Japan weighs yen stablecoins and crypto ETF rules as XRP metrics stay active

Asian regulators are tightening stablecoin standards, while Japan's ruling party panel on June 1 urged wider yen-based stablecoin use for regional settlement and called for a legal framework for crypto ETFs. The Ripple (XRP) ecosystem reported 1.83 million daily transactions and 7.3 million addresses, with XRPL stablecoin value rising above $760 million as active addresses hovered near 35,000. XRP open interest fell 36% on Bybit from a May peak of $283 million to about $181 million, while Binance eased to $246 million, 2.4% below its June high of $252 million.