The Bank of Japan raised its policy rate to around 1 percent, the highest level in about 30 years, but bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency market remained relatively steady. Bitcoin traded around $66,000 and total crypto market value slipped 1.4 percent to about $2.34 trillion without heavy selling. Market participants said the move was largely priced in and leverage had already declined. The BOJ also signalled caution on tightening and reaffirmed bond purchase plans.

South Korea\'s KOSPI has broken above 8,400 for the first time and is up 100 percent this year, led by a semiconductor rally and inflows into leveraged chip ETFs. By contrast, domestic crypto trading value has fallen about 80 percent and the so-called kimchi premium has turned negative. Attention is also on the U.S. Clarity bill, a proposed federal bitcoin reserve law, and debate inside the Ethereum Foundation over priorities and governance.