Japan plans to ban insider trading in cryptocurrencies under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
The move empowers its financial regulators to investigate and penalize illicit trades, extending securities-style oversight to digital assets.
Policy experts say Japan’s clarity could trigger “competitive convergence,” pushing other major markets to align on crypto regulation.
Japan is poised to rewrite the rules of crypto oversight, moving to curb crypto insider trading as part of a broader push to bring digital markets into its orbit.
The country’s Financial Services Agency plans to empower its market watchdog, the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission, to police illicit crypto trades, in a shift that could reshape global standards for market integrity.
The framework is slated to be finalized this year and submitted to parliament by 2026.
Once formalized, it would extend securities-style rules under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to digital assets for the first time. This means the SESC could probe suspicious crypto trades and recommend surcharges or criminal referrals for transactions based on undisclosed information.
Policy observers say the shift could accelerate global alignment on market integrity standards and create competitive convergence that could compel other jurisdictions to follow.
Cessiah Lopez, head of policy and research at Superteam UK, a talent layer for Solana, said Japan’s move could “add pressure for a clearer federal framework,” for the U.S., which she said is “known to approach insider trading in crypto on a case-by-case basis,” based on security laws.
“Insider trading erodes the integrity of our international financial systems and contributes to the subversion of the crypto community’s belief in democratizing access to wealth,” Lopez told Decrypt. “Any move that helps harmonize the protection against it on a global scale should be welcomed.”
On a practical level, however, the U.S. has treated decentralized finance actors in a “fairly inconsistent” manner, with “different enforcement scopes, and policy-effecting timelines” that have led to regulatory fragmentation.
Japan’s move shows it is “choosing legislative clarity over case-by-case improvisation,” as it situates “crypto insider-trading prohibitions inside the FIEA and empowering the SESC with securities-style tools,” John Park, head of Korea at Arbitrum Foundation, told Decrypt.
“That creates gravitational pull,” Park said. “Compliance teams that standardize around MiCA in Europe will find Japan’s FIEA rulebook legible.”
Park said he sees “operational norms for market integrity” hardening “in Brussels and Tokyo first,” while U.S. actors could soon “adapt to those norms out of competitive necessity.”
Japan’s legislative-first model “aligns with the EU’s philosophy and sets a high bar for market integrity,” he said. “But regional hubs are not copying each other line by line.”
The effect, Park said, is a “de facto clarity bloc that institutions find legible, even if the local rulebooks are not identical.”
Codifying insider trading would rest on “how quickly major markets can align on outcomes,” Sam Seo, chairman at the Kaia DLT Foundation, told Decrypt.
While the U.S. will “build its approach through enforcement and case law” and the EU would likely “integrate this into its MiCA framework,” Seo said, as Japan’s move “makes it politically straightforward” for other jurisdictions “to treat insider trading in tokens as a crime, not a grey area.”
Such a degree of clarity could benefit those who “focus on utility” and create “liability for those who trade on confidential information,” he said. “Integrity is now a baseline requirement.”
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DUBAI, UAE / ACCESS Newswire / October 16, 2025 / Trescon, in partnership with ESG Mena, announced the launch of the CARE ESG Awards, a landmark platform recognising the innovators, organisations, and change makers redefining sustainability standards across the Middle East and North Africa. The CARE ESG Awards will take place at the inaugural Climate Action, Renewable Energy & Sustainability Forum (CARE MENA), co-located with the Digitization, AI & Emerging Tech Summit (DATE). Together, the two events will bring together over 4,000 government, industry, technology, and sustainability leaders.
Built on a rigorous, merit-based evaluation criteria, the Awards will recognise excellence across 16 categories driving progress in areas such as clean energy, finance, mobility, agritech, healthcare, governance, and technology. From disruptive start-ups and corporates to youth advocates and senior leaders, the awards honour those shaping a more resilient, low‑carbon future for the region.
Naveen Bharadwaj, Group CEO, Trescon, said: “Across the MENA region, we’re witnessing transformative climate ambition take shape through bold clean energy projects and ESG leadership. With the CARE ESG Awards, we at Trescon are building a global platform that recognises this progress, inspires collaboration, and accelerates the region’s role in defining a more sustainable world.”
Together with ESG Mena, the region’s first independent ESG knowledge hub, the Awards uphold credibility, transparency, and reach. ESG Mena’s expertise, spanning the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco and beyond, ensures that recognition is strictly merit based, highlighting genuine leadership and measurable impact across the ESG landscape.
A distinguished jury panel drawn from respected organisations will oversee the selection process. Their collective expertise guarantees that winners embody the highest standards of environmental, social, and governance leadership.
Saleh Jafar, Founder & CEO, ESG Mena, added: “Since founding ESG Mena, our mission has been to cut through the noise and spotlight initiatives that deliver measurable results. Partnering with Trescon ensures that recognition is based on evidence and outcomes, and that the region’s true sustainability leaders get the visibility they deserve.”
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Five men aged between 21 and 37 were arrested on Oct. 1 on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud.
Police say victims may have lost more than a million pounds (£1 million / approx. $1.3 million) through the fake cryptocurrency schemes.
The suspects have been bailed pending further enquiries as the investigation continues.
The London Metropolitan Police have arrested five men in connection with a cryptocurrency investment scam that detectives say used fake online trading platforms to lure in potentially thousands of victims worldwide.
“These websites are highly convincing and use professional-looking content, fake endorsements and aggressive marketing tactics to lure people in,” said Detective Sergeant Stephen Bourne of the Metropolitan Police Service in a statement on Thursday.
The suspects, aged between 21 and 37, were detained on Oct. 1 by the Met’s economic crime team on suspicion of conspiracy to commit fraud. They have since been released on bail pending further investigation.
Police said they believe victims may have lost more than $1.3 million (£1 million) in total. The suspects are accused of running a “boiler room” operation out of London that made follow-up calls to pressure victims into investing more money in digital tokens that, investigators allege, were never intended to be listed on legitimate exchanges.
Tackling scams continues to be an uphill battle for law enforcement in the UK and beyond.
In September 2025 alone, almost 50,000 calls and 9,000 web chats were received by the UK’s national fraud helpline Action Fraud. So far this year, Action Fraud has received 308,000 reports of fraud representing more than $3.3 billion (£2.6 billion) in losses. Of these, 25,000 reports were classified as investment frauds, accounting for $1.3 billion (£1 billion) in total losses.
Detectives have linked several of the suspect sites, including DTX Exchange, Intel Markets, Cryptids, Algo Tech Trades, and Unilabs Finance, to the same network.
All appear to be defunct except for Unilabs Finance, which remains active online. The site describes itself as “the best-performing crypto superfund” and claims to manage $30 million in assets.
It did not respond to a request for comment from Decrypt about the police’s allegations.
The Met added that some of these websites have previously operated under different domain names, making them harder to track and increasing the risk to investors.
“We recognise the devastating impact that fraud can have on people and that’s why we’re committed to investigating crimes of this nature and supporting those affected,” Bourne said.
“Though we are still very much in the early stages of the investigation, we believe this crime is affecting victims in every corner of the world and strongly advise members of the public not to engage with or invest through the websites listed.”
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Reekolect, a Miami-based startup, is helping families preserve their voices, photos, and life stories forever. After investing over $2 million in product development and partnering with Florida International University (FIU), the company is preparing for a major showcase during Art Basel Miami this December.
MIAMI, FL / ACCESS Newswire / October 16, 2025 / In a world where digital noise often replaces genuine connection, one Miami startup is giving families a powerful way to preserve the voices, stories, and memories that define who they are.
Reekolect helps people capture and protect their loved ones’ most meaningful moments, from photos and voice recordings to entire life stories, all within a secure digital family vault built for generations to come.
“Every family eventually loses the small details that make them unique, a father’s stories, a grandparent’s laughter, a child’s first words,” said the Founder & CEO of Reekolect. “We built Reekolect to make sure those voices and memories are never lost again.”
After investing over $2 million into product development, Reekolect has partnered with Florida International University (FIU) and is preparing for a major showcase during Art Basel Miami this December.
The company’s mission is simple, to make sure every voice can live forever.
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Bitcoin is in a critical confidence-rebuilding phase after last week’s liquidation cascade, Decrypt was told.
Experts are divided, with some seeing a market bottom and others warning of persistent headwinds.
Sustainable recovery depends on improved macro conditions and the return of institutional demand.
Bitcoin’s latest pullback has cleared the decks for a potential rebound, but conviction is scarce.
“It was a structural flaw magnified by excessive leverage and thin liquidity,” Thiago Duarte, Market Analyst at Axi, told Decrypt.
After a $19 billion leverage washout and cooling ETF demand last Friday, the market is now in a wait-and-see mode. Analysts say the sell-off was more structural than fundamental, flushing excess speculation rather than signaling a broader exodus.
It has also pushed Bitcoin into a critical zone, between $108,400 and $117,100, a range where over 5% of the supply is held at a loss.
Without a renewed catalyst to lift prices back above $117,100, the market risks deeper contraction, especially if there’s a sustained break below the lower limit of the said range. That would signal “structural weakness” and risk a deeper correction, Glassnode wrote in a report on Wednesday.
“The crypto market is still in a confidence-rebuilding and bottom-forming phase,” Tim Sun, senior researcher at HashKey Group, told Decrypt.
“The duration of this stage largely depends on macro conditions,” Sun added, pointing to ongoing trade tensions and tight global liquidity.
Multiplying the headwinds are long-term investors trimming their holdings by roughly 300,000 BTC total, hinting at steady profit-taking.
Sun echoed uncertainty in the near-term future, noting that market sentiment remains “highly sensitive to news flow and macro indicators,” and that the recent deleveraging event “could temporarily slow institutional inflows.”
Despite the near-term caution, K33 Research’s Tuesday note argued that similar open interest flushes “have tended to align with market bottoms,” suggesting the worst of the selling may be over.
The foundation for a recovery, according to K33, remains intact due to a “supportive backdrop, including expansionary policy expectations, high institutional demand, and pending ETF catalysts.”
“If risk sentiment stabilizes, Bitcoin could retest the upper range fairly quickly,” Robin Singh, CEO of a cryptocurrency portfolio tracking and tax software Koinly, told Decrypt. “However, continued uncertainty around trade policy or U.S. inflation data could keep prices choppy through the next week or two.”
Glassnode, however, takes a more cautious approach, noting that Bitcoin’s recovery is contingent on the return of steady ETF buying and renewed on-chain accumulation.
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The U.S. seized $14.4 billion in Bitcoin from the alleged head of a global crypto scam network on Tuesday, in the DOJ’s largest-ever crypto seizure.
Prosecutors are seeking to claim the funds through criminal forfeiture, raising questions about whether the Bitcoin will go to victims or be added to a national strategic Bitcoin reserve.
Lawmakers like Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) are pushing to direct the funds into the reserve, while others warn restitution could take years.
The U.S. government now possesses an additional $14 billion more in Bitcoin. The only question is: What are they going to do with all that digital gold?
On Tuesday, the Department of Justice announced it had successfully seized over $14.4 billion worth of Bitcoin from Chen Zhi, the head of a Cambodia-based business conglomerate alleged to be at the center of a global crypto scam operation. The seizure is, by far, the largest in DOJ history.
Now, U.S. prosecutors have filed criminal wire fraud and money laundering charges against Chen, along with a legal request to formally obtain ownership over his seized Bitcoin via criminal forfeiture. Should they prevail, will that historic pile of Bitcoin be added to President Donald Trump’s new strategic Bitcoin reserve? Or will the funds be used to pay back Chen’s alleged victims?
A clear answer to that question may not materialize for some time. The Treasury Department, which oversees the nation’s Bitcoin holdings and was also directly involved in Chen Zhi’s case, did not respond to Decrypt’s request for comment about how it plans to use the seized funds.
But the potential impact of the U.S. government’s final decision on the matter, with this amount of Bitcoin on the line, is great. Already, some of the most prominent boosters of the president’s Bitcoin reserve plans have attempted to earmark today’s seized funds for that project.
“Turning criminal proceeds into assets that strengthen America’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve shows how sound policy can turn wrongdoing into lasting national value,” Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), said Tuesday in a statement congratulating the Trump administration on its action against Chen Zhi.
🧵Second, codifying how seized bitcoin is stored, returned to victims, and safeguarded for future generations. Turning criminal proceeds into assets that strengthen America’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve shows how sound policy can turn wrongdoing into lasting national value.
— Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) October 14, 2025
The senator, who has proposed legislation that would obligate the U.S. government to purchase more than $100 billion worth of Bitcoin to bolster existing holdings of the token, added that Tuesday’s events underscore the need for Congress to pass laws codifying how seized Bitcoin is stored and returned to victims.
Scott Johnsson, a finance lawyer and venture capitalist focused on crypto, predicted the U.S. government would likely keep a “huge amount” of the seized Bitcoin. The remainder would be used for paying back victims, he figured—but only after a yearslong process of untangling the alleged scammers’ global laundering network and verifying the restitution claims of individuals in dozens of countries.
“This is the most extreme example of illicit fund seizures you can really imagine in terms of complexity,” Johnsson said on X.
Ari Redbord, a former U.S. Treasury official and federal prosecutor who now heads global policy at TRM Labs, told Decrypt it is difficult to predict how much of the newly seized Bitcoin the U.S. government might ultimately deposit into a strategic reserve, instead of using to make alleged victims whole.
“That is a really hard question,” he said.
Should the funds be added to an American Bitcoin reserve, they would likely significantly increase the value of that stockpile—though by how much, is also not currently known.
Blockchain analysis firm Arkham Intelligence currently estimates that U.S. government-controlled crypto wallets hold some $22 billion worth of BTC—which would mean this week’s haul of the coin would massively boost the value of a national Bitcoin reserve. But Arkham’s findings have never been confirmed by the federal government.
When President Trump signed an executive order in March establishing a strategic Bitcoin reserve, he ordered the Treasury Department, along with the White House’s crypto working group, to determine exactly how much of the cryptocurrency was currently in the government’s possession by April. By May, the Secretary of the Treasury was to deliver an evaluation to the White House regarding the “legal and investment considerations” for establishing the reserve.
In July, the White House released a sweeping report on crypto policy, which noted the Treasury Secretary did deliver such an evaluation to the White House, but omitted any findings about the scale of the U.S. government’s current Bitcoin holdings.
Both the Treasury Department and the White House did not respond to Decrypt’s request for comment regarding the state of the effort to determine how much Bitcoin the government currently holds.
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Public companies holding Bitcoin saw a 40% surge in the third quarter.
These firms collectively hold over 1.02M BTC, valued at over $117 billion.
Experts cite friendly policy and long-term strategy, forecasting that Bitcoin could hit $160,000 in the fourth quarter.
A record number of companies have increased their Bitcoin exposure in the third quarter of this year, even as the crypto market begins to navigate a volatile period.
The number of public companies holding Bitcoin surged to 172, a nearly 40% increase in just three months, according to a tweet from asset manager Bitwise on Wednesday.
As of September 30, these firms collectively held over 1.02 million Bitcoin, worth approximately $117 billion. That number has increased over the last two weeks to 1.02 million and $118.4 billion, according to Bitcoin Treasuries data.
“We’re seeing a growing wave of public and private companies increasing their Bitcoin holdings as part of a broader strategic shift,” Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, told Decrypt. “For many, it’s not just a hedge against inflation but a long-term bet on digital assets as a core treasury reserve.”
A deeper look at the data revealed that public companies were the most aggressive accumulators, adding over 193,000 BTC to their balance sheets—a 20.68% quarter-over-quarter increase.
Bitcoin adoption by public companies significantly outpaced growth in other sectors, such as private companies and exchange-traded funds, which saw increases of 2.21% and 6.7%, respectively.
The leading corporate holders include familiar names like MicroStrategy, which holds 640,031 Bitcoin, alongside newer entrants like Metaplanet, which more than doubled its holdings during the quarter.
Institutional interest remained strong as Bitcoin led last week’s inflows with $2.67 billion. In total, digital asset investment products saw $3.17 billion in inflows last week, pushing the year-to-date total to a record $48.7 billion, according to CoinShares’ latest report.
Chen attributes the acceleration to a supportive regulatory climate under the Trump administration, citing recent accounting reforms like the approval of U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserves and the SEC’s generic listing standards for commodity-based trust shares.
Looking ahead, she expects continued ETF inflows and broader adoption across balance sheets to potentially “push Bitcoin toward $160,000 in the fourth quarter.”
The accumulation is mainly driven by digital asset treasuries, Peter Chung, Head of Research at Presto Research, told Decrypt.
“Their raison d’être is to acquire crypto assets… funded by security issuance in the public market,” Chung added. “As long as there is appetite for their security issuance in the public market, they will continue this effort.”
Unlike retail traders with a short-term outlook, institutions invest over a long horizon. The ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China is unlikely to impact decision-making for those types of investors, Decrypt was told.
Despite the near-term volatility, analysts have characterized the recent sell-off as a “recalibration” driven by geopolitical tensions rather than a failure of the underlying bullish thesis, suggesting that long-term accumulation trends remain intact.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Tessell, a next-generation multi-cloud database-as-a-service (DBaaS), today announced the launch of its Exadata Integration offering, enabling enterprises to maximize the value of Oracle Database and Exadata across Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and approved multi-cloud platforms including Oracle Database@Azure and Oracle Database@Google Cloud, and Oracle Database@AWS. As an Oracle Partner, Tessell is excited to collaborate with Oracle in helping customers extend Exadata’s value across diverse requirements and heterogeneous multi-cloud workloads.
The rise of AI applications is fundamentally redefining database demand. The estimated $50B+ AI application development market is reshaping how enterprises choose and consume data platforms – shifting toward platforms that blend enterprise-grade reliability with developer agility. Developers now expect instant provisioning, consumption-based pricing, and a seamless path from prototype to mission-critical production.
Enterprises built before the AI era are now at an inflection point. To stay competitive, they need to re-platform to architectures that support agility, automation, and AI readiness. Tessell makes this shift seamless, bridging existing Oracle investments with modern, multi-cloud demands.
Paired with Oracle Exadata, the gold standard for mission-critical workloads, Tessell enables enterprises to capture AI-first growth everywhere they run – backed by the automation, compliance, and economics required in today’s landscape.
“Enterprises no longer need to choose between the gold standard of Oracle Exadata and the flexibility of multi-cloud,” said Bala Kuchibotla, Co-Founder & CEO at Tessell. “With Tessell, they can have both – extending Exadata’s unmatched performance into AI-ready, compliant, and cost-optimized environments worldwide.”
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“Tessell for multi-cloud Exadata infrastructure marks a pivotal step forward in simplifying enterprise Cloud transformation. Tessell is now enabling businesses to move mission-critical Oracle workloads to the cloud with zero downtime, full security, and deep ecosystem integration,” said Vice President of Engineering at Tessell, Kamaldeep Khanuja. “This launch is about more than migration – it’s about giving our customers the power to continuously innovate, scale, and lead in a data-driven world.”
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With this launch, Tessell provides a policy-based orchestration and a unified control layer for Oracle workloads in the AI era, giving enterprises the ability to run Exadata anywhere, without compromise. As an Oracle Partner, Tessell is committed to adding value to Oracle customers by supporting their multi-cloud strategies while preserving Oracle’s gold-standard performance.
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About Tessell
Tessell is an AI-native enterprise data platform built for modern database management. By unifying operational and analytical data, with policy-based controls for data residency and sovereignty to help meet jurisdictional requirements, automating lifecycle tasks, and enabling AI-ready pipelines, Tessell helps enterprises reduce risk, improve performance, and accelerate innovation across multi-cloud environments. Tessell is trusted globally by enterprises in finance, healthcare, and government to run mission-critical workloads securely and efficiently. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, Tessell has offices in Canada, The United Kingdom, Norway, France, Germany, The Netherlands and India, serving customers in all the AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure data center locations worldwide.
For more information about Tessell and its DBaaS solutions, visit https://www.tessell.com.
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