Japan's crypto exchange BitFlyer saw its trading volume surge by about 200% in the past 24 hours, surpassing Coinbase's 112% and Binance's 75%. This shift occurred as Asian stock markets experienced sharp declines—Japan's Nikkei 225 dropped around 6.5%, South Korea's KOSPI fell about 8% triggering a circuit breaker, and Taiwan's TAIEX slid approximately 4.9%. Analysts suggest that soaring oil prices and heightened tensions in the Middle East have fueled risk-averse sentiment in the market, prompting Japanese investors to turn to Bitcoin trading during the stock market downturn. (CoinDesk) https://www.(wublock123.com)/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=6&id=57802