting for 5.4% of the circulating market value of Bitcoin.

The Japanese yen stablecoin JPYC, issued and operated by JPYC, announced that it has completed approximately $17.62 million in additional financing in the second closing of its Series B round, bringing the total financing amount to approximately $28.93 million after the first closing. Participants include NCB Venture Capital, Metaplanet, Bank of Beijing, Yokohama Capital, and others.This round of funding will primarily be used for system and application development, recruitment of talent for business expansion, issuance and redemption of stablecoins, trading, payment and management-related businesses, as well as new strategic investments. JPYC stated that as of now, its cumulative issuance has exceeded approximately $13.21 million, currently supporting Avalanche, Ethereum, and Polygon, and is considering adding Kaia and Arc.