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Japan May Ease Crypto’s 2x Leverage Limit to Restore Liquidity
<p>Japanese lawmakers have reportedly suggested easing the country’s 2x cap on crypto leverage in an effort to restore market liquidity, a proposal that would revisit one of the most restrictive trading limits in a major crypto market.</p>
Stablecoin Inflows to Exchanges Hit 2025 Lows, Signaling Weak Crypto Demand
<p>Stablecoin inflows to exchanges have fallen to their lowest level since 2025, an analyst observation that points to weak market demand and limited investor interest as fresh capital available for buying thins out.</p>
Coinbase Institutional Keeps Neutral Crypto Market Outlook for Q3 2026
<p>The view is set out in Coinbase Institutional’s “Charting Crypto Q3 2026” market intelligence report , the firm’s quarterly research note aimed at institutional allocators. For related coverage, see Top Important Crypto Events Of 2022 .</p>
Korean Exchange Activates Program Trading Suspension for KOSPI
<p>The Korea Exchange activated a KOSPI program trading suspension on June 25, 2026, halting bid-side program orders for five minutes after the benchmark index surged more than 5% at the open on a chip-led rally.</p>
Hyperliquid Trader Banks US$499,100 After Closing US$21.59M BTC Long
<p>A trader on the decentralized derivatives exchange Hyperliquid realized a profit of US$499,100 after closing a long Bitcoin position worth US$21. 59 million, a trade held for roughly 30 days before the exit locked in the gain.</p>
Abraxas Capital Moves $223M in Crypto to Exchanges in 7 Hours
<p>Abraxas Capital moved more than $223 million in crypto assets to exchanges within a seven-hour window, a concentrated round of transfers that has drawn attention from on-chain watchers tracking the London-based asset manager’s wallets.</p>
CoinGlass Says TradFi Perpetual Volume Is Concentrated on Binance, OKX, Bitget
<p>TradFi perpetual contract volume is concentrated on a small cluster of exchanges led by Binance, OKX, and Bitget, with Binance alone accounting for roughly 60% of the market in the second quarter of 2026.</p>
Binance to Launch POPMARTUSDT Perpetual Contract: Key Details and Market Impact
<p>Binance to launch POPMARTUSDT perpetual contract is the core event preserved in this research brief, but the surviving evidence is narrow. The brief points back to Binance-owned pages at https://www.</p>
South Korea Crypto Exchange Volume Falls 89% YoY to $305M
<p>South Korea’s five largest crypto exchanges saw average daily trading volume fall roughly 89% year over year to about $305 million, a steep retreat that points to a sharp cooling in the country’s once-frenetic retail trading activity.</p>
Binance Launches 10 bStocks Tokenized Securities Trading Pairs
<p>The rollout adds tokenized securities, marketed under the bStocks brand, to the exchange’s trading menu. Binance describes bStocks on its dedicated bStocks landing page as tokenized products that track underlying equities rather than conventional crypto assets.</p>
Tokenized Stocks Monthly Transfer Volume Hit $9.22 Billion in June
<p>The reading tracks transfer volume, the total value of tokenized-stock tokens moved on-chain during the month, rather than trading volume on any single exchange or the sector’s total market capitalization.</p>
U.S. Bitcoin-Related Stocks Rise as Coinbase Jumps 12%
<p>By later in the session Bitcoin had extended the move, trading around $73,421 and up 7. 5% to its highest level since February 9, 2026.</p>
LSE Overnight Trading Platform Set for H1 2027 Launch
<p>The plan was reported by the Financial Times , which said the exchange intends to open a venue for trading outside standard hours. The initiative is planned rather than live, and H1 2027 refers to the first half of that year.</p>