ALIBABA GROUP: BARCLAYS CUTS TARGET PRICE TO $186 FROM $190

The Nikkei 225 index continued its upward trend, last up 2.6% to 57,954.49 points.

Regulation & Policy - Sen. Tillis aims to release draft resolving Clarity Act’s stablecoin yield Dispute this week: report - Ondo seeks SEC clearance for tokenized equities model on Ethereum - SEC carves out path for some crypto interfaces to bypass broker registration - List of “unsolvable” issues have shrunk, top White House crypto advisory says as momentum builds to pass legislation - Former CFTC Chair Chris Giancarlo goes full-time as a tech and crypto advisor Market & Institutional - Y Combinator settles first all-stablecoin funding in USDC on Solana - Coinbase shares “de-risked” after selloff with USDC growth boosting Circle outlook: William Blair - Crypto funds pull in $1.1 billion as bitcoin products lead strongest inflow week since January: CoinShares - ‘Think bigger’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys another 13,927 bitcoin for $1 billions as holdings reach 780,897 BTC - Bitmine holds 4% of ethereum supply as total holdings reach $11.8 billion Infrastructure & Development - South Korean payments provider NHN KCP to build own Layer 1 on Avalanche - USDD expands beyond TRON with WBTC vaults, unlocking low-cost Bitcoin liquidity and yield opportunities - StarkWare cuts staff, reorganizes into two units as it targets revenue Security & Risk - Kraken security chief says exchange won’t negotiate as it faces extortion threat - Attacker exploits Polkadot-based Hyperbridge to mint 1 billion bridged DOT, nets $237K - Coinone hit with $3.5 million fine, three-month partial suspension over AML violations: reports - Bank of Korea calls for “circuit breaker” in local crypto market, citing Bithumb incident Corporate & Commentary - Circle CEO Allaire defends decision not to freeze USDC in Drift exploit, citing "moral quandary" - Bitcoin pulls back as ceasefire rally fades amid renewed Hormuz tensions: analysts