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Japan's crypto tax overhaul could soon make Rakuten's new XRP feature far more attractive. Policymakers are reviewing a proposal to slash capital gains rates on digital assets from 55% to 20% — a change that would dramatically alter how Japanese consumers think about holding and spending cryptocurrency.

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XRP ETF News dominated April as institutional capital surged into XRP-linked products following regulatory clarity and expanding utility. The convergence of ETF inflows, banking participation, and Ripple's ecosystem growth positioned XRP at the center of evolving digital asset infrastructure, signaling a notable shift in market structure and sentiment.

 

Ethereum finds itself trading around the $2,260 mark as macroeconomic pressures and conflicting derivatives signals define the near-term trajectory entering the volatile month of May.

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Fresh inflation figures from the United States have weighed heavily on Bitcoin, with the Personal Consumption Expenditures index reaching its most elevated level in almost three years.