Japan’s lower house has moved forward a bill that would reclassify cryptocurrencies as financial instruments, positioning them for securities-style oversight and potentially changing how gains are taxed. The legislation cleared a key committee on June 10, 2026 after being submitted by the cabinet in April, and is now headed to the House of Councillors. Under the current system, crypto profits can face taxes up to 55%, while reclassification could pave the way for a flat 20% rate similar to stocks and bonds.

Bitcoin miners are seeing increasing financial pressure as key indicators tracked by analyst Axel Adler Jr. move into what he calls a "stress zone." As of June 10, the Puell Multiple 30-day average fell from 0.83 at end-May to 0.74, while a separate capitulation gauge showed a -21% drawdown from the latest Difficulty Bottom as of June 9.

On June 11, 2026, Citigroup rolled out a blockchain-based marketplace aimed at wealthy and institutional clients to trade tokens that represent ownership interests in private companies. The offering is set to start with foreign investors, as Citi explores participation with several large private firms that it has not publicly named.

Japan’s central bank is widely expected to raise its policy rate from 0.75% to 1% at the June 15-16 meeting, a level not seen since 1995. Higher borrowing costs and a shifting yen backdrop could change how capital moves through Japan’s regulated crypto venues, where BTC/JPY remains a heavily traded pair.

HTX, the Justin Sun-owned exchange formerly known as Huobi Global, has reportedly transferred $1.3B in reserve assets to an undisclosed third-party custodian following U.K. sanctions. The move includes 1,719 BTC, 76,515 ETH, 99% of its $238M USDC, and $819M of its $906M USDT, while HTX says it still maintains 1:1 reserves for user assets.

Santiment said in a post on X that centralized-exchange trading volume across major crypto assets has slid to its lowest level since mid-2024, after peaking around mid-2025. The firm attributed the pullback to trader caution amid macro uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and recent liquidations, while noting that past market rebounds have sometimes started when participation was weakest. Separately, Santiment highlighted continued network adoption, including Ethereum's Total Amount of Holders at 195 million, as Bitcoin traded near $62,700, up 1.8% over the last 24 hours.

Major cryptocurrencies rose on Thursday as markets reacted after President Donald Trump called off "scheduled" strikes on Iran and said talks on a deal were approved by Iran's top leadership. Bitcoin climbed to an intraday high of $63,850, while data showed more than $260 million in liquidations over the past 24 hours and the total crypto market cap at $2.17 trillion.

Ripple rolled out the XRPL AI Starter Kit on June 10, aiming to let autonomous AI software initiate and settle payments on the XRP Ledger using XRP and Ripple USD (RLUSD). The kit’s first phase includes X402-enabled payments plus tools for wallet creation, balance checks, transfers, and transaction tracking, while RippleX’s engineering lead said agent-to-agent flows could eventually move “billions of dollars” in value.