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The Liberal Democratic Party's Blockchain Promotion Parliamentary Alliance in Japan submitted a policy proposal to Finance Minister Katsuyuki Kitayama, calling for the clear inclusion of blockchain and Web3 in the national strategy. The proposal covers multiple areas including tax reform, cryptocurrency ETFs, leveraged trading regulation, responses to unregistered operators, cryptocurrency strategy, and trade logistics. Among them, the proposal suggests further research on the choice mechanism for "declaration separation taxation" and "withholding separation taxation" for crypto assets, and explores the tax treatment methods for exchanges and inheritance of crypto assets.In terms of derivatives regulation, the proposal believes that the current 2x leverage limit for individual cryptocurrency trading is too low and suggests gradually increasing the leverage level in conjunction with margin management systems. At the same time, the proposal also calls for a clear positioning of the cryptocurrency ETF system and strengthening law enforcement cooperation with overseas regulatory agencies. Katsuyuki Kitayama stated that he will actively promote the construction of related systems, including facilitating the implementation of cryptocurrency ETFs and researching a new tax system to be implemented in January 2028.

edgeX released an update regarding the abnormal price fluctuations of the EDGE token, stating that the protocol has not been compromised in any way, and this incident is not a hacker attack, exploit, or security vulnerability.Current confirmed information indicates that this is an attempt by certain external parties to deliberately manipulate the market price of EDGE, which is a matter of market integrity rather than platform security. The team is actively investigating and collaborating with relevant exchanges and platforms, and a comprehensive update will be released after the investigation is complete.

According to Cryptopolitan, the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan submitted a proposal to Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama, requesting the establishment of a legal framework for cryptocurrency ETF trading and promoting the application of yen stablecoins in the Asian payment sector.The Liberal Democratic Party's blockchain promotion group believes that cryptocurrency ETFs are a simpler investment tool than directly holding crypto assets and should be officially recognized in the Japanese market. At the same time, the group hopes the government will promote yen stablecoins as a payment gateway for the Asian market.JPYC launched Japan's first licensed yen stablecoin in October 2025, having issued over 1 billion yen. The three major banks, MUFG, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho, have jointly conducted stablecoin experiments.

According to CoinPost, the "Next Generation AI and On-Chain Finance Concept Project Group" of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan has released a proposal that suggests combining AI with blockchain to automate decision-making, financing, and asset management, operating around the clock, and lists finance as the "18th growth investment area."Specific measures in the proposal include: promoting the tokenization of current accounts at the Bank of Japan (including wholesale CBDC), completing the argument organization within the year; the three major banks jointly issuing stablecoins, aiming to launch practical operations before March next year; and promoting the on-chain tokenization of real assets (RWA) such as accounts receivable and real estate.On the international cooperation front, the proposal suggests establishing an "AI and On-Chain Finance Asia Policy Dialogue Framework" and advancing cross-border settlements using yen-denominated stablecoins, building a "Global SC Corridor Concept."

The Berachain Foundation issued a warning on platform X that the Wasabi Protocol has triggered a cross-chain security incident due to the leakage of the deployer's private key, affecting multiple blockchains including Berachain.To prevent the spread of risk, Berachain has suspended and blacklisted all affected Wasabi Reward Vaults within the network, immediately stopping the distribution of BGT staking rewards to compromised contracts and blocking the flow of new BGT into the damaged contracts. The official request for all users who have interacted with Berachain and Wasabi is to immediately revoke token authorization for the specified contracts to avoid the risk of asset theft. Berachain also emphasized that the BGT reward funds within the native RewardVaults are safe and users can claim them normally; this incident does not affect core ecological rights.

According to CoinDesk, the legislative process for the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act in the U.S. Senate has been delayed by several months, but there is still a path for advancement under a tight legislative schedule.Insiders indicate that the originally planned advancement of the bill is now basically hopeless, with the earliest possible entry into the Senate committee review stage being in May. If the Senate vote can be completed before July, the bill still has a chance to be enacted by 2026. However, analysts point out that given the limited legislative time window and the intertwining of multiple political issues, the probability of the bill passing in 2026 is about 50%, and there is a risk of further delays or even being shelved if significant disagreements arise later.

According to market news, the UK Liberal Democrats have written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), requesting an investigation into the relationship between Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and the Bitcoin company Stack BTC.The party questions whether Farage's appearance in the company's promotional video, while holding shares in Stack BTC, violates market rules and presents a conflict of interest. Stack BTC recently disclosed that it purchased 37 bitcoins as company reserves, valued at approximately $2.7 million, and Farage holds a 6.31% stake in Stack BTC through his media company. At the same time, the UK government is advancing a proposal to ban political donations in cryptocurrency to prevent external funding from interfering in elections. The FCA stated that it will review the relevant correspondence and respond.

Binance co-founder He Yi (@heyibinance) published a lengthy article on the X platform on April 10, directly responding to a series of accusations made by OKX founder Xu Mingxing (@star_okx) against CZ and Binance. He Yi refuted each point in the article, stating that Xu deliberately blamed Binance for the market crash on March 11, defined the BNB chain meme as market manipulation by Binance, hired online trolls to suppress competitors, and engaged in "six tactics" such as creating controversies to drive traffic to himself. He bluntly stated, "You know too well how to attack a professional woman," emphasizing that his position is earned through independent effort and is unrelated to anyone else.At the end of the article, He Yi also responded strongly to personal attacks against him, stating, "You know too well how to attack a professional woman, just by stigmatizing 'she is where she is today because of a man,' deliberately creating scandalous rumors, and belittling me as 'a trophy'," and emphasized, "My identity is not given by anyone; I built my own empire. I came, I saw, I conquered; this applies to both my career and my relationships."Previously, CZ (@cz_binance) had posted about Xu Mingxing's public $1 billion bet, demanding that he "apologize like a man." Xu Mingxing responded by stating that CZ's public initiation of a huge bet contradicts the professional ethics expected of executives at regulated exchanges. The debate between the two parties is still ongoing.

BERA Financial Company Greenlane Holdings announced that its board has approved a $2 million stock repurchase plan. Additionally, the company released its annual financial report, which disclosed that after increasing its holdings by 7.5 million BERA tokens, the total holdings have risen to 77.9 million tokens as of 2026, accounting for approximately 32% of the current circulating supply of BERA.

The Liberal Democratic Party of Japan today established the "Next Generation AI and On-Chain Finance Vision Project Group," founded by former Digital Minister Hirai Masaki, with former Ministry of Finance official and current chairman of the LDP Blockchain Promotion Parliamentary Alliance Kihara Seiji serving as director. The group is dedicated to formulating a national-level AI-driven on-chain finance framework, marking the formal inclusion of blockchain finance into the structural economic agenda of Japanese politics.Hirai Masaki stated in an interview that the integration of AI and blockchain will first impact the financial industry within a few years, saying, "This is not something that will happen in 5 to 10 years." He pointed out that while Japan already has infrastructure such as the JPYC stablecoin, the joint stablecoin projects of Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho banks, as well as tokenized deposits from Japan Post Bank, there is a lack of a unified blueprint among these components.The project's recent goal is to publish a white paper covering regulatory reform proposals such as trust law, deposit insurance, and KYC frameworks, and to incorporate these into the LDP's growth strategy and the government's annual fiscal policy guidelines, while also pressuring the Financial Services Agency and the Ministry of Finance to accelerate action from regulatory bodies.

According to the token unlocking data from the Crypto asset data platform RootData, Berachain (BERA) will unlock approximately 63.73 million tokens on February 6th at 1 PM Beijing time, worth about 36.51 million USD.

According to official news, Bera Labs has initiated a proposal aimed at reducing the BGT inflation rate to 5%. The proposal states that currently, Berachain mints BGT at an annual target rate of approximately 10%, while the actual inflation rate so far this year averages around 8%. A high inflation rate is appropriate during the network validator community and the early application ecosystem launch phase, but as the ecosystem matures and a new macroeconomic environment forms, it is recommended to reduce the BGT inflation rate to about 5% to minimize unnecessary dilution, enhance sustainability and emission efficiency, while remaining competitive with other L1s.This proposal will not modify the reward mechanism, treasury allocation logic, or any liquidity proof (PoL) functional components.The proposal also indicates that the inflation rate will be further reduced during 2026 and 2027, bringing it closer to Ethereum. Additionally, the team is evaluating long-term improvements to PoL, aiming to create sustainable protocol-level revenue that will stimulate greater value for BGT over time.

According to Binance spot market data, there has been significant volatility in the market. BERA has increased by 35.93% in the last 24 hours, while BANANAS31 has decreased by 11.56% in the same period.In addition, CHZ, MAV, RED, and ZBT have all experienced a "high-to-low" situation, with declines of 5.77%, 5.57%, 6.88%, and 16.12%, respectively. Meanwhile, TUT has also shown a "5-minute small drop" situation, with a decline of 4.32%.Additionally, BANANAS31 has experienced a "5-minute large drop" situation, with a decline of 11.56%.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a giant whale deposited 1.57 million USDC into Hyperliquid and opened a 5x leveraged BERA short position.

According to the official announcement, the Berachain liquidity staking protocol Infrared has released details of the IR token airdrop. This airdrop aims to reward early community members who have continuously used Infrared during the points program, participants of the Boyco pre-deposit event, and users who actively engage in community activities (such as Discord interactions, user surveys, community events, testnet participation, etc.).The IR token has three main functions: staking to earn sIR for governance voting rights; participating in profit sharing through buybacks; and token issuance to optimize protocol efficiency and revenue. Users can pre-claim the airdrop through the CEX pre-deposit process, with the three centralized exchanges for pre-deposit being: Bitget, Gate, and KuCoin.Important dates are as follows: the centralized exchange pre-deposit window opens on December 16 at 1:00 (UTC+8), the centralized exchange pre-deposit window closes on December 17 at 16:00 (UTC+8), and the IR token officially launches. All claims will permanently close on January 12, 2026, at 08:00 (UTC+8).

According to market news, as of the end of the second quarter of 2025, the crypto venture capital firm Framework Ventures, which co-led the Berachain Series B financing with Brevan Howard Digital's Nova fund, holds 21,145,476 BERA tokens, with a total acquisition cost of approximately 72.4 million dollars. Based on its average purchase price of 3.42 dollars, this portion of BERA will result in a paper loss of over 50.8 million dollars for Framework at current prices. Framework Ventures did not respond to multiple requests for comment.Previous reports indicated that Berachain's privacy terms were exposed, claiming that Brevan Howard's 25 million dollar investment could be refunded after the TGE, which other investors were not aware of. In response to reports stating that "Nova Digital has the right to refund the 25 million dollar investment," Berachain's co-founder stated that it is neither accurate nor complete, and Nova remains one of the largest token holders.

The co-founder of Berachain, Smokey the Bera, responded on social media to reports that "Berachain was exposed for providing a $25 million refund right to Nova Digital in its Series B funding," stating that the report is "neither accurate nor complete."Smokey the Bera clarified the details of Brevan Howard's investment agreement: Brevan Howard co-led Berachain's Series B funding a year ago through its Nova fund in Abu Dhabi, with investment terms identical to those of other investors. Nova's compliance team requested additional terms to mitigate the risks of TGE failure and failure to list, leading both parties to sign an additional commercial agreement that includes a commitment to provide liquidity post-network launch.Smokey the Bera emphasized that Nova remains one of Berachain's largest token holders, and may even be the largest holder. They hold locked BERA tokens obtained from the Series B funding and liquid BERA tokens purchased from the open market, continuously increasing their holdings amid market fluctuations.