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- 10:02Japanese crypto industry participants hope for regulatory easing and compete for market shareChainCatcher news, according to Reuters, from launching new products and services in Japan to promoting leveraged trading, Japanese crypto exchanges and financial companies are seizing the opportunity of surging investor enthusiasm for digital assets amid expectations of regulatory easing, aiming to profit from it. By the end of July, the scale of Japanese investors' crypto assets hit a record 5 trillion yen, up 25% from just a month earlier. During the same period, bitcoin, the main holding, rose only 15% in yen terms. By the end of September, the holding scale slightly decreased to 4.9 trillion yen. Now, industry participants are preparing for accelerated growth. The regulatory changes under discussion may attract more retail investors by reducing taxes on crypto gains and relaxing restrictions on lending and asset securitization transactions. Satoshi Hasuo, a representative director of an exchange, pointed out that the number of securities accounts is about three times that of crypto accounts, indicating huge market potential and the need to consider how to attract these investors. CJ Fong from market maker GSR also stated that there has been increased communication with Japanese exchanges and financial companies this year, aiming to provide greater liquidity for digital assets. The CEO of an exchange believes that the Trump administration prompted Japan to adopt a more favorable stance towards crypto. Currently, the Financial Services Agency of Japan is refining regulatory amendment proposals, which are expected to be implemented in 2026 or 2027 after parliamentary discussion and approval.
- 09:08Gauntlet proposes that Compound urgently suspend the USDC, USDS, and USDT lending markets on EthereumChainCatcher news, DeFi research and risk management firm Gauntlet has posted a proposal on the Compound forum, suggesting a temporary emergency pause for the following independent lending Comet markets in Compound v3: USDC on Ethereum, USDS on Ethereum, and USDT on Ethereum. Gauntlet stated that it has observed liquidity crises in Elixir's deUSD and sdeUSD, both of which are listed as collateral for USDC, USDS, and USDT on Ethereum. Gauntlet has already recommended updating the risk parameters (Tally), but these suggestions have not yet been approved by the governance committee. Before the proposal is passed, Gauntlet recommends suspending withdrawals of the affected tokens. This means that in Compound v3, new lending positions or liquidity withdrawals for USDS, USDC, and USDT on Ethereum will not be possible. Yesterday, Stream Finance disclosed that its fund assets suffered a loss of $93 million, with Elixir bearing an exposure of $68 million, and Elixir's deUSD and sdeUSD experiencing liquidity crises.
- 09:08Chainlink launches Season 1 of the Rewards program, with nine Build projects participating in token distributionChainCatcher news, Chainlink has announced the launch of the Rewards Season 1 program, which is an evolution of the Build program. This program allows Build projects to make their native tokens available for claim by Chainlink ecosystem participants (including eligible LINK stakers). Season 1 will launch on November 11, 2025, with a total of 9 Build projects participating: Dolomite, Space and Time, XSwap, Brickken, Folks Finance, Mind Network, Suku, Truf Network by Truflation, and bitsCrunch. Eligible LINK stakers will receive non-transferable Cubes based on their historical staking, which can be allocated to different projects to determine the final amount of tokens that can be claimed. The claiming period will begin on December 16, 2025, and the tokens will be linearly unlocked over a 90-day period.