Weekly Crypto News | Estimated Value of Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin Assets and High Interest in JBA's Cryptoassets Survey

## This week's news

Here is a summary of the most noteworthy cryptocurrency news from the past week (7/19 to 7/25).

This week, news about the Bitcoin (BTC) holdings attributed to its creator Satoshi Nakamoto, the release of survey results by the Japan Blockchain Association (JBA), and plans for the publication of a cryptocurrency policy report by the Trump administration attracted the most attention.

Table of Contents

1. This Week's Featured News
2. Financial Market
3. Asia Special

This week's highlight news

Satoshi Nakamoto's Bitcoin assets estimated at 20 trillion yen, surpassing Bill Gates (7/18)

The Bitcoin holdings attributed to Satoshi Nakamoto have surpassed those of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and others. This comes after Bitcoin rose by 14% over the month. (Click here for the article)

JBA, Cryptocurrency Asset Survey: 84% intend to increase investment if separate taxation of 20% is introduced.

（7/19）

On the 18th, the JBA submitted a "Request for Tax System Reform Regarding Cryptocurrency" to the government and simultaneously announced the results of a survey conducted to examine the tax system. The survey was conducted from April 24 (Thursday) to April 25 (Friday), 2025. It targeted 1,500 men and women in their 20s to 60s residing in Japan. (Click here for the article)

Report on proposals for Bitcoin reserves, published by the Trump administration on July 30 (7/24)

Bo Hines, the Secretary of the Digital Asset Advisory Committee, announced that the White House's first cryptocurrency policy report will be published on July 30. The report is being jointly led by Cryptocurrency Special Envoy David Sachs and Hines, in collaboration with relevant agencies such as the Treasury Department, Commerce Department, SEC, and CFTC. (Read the article here)

financial market

Bitcoin is consolidating around 18 million yen, with progress in US regulatory easing providing support at lower levels | Contribution from bitbank analyst (7/20)

The analyst Hasegawa from bitbank has contributed a report illustrating the Bitcoin chart and interpreting the future outlook. This week, the Bitcoin to Yen exchange rate was consolidating at a high level, and as of noon on the 18th, it was approaching 18 million yen. (Read the article here)

Bitcoin remains in a high price range, while Ethereum sees a rapid increase in funds flowing into ETFs (7/22)

On this day, Bitcoin is at 1BTC = $117,650, down 0.51% from the previous day. In the recent surge of Ethereum (ETH) over the past few weeks, the influx of funds into spot ETFs has rapidly expanded. (Read the article here)

The vibrant altcoin market sees a temporary pause in its rise, entering a phase of adjustment due to overheating (7/24)

Ethereum and XRP experienced a significant temporary drop. The altseason index has surged, indicating an overheating sentiment, leading to a necessary adjustment. (See the article here)

Asia Special

Japan Smart Chain, partnership agreement with KDDI signed (7/24)

AltX Research announced on the 23rd that it has signed a vision partnership agreement with KDDI for the domestically developed Layer 1 blockchain "Japan Smart Chain (JSC)". This partnership is expected to allow JSC to flexibly respond to the latest regulatory trends in the country, and KDDI is also looking to expand its validator business. (See the article here)

NOT A HOTEL, mobility share purchase service "NOT A GARAGE" starting from a cruiser (7/24)

NOT A HOTEL announced on the 24th the launch of a new service "NOT A GARAGE" that allows you to own a variety of mobility options such as jets, helicopters, and cruisers, as much as you need. As the first step, sales of the catamaran "SUNREEF 80 POWER NOT A GARAGE EDITION", which is making its debut in Japan, will begin in July. (Read the article here)

NERO Chain's Vision for the Practical Application of Web3 | WebX Sponsor Interview (7/24)

Exclusive interview with Jake Stolarski, CEO of NERO Chain, who is exhibiting a booth as the platinum sponsor of WebX Tokyo and the title sponsor of WebX Fintech Expo Osaka. We talked about the company’s strategy for building next-generation Web3 infrastructure and their expectations for the Japanese market. (Article here)

Kitabou, which has been in business for 77 years, begins purchasing Bitcoin (7/25)

On the 22nd, Kihou, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard, announced that it will begin purchasing Bitcoin. The company, which was founded in 1948 as a textile manufacturer, decided to fully enter the cryptocurrency business after obtaining approval for the addition of business purposes at the 102nd regular shareholders' meeting on June 30. (Read the article here)

FinanShare, in collaboration with Jupiter, to globally expand Japan-origin IP tokens (7/25)

Financier announced on the 25th a collaboration with the Jupiter ecosystem, which includes "Jupiter," the largest DEX aggregator on the Solana (SOL) chain. This aims to merge the fan token economy established domestically with Jupiter's global ecosystem, accelerating the worldwide expansion of Japanese-origin IP tokens. (Article here)

LINE NEXT aims to popularize Web3 and has prepared a dedicated booth themed "LINE's Mini Dapp Ecosystem" | WebX Sponsor Interview (7/25)

An exclusive interview with Kim Woosuk, the CSO of LINE NEXT, which is exhibiting a booth as a platinum sponsor at WebX. We discussed the background of the company's entry into the Web3 business and its future business prospects. (Read the article here)

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