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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced Tuesday amendments to a Cabinet Office Ordinance that would recognize certain foreign trust-type stablecoins as “electronic payment instruments” under the Payment Services Act. The new rules, published under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, will take effect on June 1, 2026. The amendment creates a framework allowing foreign trust beneficiary rights-based […]

Welcome to The Market’s Compass US Index and Sector ETF Study, Week #595. As always it highlights the technical changes of the 30 US Index and Sector ETFs that I track on a weekly basis and normally publish every third week. Past publications can be accessed by paid subscribers via The Market’s Compass Substack Blog.

FM Daily Brief – 14 May 2026 FM Daily Brief – 14 May 2026 FM Daily Brief – 14 May 2026 FM Daily Brief – 14 May 2026 FM Daily Brief – 14 May 2026 FM Daily Brief – 14 May 2026 Today’s lead: Washington moves closer to reshaping crypto markets as the CLARITY Act

Victoria, Seychelles, May 18, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX), has introduced Delta Neutral Mode within its Unified Trading Account, adding a new risk management feature designed for traders using hedging and arbitrage strategies across spot, margin, and futures markets. The feature applies differentiated auto-deleveraging (ADL) ranking treatment to eligible hedged positions

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According to a recent on-chain study, the Bitcoin market has entered another crucial phase, driven by a growing divergence between retail and whale activity. Whale Positioning Diverges Sharply From Retail Optimism In an X post on May 16, crypto analyst Joao Wedson highlights a clear schism between Bitcoin retail and whale activity. This post’s assertion

Rebeca Moen May 17, 2026 10:40 Major Japanese firms like SBI and Rakuten are developing crypto investment trusts as Japan reclassifies digital assets under securities law. Japan’s financial heavyweights SBI Securities, Rakuten Securities, and Nomura are preparing to introduce crypto investment trusts, marking a significant shift in

Japan’s major brokerages are preparing to bring crypto investment trusts to retail investors, with SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities already developing products in-house, while others like Nomura plan to enter the space once regulations are finalized. SBI Securities plans to sell funds developed by group company SBI Global Asset Management, with products spanning both ETFs

Some of President Trump’s closest advisers believe the most consequential outcome of the recent Beijing summit isn’t a trade deal or diplomatic reset. It’s a growing conviction that Chinese President Xi Jinping may move against Taiwan within the next five years, potentially severing the semiconductor supply chain that underpins everything from AI models to crypto

After years of regulating crypto largely through lawsuits and overlapping agency claims, the United States has finally moved closer to a formal market structure framework. Should the CLARITY Act pass the Senate and be signed into law, the US would join jurisdictions such as the European Union, Singapore, the UAE, and Hong Kong, all of