We track BTCUSD today as police in Akita and Hakodate report side‑job crypto scams targeting young adults. Losses ranged from ¥1.2 million to ¥2.29 million. The latest quote shows BTC at $71,665.1, up 1.61% on the day, with the intraday range at $70,868.41 to $71,999.5. For BTCUSD today, heightened fraud alerts could lead Japan exchanges to tighten KYC and withdrawal reviews. That may slow retail inflows and cool sentiment near term, even as price holds near key technical bands.

Japan side‑job crypto scams: what happened

Police reports show side‑job ads luring people into buying crypto, then sending it to scam wallets. An Akita woman in her 20s lost about ¥2.29 million, tied to a “side‑job site” pitch, according to local…