The trust banking arm of Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan's largest bank by assets, plans to use blockchain technology for securities trading with the stablecoin acting as a payment instrument. ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. to announce deal to restrict Trump-era steel tariffs – Bloomberg
Feb 7 (Reuters) - The United States and Japan will announce a deal on Monday to restrict tariffs imposed on Japanese steel under former President Donald Trump, Bloomberg reported, citing sources. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan to ‘adjust’ Japanese food import curbs related to 2011 nuclear disaster
Taiwan has banned imports of food products from five prefectures in Japan following the meltdown at the Fukushima nuclear plant that was triggered by a huge earthquake and tsunami, the world's worst ... ( read original story ...)
NYCFC sign defender Thiago Martins from Japanese club as Designated Player
New York City FC have signed Brazilian center back Thiago Martins from Japanese first-division side Yokohama F. Marinos as a Designated Player, the club announced Monday. The 26-year-old joins the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s tech giant Toshiba to split
Toshiba scrapped its earlier proposal for a three-way split, which was not popular with some shareholders. Toshiba once was one of Japan’s most revered brands but has been struggling since the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Could Fast Track Shionogi’s New Antiviral Pill To Treat Covid After Promising Trial Data
Chief Executive Isao Teshirogi told reporters the company could file for regulatory approval in Japan as soon as next week, according to Reuters. 1 million. That’s how many people Shionogi could have ... ( read original story ...)
74 Tsutaya Retail Chain Stores to End Video Rental Business by October 2023
Sales of the video rental business in Top Culture's Tsutaya stores have decreased ... CCC opened its first shared workspace area in a store in Tokyo in December. CCC also plans to open high-end ... ( read original story ...)
Robinhood, TradeStation, SoFi: How 3 online brokers compare for crypto trading
MarketWatch Picks has highlighted these products and services because we think readers will find them useful; the MarketWatch News staff is not involved in creating this content. Links in this content ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto is like hydrogen, this JPMorgan strategist says, with valuations in both ahead of reality
Bitcoin BTCUSD dropped all the way to $34,000 in January, sparking fears of a crypto winter, but has this morning charged back up to top $42,000. Even meme coin Shiba Inu is up about 20% to $0.000027. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Firms Launch Coalition to Promote Market Integrity
(Reuters) - A group of major cryptocurrency firms including Circle, Anchorage Digital and Huobi Global are forming a new coalition aimed at cracking down on market manipulation in an effort to ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto, Blockchain Investment in 2021 Exceeded Previous 3 Years Combined: KPMG
The "Big Four" accounting firm's latest biannual "Pulse of Fintech" report finds that investment in crypto and blockchain surged to $30 billion in 2021. That compares with $8.2 billion in 2018, $5.6 ... ( read original story ...)
Senator Ted Cruz Buys Bitcoin Dip, Following ‘Increasing’ Crypto Support
The Republican Senator purchased between $15,001 to $50,000 worth of Bitcoin, at the time when the crypto was tumbling, using brokerage River Financial. The pro-crypto man who has been increasingly ... ( read original story ...)
The family that put all its money into crypto has moved to ‘bitcoin heaven’ Portugal for its 0% crypto tax
A Dutch family that went all-in on bitcoin in 2017 has decided to settle down in Portugal because of the country's crypto-friendly tax regime, the family's father said. The Taihuttu family has ... ( read original story ...)
A Maryland crypto company has been in the news. Here’s why.
Last month, the internet was temporarily awash in stories about a publicly traded crypto company’s plan to issue a dividend in Bitcoin –— a “bividend,” the company called it. That company was Silver ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Inu Introduces a DeFi Deflationary Token with Charity Support
The Crypto Inu announces the release of its token that combines charity support with non-custodial staking. February 5, 2022 /MarketersMedia/ — The Crypto Inu team is taking real estate ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba now plans to split into two, hikes shareholder return targets
TOKYO, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Toshiba Corp (6502.T ... Toshiba has also asked that Kioxia, the memory chip business in which it holds an 40.6% stake, conduct an IPO as soon as possible. It is also looking ... ( read original story ...)