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Japan finance minister to meet three megabanks to discuss risks from Anthropic\'s Mythos

Japan will hold a meeting involving the country\'s three megabanks and other senior financial officials to review potential risks from Anthropic\'s AI model Mythos. CoinPost reported that Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama will meet executives from Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho to share awareness of related risks. Attendance by BOJ Governor Kazuo Ueda and other industry leaders is being coordinated, and the Financial Services Agency proposed the meeting.

Crypto

U.S. Senator Lummis backs using bitcoin for national security, urges fast passage of Clarity Act

U.S. Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis (신시아 루미스) urged Congress to move quickly on the Clarity Act after testimony that the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is running real-time bitcoin nodes and testing the protocol for military network security. The debate is about bitcoin’s potential use in military and security infrastructure, not its price. Lummis warned legislative momentum could fade until at least 2030 if the Senate Banking Committee does not advance the bill by April 25.

Crypto

U.S. senator urges delay of CLARITY Act until May as bank-crypto split persists

A U.S. Senate Banking Committee review of the crypto market structure CLARITY Act is increasingly likely to slip beyond April. Punchbowl News, cited by Cointelegraph, reported that Republican Senator Thom Tillis urged Chairman Tim Scott to move the bill’s markup to May. The key dispute is a stablecoin interest provision, with banks warning of deposit outflows and the crypto industry seeking more flexible rules. A lobbying group urged swift action.