[Japan’s ‘slow’ approval culture stifles crypto adoption: Expert]
Japan’s slow and risk-averse approval system, not taxes, is the real barrier driving Web3 startups and liquidity offshore, says WeFi CEO Maksym Sakharov.

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Japan’s ‘slow’ approval culture stifles crypto adoption: Expert

Today we saw gold, silver, and palladium all hit new highs! Since the correction at the end of October, gold has been trading above the 25-35 day moving average; silver is rising along the four-hour moving average; and palladium is rising along the three-day moving average.
Synchronization: This "synchronized new highs" usually signifies the start of a major trend. Gold provides "stability," silver provides "elasticity," while the addition of palladium indicates a dual surge in industrial and investment demand.
In this clear upward trend, trading volume has not weakened significantly and no bearish structure has emerged. Don't try to short the short at the top; otherwise, you'll end up with...

Market Analysis | Gold, Silver, and Palladium Hit New Highs! How High Can They Go!?

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The failure of fixed-rate lending in the crypto space is not simply because DeFi users reject it. Another reason for its failure is that DeFi protocols designed their credit products using money market assumptions and then deployed them into a liquidity-driven ecosystem; the mismatch between user assumptions and actual capital behavior keeps fixed-rate lending a niche market.
Fixed-rate products are unpopular in the crypto space. Currently, almost all mainstream lending...

Why do DeFi users reject fixed interest rates?

Currently, looking at the daily chart of US stocks, two key signals are needed for confirmation that the market is turning bearish:

- Break below key support: The three major indices must break below the red line.

- Structural reversal: Lower Highs and Lower Lows must appear in the trend.

Currently, the overall trend is still upward, but since no higher highs have been reached, it has essentially been in a consolidation phase since October 30th.

According to Market Pulse data, the index is currently at 50...