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Impending Crypto Crash? Japan’s Liquidity Crisis Poses Major Threat, Expert Cautions
Amidst the ongoing crypto market consolidation and Bitcoin (BTC) above the $60,000 support level, a looming concern has surfaced regarding a potential new crash. This time, experts suggest that the turmoil might extend beyond geopolitical tensions and oil prices, finding its roots in a deepening liquidity crisis unfolding in Japan.
Japan’s Low‑Rate Model At Risk?In a recent post on X (formerly Twitter), market expert Ted Pillows argued that Japan’s long-standing low-rate financial architecture makes its system especially vulnerable when long-term interest rates climb.
The practical effect, he explained, is twofold. First, as 30‑year bond yields rise, borrowing costs increase across the economy. Second, the market value of existing long-dated bonds falls, producing mark-to-market losses for institutions such as banks and pension funds.
Those losses can sap confidence, Pillows claimed, prompting financial institutions to hoard cash and pull back from lending and risk-taking—a process known as liquidity tightening.
Japan matters to global markets because, for decades, its ultra-low rates effectively supplied cheap capital to investors worldwide. Traders often borrowed yen at minimal cost and redeployed that capital into higher-yielding or riskier assets overseas.
When Japanese yields climb, that carry trade becomes less attractive and can even reverse as investors unwind positions and repatriate funds. The result is a drain of liquidity from global markets at precisely the moment risk appetite is needed most.
Liquidity Shock Could Trigger New Crypto Sell‑OffCrypto markets are particularly sensitive to swings in global liquidity, Pillows contends. Digital assets have benefited strongly over the past years from a steady flow of “easy money” that encouraged investors to chase higher returns.
When liquidity tightens, investors typically de-risk by selling the most volatile holdings; cryptocurrencies and smaller altcoins often fall hardest because they are more speculative and less stable than major assets.
A concurrent strengthening of the Japanese yen can compound the effect by reducing dollar liquidity available internationally, placing additional pressure on risk assets priced or financed in dollars.
Pillows cautioned that Japan need not be the sole cause of a market collapse to be consequential. Instead, rising Japanese yields can act as an accelerant for broader market moves that are already in motion.
He noted, however, that this can run in both directions: heightened stress and falling asset prices often prompt central banks to step in.
The Bank of Japan could respond by intervening to lower yields—either through bond purchases or other liquidity measures—which would restore capital flows and potentially fuel a sharp rebound in risk assets.
In other words, the same mechanisms that can precipitate a downturn can later help power a new crypto bull run once liquidity is restored.
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
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CLARITY Act Incoming: Final Text Expected This Week On Stablecoin Yield Compromise
Senators are poised to publish a revised draft of the CLARITY Act — the long‑anticipated crypto market structure bill — as early as this week, according to reporting from Eleanor Terrett of Crypto In America.
The timing comes amid an Easter recess that runs through April 13, but Terrett’s sources say lawmakers intend to unveil language resolving the politically sensitive dispute over the CLARITY Act stablecoin yield and rewards before members return to regular business.
Industry Pushes Back On CLARITY Act RestrictionsThe latest draft reportedly aims to strike a compromise on how cryptocurrency platforms may offer rewards without prompting a flight of deposits from traditional banks.
As Bitcoinist reported last week, the CLARITY Act would broadly bar platforms from offering yield “directly or indirectly” on stablecoins or on assets that operate like bank deposits.
Lawmakers would still allow activity‑based incentives such as loyalty points and promotional offers in the CLARITY Act draft, while assigning regulators a one‑year window to define permitted incentives and establish anti‑evasion rules to prevent workarounds.
That restrictive approach has drawn a swift and visible reaction in the industry. Coinbase’s Global Head of Investment Research, David Duong, has said that industry participants are coordinating a counterproposal to explain why targeted changes are needed to protect customers and sustain workable rewards programs.
However, a spokesperson for Senator Thom Tillis told Crypto In America that the new CLARITY Act text reflects ongoing conversations with industry groups, including banks.
Key unresolved topics expected to shape the final negotiations include decentralized finance (DeFi) safeguards, token classification, and rules for real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, according to Terrett.
New Crypto PAC In TownThe legislative manoeuvring has coincided with increased political organizing from within the crypto industry. Anchorage Digital and Chainlink (LINK) announced Monday the formation of a bipartisan hybrid political action committee (PAC), the Blockchain Leadership Fund, backed by members of the Digital Chamber.
Per the firm’s release, the new fund plans to engage across federal, state, and local contests to support candidates and policymakers who favor durable, innovation‑friendly digital asset policy. An Anchorage Digital spokesperson stated:
Crypto policy is being written right now and the companies that show up and engage will help define the rules of the road; the ones that don’t will inherit them. At Anchorage Digital, we’ve always believed that responsible innovation requires active participation, which is why we’re proud to support the Blockchain Leadership Fund at such a pivotal moment for the industry.
A Chainlink representative echoed that message, noting the unusually clear — but still fragile — legislative moment the sector faces. “The market structure bill [CLARITY Act] is where the real complexity lives, and the candidates willing to work through that complexity deserve sustained, organized support from the industry,” the spokesperson said.
Chainlink added that its institutional partners are building on blockchain infrastructure and that the Blockchain Leadership Fund will help ensure the policy environment can scale that adoption.
Featured image from OpenArt, chart from TradingView.com
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Russia, Iran-Linked Groups Turn To Crypto For Crowdfunded Drone Purchases – Report
A recent report has shared that Pro-Russia and Iran groups are turning to crypto to fund purchases of commercially available drones and related components, as the products become central to modern conflict.
Crypto-Funded Drone Purchases Linked To Russia, IranOn Monday, blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis revealed that groups affiliated with Russia and Iran are utilizing crypto to fund the acquisition of low-cost military drones and their components.
The firm traced crypto flows from individual wallets linked to various paramilitary groups to the purchase of affordable drones and related components from vendors on e-commerce platforms.
According to the report, low-cost, commercially available drones have become central to modern conflict, enabling both state and non-state actors, including pro-Russia militias and Iran-backed terrorist organizations.
Most purchases use traditional financial channels, but Chainalysis noted that drone procurement networks are increasingly intersecting with the blockchain. As the firm explained, crypto can enter the drone procurement picture directly or indirectly. In the first scenario, a drone manufacturer openly accepts digital assets as payment on its website.
In the second scenario, electronics and dual-use component vendors that sell through third-party e-commerce platforms like Alibaba accept digital assets to sell drones and their parts to buyers whose identities and intended use are unclear.
The report found that Iran-linked groups have been using crypto to acquire drone components and sell military equipment, highlighting a wallet associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that purchased drone parts from a Hong Kong-based supplier.
As reported by Bitcoinist in January, Iran’s Ministry of Defence Export Center (Mindex), the state arms export arm, openly offered to accept crypto as payment for military hardware, including drones, air defense systems, warships, and ballistic missiles.
Paramilitary Groups ‘Crowdfund The Frontline’Chainalysis also emphasized that the “most publicly visible crypto-drone nexus operates at the militia level, through open crowdfunding campaigns on social media platforms.”
The blockchain analytics firm has identified dozens of pro-Russia volunteer and paramilitary organizations asking for crypto donations for military equipment since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
Over the past four years, the pro-Russia groups have raised more than $8.3 million in these donations across various blockchains to purchase drones and associated components from global e-commerce platforms.
On-chain evidence shows Russian militia fundraising groups purchasing from a Hong Kong-based drone manufacturer and drone purchasers acquiring liquidity from Russian-language no-Know Your Client (KYC) exchanges, the sanctioned Russian exchanges Garantex and Grinex, and a Federation Tower-based OTC service.
To the firm, this strongly suggests that Russia-linked actors may have acquired drones from Chinese manufacturers for deployment in Ukraine. Chainalysis also matched crypto transactions between $2,200-$3,500 to the exact prices of drones and their components on e-commerce platforms.
“The striking point is not the dollar figure, but the logic. At the militia level, low-cost commercial drones are among the most tactically significant items crowdfunded crypto can buy,” the report affirmed.
“At $2,200–$3,500 per unit, a single successful fundraising campaign translates directly into battlefield capability for groups that cannot access conventional finance,” it continued.
The firm underscored that the blockchain offers new opportunities to trace these flows and obtain a better understanding of how emerging technologies are “transforming the economics of conflict.”
“On the blockchain, there’s this incredible opportunity, once you have identified the vendor to see the counterparty activity and make assessments that help clarify that utilization and the intent behind the purchase,” Andrew Fierman, Chainalysis’s head of national security intelligence, told Reuters
XRP Advocate John Deaton Says The Real Risk Isn’t A CBDC — It’s A Future SEC Chair
John Deaton, the U.S. crypto lawyer who represented XRP holders in the SEC vs. Ripple case, blasted at how U.S. crypto policy is being shaped.
An XRP Voice Warns Against InactionReacting to Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s interview with Maria Bartiromo, Deaton wrote a lengthy post on the social media X today, expressing his worries and concerns regarding the direction crypto policy in the U.S. is taking.
One thing @bgarlinghouse said to @MariaBartiromo that I completely agree with – is that American companies and our financial markets cannot afford to experience Gensler 2.0. And the only way to guarantee that we don’t – is by passing legislation.
Look, no one despises the… https://t.co/H958StIpRY pic.twitter.com/tOdj4N5wlJ
— John E Deaton (@JohnEDeaton1) March 30, 2026
In his interview with Bartirmoro for Fox Business, Garlinghouse warned that if the U.S. keeps dragging its feet, American companies and capital markets will bleed out to friendlier jurisdictions while Washington fixates on the wrong crypto battles.
Bartimoro positioned the discussion around U.S. competitiveness and regulatory chaos, echoing a long‑running Fox Business narrative that America is “losing the race” on digital assets.
Ripple CEO warns against weaponization of crypto policy: ‘We can’t have another Gary Gensler moment’ | https://t.co/hc5WMt0boT @MorningsMaria @FoxBusiness
— Maria Bartiromo (@MariaBartiromo) March 27, 2026
Ripple and XRP holders have lived through that chaos first‑hand, from the SEC fight to today’s policy vacuum.
This is why Deaton seizes on Garlinghouse’s warning. In the middle of a heated fight over Trump’s CBDC ban order and years of media‑driven CBDC panic, Deaton argues that the only way to stop a future surveillance‑style CBDC is through hard legislation passed by Congress.
American companies and our financial markets cannot afford to experience Gensler 2.0. And the only way to guarantee that we don’t – is by passing legislation.
For Deaton, a “Gensler 2.0” means a future regulator who uses aggressive “regulation by enforcement” instead of clear rulemaking, like Gensler did with Ripple, XRP, LBRY, Coinbase and others, and treats most tokens as securities by default, keeping the industry in a constant defensive posture.
What The Future Could HoldThe only durable way to block a U.S. surveillance CBDC is an explicit act of Congress that ties the Fed’s hands, Deaton argues.
But as much progress, guidance, and clarity, @PaulSAtkiinsSEC and @MichaelSelig have provided to the markets, without legislation passed into law – all that guidnace [sic] and clarity can be taken away – as if it never happened – when a new administration takes over.
The XRP advocate finishes his post with a reminder of who is to become Chair of the Senate Banking Comittee which oversees the SEC: Elizabeth Warren. Warren built her brand as a tough Wall Street and big‑bank watchdog. In crypto, she is famous for claiming she is “building an anti‑crypto army”, backing tough bills like the Digital Asset Anti‑Money Laundering Act and pushing amendments that critics say favor banks and restrict digital assets.
We need strong crypto regulation – not an industry giveaway that puts our economy at risk and supercharges President Trump’s corruption. pic.twitter.com/6sVbwMiSFf
— Elizabeth Warren (@SenWarren) August 10, 2025
Both Deaton and Garlinghouse warn that regulatory drift is already driving talent, liquidity and innovation offshore, and that the U.S. risks watching the next generation of financial plumbing get built in Europe, Asia or the Middle East instead.
Clarity on XRP’s status and broader digital‑asset law in the U.S. is already shifting flows into assets seen as “safer” from enforcement risk. Further statutory wins could reinforce that capital rotation.
Cover image from Perplexity, XRPUSDT chart from Tradingview
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The Last Time Oil Did This, Bitcoin Did Not Exist – BTC Faces Its First Real Stress Test
Bitcoin is testing $67,000. The market is bracing for a volatile week. And the macro environment surrounding it has not looked this dangerous since 1973.
A GugaOnChain analysis published on CryptoQuant places the current moment in a historical frame that demands attention: Brent crude has consolidated above $100, geopolitical tension is threatening the Strait of Hormuz, and approximately 30% of the world’s oil supply now faces critical logistical risk. The last time the global energy system looked this constrained, it did not end quietly for financial markets.
The analysis carries a central thesis that is both bold and specific: while physical energy logistics are effectively locked by geography and conflict, Bitcoin’s infrastructure operates outside those constraints entirely. No blockade reaches a distributed network. No embargo affects a neutral liquidity rail. In a world where the movement of physical assets is increasingly politicized, Bitcoin’s immunity to geographical restriction is not a theoretical property — it is a live advantage.
The risk the analysis does not dismiss is the one that matters most in the short term. A global deleveraging event — forced liquidations across traditional markets to cover margin — carries a 45-50% probability according to GugaOnChain. When institutions sell what they can rather than what they want to, Bitcoin is rarely spared.
$12 Billion Is Telling a Story. Most of It Is Not on ExchangesGugaOnChain’s on-chain segmentation of the $12.34 billion in institutional activity reveals a supply structure that the price chart alone cannot show. Of that total, 93.83% — approximately $11.57 billion — has moved through OTC channels rather than exchanges.
That is not routine portfolio management. That is, institutions deliberately removing Bitcoin from the visible market, locking it as a strategic reserve against the cost-push inflation the energy shock is already generating. Smart money is not panic-selling into the macro dislocation. It is using the panic to accumulate at scale, out of sight.
What remains on exchanges is the critical detail. Only $761 million — 6.17% of the institutional flow — is exposed to direct exchange volatility. With the order book this shallow, GugaOnChain estimates the probability of a sharp move exceeding 8% in response to a geopolitical trigger at over 70%. The fuel for a violent move exists on both sides.
The $65,000–$70,000 region carries a 65% probability of holding as structural support — provided global credit markets do not capitulate. If they do, the analysis identifies $54,000 as the systemic stress scenario.
April 6th is named as the catalyst date. Derivative hedges are recommended. The analysis treats what follows not as a trading event but as a global liquidity solvency test — and advises positioning accordingly.
Bitcoin Tests 2021 Cycle HighBitcoin is now trading around the $67,000 level, directly testing what was previously the 2021 cycle high, a historically significant level that has now transitioned into a critical support zone. This area represents a key structural pivot, where past resistance is being evaluated as potential long-term support.
From a macro perspective, BTC remains in a corrective phase following its rejection from the $100,000–$120,000 region. The chart shows a clear loss of momentum, with price breaking below the 50-week moving average and currently hovering near the 100-week moving average, which is acting as an intermediate support. Meanwhile, the 200-week moving average continues to trend upward well below the current price, reinforcing the broader bullish structure despite recent weakness.
The importance of the current level cannot be overstated. Holding above the 2021 high would signal a successful retest of a major breakout zone, a pattern often associated with continuation in long-term uptrends. However, failure to hold this region could open the door to a deeper correction toward the $60,000–$62,000 range.
Featured image from ChatGPT, chart from TradingView.com
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Ethereum Treasury Bitmine Nears 4% Supply Share After New 71,179 ETH Buy
Ethereum treasury company Bitmine has announced that it loaded up on 71,179 ETH over the past week, taking its supply share to 3.92%.
Bitmine Has Continued Its Aggressive Ethereum AccumulationAs announced in a press release, Bitmine participated in additional Ethereum buying during the last week. In total, the firm has added 71,179 ETH with this accumulation spree, worth nearly $146 million right now. The purchase is larger than the recent weekly average for the company. “Bitmine has maintained the increased pace of ETH buys in each of the past four weeks, as our base case is ETH is in the final stages of the ‘mini-crypto winter,'” said Thomas “Tom” Lee, Bitmine chairman.
Originally a Bitcoin mining-focused firm, Bitmine pivoted to an Ethereum treasury strategy in mid-2025. Since then, the firm has followed in the footsteps of Michael Saylor’s Strategy, continuously accumulating ETH even as the bearish market shift has occurred.
The sector has faced an especially high degree uncertainty recently with the war situation in Iran. Lee pointed out, however, that crypto has held up well even as the war enters its 5th week, with ETH outperforming equities by 1,160 basis points. In contrast, Gold, the traditional safe-haven, has underperformed by more than 750 basis points. “Crypto is demonstrating itself to be a good ‘war time’ store of value,” noted the Bitmine chairman.
Following the latest addition, Bitmine’s Ethereum reserves have grown to 4,732,082 ETH, equivalent to 3.92% of the cryptocurrency’s total supply in circulation. The firm has set a goal of 5% of the supply, so at the current figure, it’s already over 78% of its way to the target in just eight months.
Lately, Bitmine has also been putting its ETH toward staking to earn some passive income through the Proof-of-Stake (PoS) contract. Unlike BTC, where miners secure the network, ETH is instead protected by stakers, validators who put forward some initial ‘stake’ to take part in consensus-making. Just like how miners earn rewards for mining blocks, stakers also get rewards when they add a block to the chain.
According to the press release, Bitmine has a total of 3,142,643 ETH staked right now, representing 66% of the total reserves held by the company. “Bitmine has staked more ETH than other entities in the world,” said Lee.
Bitmine isn’t the only organization locking its ETH in the PoS contract. As highlighted by Arkham in an X post, the Ethereum Foundation, a non-profit group dedicated to supporting the ETH blockchain, has just transferred $46.2 million worth of the cryptocurrency to the staking deposit contract. “This is more ETH than they have EVER staked before,” explained Arkham.
ETH PriceEthereum dropped under the $2,000 level earlier, but the coin has opened the new week with recovery back above $2,060.
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