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Former Sony Execs Built Japan's First Regulated Token
It didn't receive much attention in 2021 when the token of Japanese startup Jasmy Corporation received regulatory approval by Japan's Financial Services Agency to list on Japanese domestic crypto exchanges. Five years later this Tokyo-headquartered company with a lineage of former Sony executives has quietly developed a functional IoT data platform, generated enterprise partnerships, and stayed true to its roots as Japan's original legally compliant crypto token.
Katerina KulikovskaApr 11, 2026
Mina Protocol Survived Two Crypto Cycles on a 22KB Promise
Three years in and Mina Protocol has not collapsed. Far from it. Nor has it blasted upwards. Price of Mina coin has depreciated by over 94% from ATH. Yet the project continues to push out software updates, paying developers, with a community that will not quit. A blockchain without a clear killer app made it through two whole cryptocurrency cycles.
Crypto News NavigatorApr 11, 2026
How to Buy Enjin Coin With Liquidity and Storage in Mind
Search Google for "how to buy Enjin Coin" and you'll land on article after article telling you "pick an exchange, deposit, click buy." That'll get you ENJ. It's not how you should buy it though. Enjin Coin is not a swing trade. ENJ is a portfolio asset and how you buy it, how you store it, how it's paired with other gaming coins are what truly determine if it's going to benefit your portfolio or just weigh it down.
Mia HallandApr 11, 2026
How to Buy Dogwifhat Without Losing Money to Slippage
New user opens Coinbase. Buys $200 SOL. Now what? They sit there staring at the screen, mulling over all the options to send that to a Phantom wallet and then trade it for dogwifhat. The token is a Solana-native memecoin which you cannot buy directly with fiat on most centralized exchanges. Deposit to CEX. Withdrawal to self-custody wallet. Swap on Jupiter. Navigating slippage settings. These are the steps most guides gloss over.
Archie DuttonApr 11, 2026
Virtual Protocol Flipped Three Competitors in Developer Activity
A public software company would advertise on its quarterly earnings report that they've outpaced 3 of their competitors in terms of development activity. Virtual Protocol did that in Q4 2025. The virtual crypto space barely registered. The VIRTUAL token traded 86% below a Jan. 2025 all time high of $5.07.
Katerina KulikovskaApr 11, 2026
Concordium Definition Shows Crypto's Next Regulatory Battle
Can a blockchain that knows who its users are still call itself decentralized? The prevailing view across crypto Twitter and institutional research desks holds that Concordium's built-in identity layer represents the inevitable future of compliant blockchain infrastructure. But the concordium definition that's emerging from regulatory filings and industry debate reveals something more complicated. We're looking at a protocol caught between two powerful forces that may not be reconcilable on a single chain.
Crypto News NavigatorApr 10, 2026
Why VVS Finance Survived the 2025 DeFi Collapse When Others Died
Many DeFi observers had written VVS Finance off in 2025. Inflationary tokenomics. Anyone-can-add liquidity. Whale treasuries that were gobsmacking. In short, VVS had all the makings of being the first to suffer when liquidity vanished. They were wrong.
Crypto News NavigatorApr 10, 2026
Compound Staking Mechanics and Yield Strategies Decoded
Compound DAO approved proposals 553 and 554, setting COMP borrow and supply incentives to 0 for ten Comets on Ethereum, Linea, OP Mainnet, and Unichain on March 26th. While the protocol maintains $1.389 billion in TVL and $17.72 million in annualized fees, how users farm yield through Compound has fundamentally shifted. Every strategy depending on COMP token rewards now requires complete reevaluation.
Mia HallandApr 10, 2026
How to Buy FLOKI Without Losing 5% to Hidden Fees
Have you ever wondered why buying cryptocurrency almost never has 100% financing terms? Where does the rest of the money go? Spoiler: some of it goes to exchanges. Exchange spreads, network gas fees, and magical transformation fees all tack on a hidden $8-$15 fee on a $100 investment into FLOKI before it even hits your wallet.
Crypto News NavigatorApr 8, 2026