Ghana's central bank demands financial institutions to stop supporting unauthorized cryptocurrency platforms for foreign currency wallets

Strategy founder Michael Saylor proposed a five layer architecture on the X platform consisting of digital capital (BTC), digital credit, digital currency, digital revenue, and digital equity. Michael Saylor stated that Bitcoin does not require staking, inflation, or protocol changes to generate revenue, and revenue should be created on top of Bitcoin through capital structure. The combination of digital currency, digital credit, and fiat cash equivalents has a target yield of 6-8%. This architecture does not change the underlying structure of Bitcoin, but expands it into a global financial infrastructure through the capital market.

Shinichi Ueda, deputy governor of the Bank of Japan, said that in the case of a sharp rise in treasury bond bond yields, flexible bond market operations will be carried out.

Although the United States and Iran have reached a preliminary agreement on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Mitsui International has stated that it will not resume normal traffic until the safety of the navigation environment is confirmed. Mitsui's CEO, Taro Tamura, expects it to take several weeks to a month for normal operations to resume. Currently, Mitsui has 7 ships waiting to pass through. The International Maritime Organization is evaluating evacuation plans for 500 stranded vessels and promoting the evacuation of seafarers who have been stranded for over 100 days. Hapag Lloyd expects the stranded vessels to depart this weekend, and the International Tanker Owners Association emphasizes the need for independent risk assessments for each vessel. Before the conflict, about 135 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz every day, but the current traffic volume has decreased.

Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Masaichi Uchida stated that policy interest rates will continue to be raised based on the development of economic activity, prices, and financial conditions.

Vice Governor of the Bank of Japan, Shinichi Uchida, stated that the Japanese economy has moderately recovered, although some areas have shown some weakness.