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SBI Holdings sign beside an XRP coin outside a corporate office, highlighting the ¥10 billion retail bond launch and an XRP reward incentive with conditions attached

Banking

SBI Holdings is dangling XRP to sell a plain three year bond, but the numbers show how small

Buyers only get the XRP if they open an SBI VC Trade account and finish receipt steps by noon May 11.

4 days ago

Molten metal pours from industrial pipes stamped with a yen symbol, forging Bitcoin imagery to reflect Japan ending free money and the yen carry trade shifting into BTC demand

Analysis

Japan bond market chaos threatens unprecedented Bitcoin liquidations as the era of free money ends

When JGBs get jumpy, global leverage shrinks and Bitcoin is the first to feel the squeeze.

1 month ago

A Bitcoin block sits on a rain-soaked bridge as a fraying cable sparks overhead, capturing crypto caught in the blast radius of Japan’s 30-year bond market stress

Macro

Bitcoin enters Japan blast radius after economy hits a terrifying breaking point

As 40-year yields skyrocket past 4%, the sudden evaporation of cheap yen is forcing a messy global reset.

1 month ago

XRP coin displayed under a traditional torii gate overlooking Tokyo and Mount Fuji, symbolizing Japan’s growing regulated crypto on-ramp and XRP’s potential advantage.

Regulation

XRP currently dominates Japan’s cash inflows, and a new 20% tax rate is about to lock that advantage in

Japan's 55% to 20% tax cut and crypto reclassification create institutional pathways where XRP already dominates $21.7 billion in JPY on-ramp volume and SBI's remittance infrastructure.

2 months ago

A Bitcoin coin stands outside the Bank of Japan with the Japanese flag above, highlighting concerns over liquidity as Japan’s 30-year bond yield hits a historic high.

Macro

Bitcoin faces a “liquidity drain” danger zone as Japan’s 30-year yield breaks a historic record

With the BOJ letting rates run to levels not seen in decades, the structural "term premium" is rising, a direct headwind for long-duration crypto exposure.

2 months ago