More crypto firms may leave the U.S. for more progressive jurisdictions like Europe if regulators continue to crack down on them, said Ripple CEO.
Future of Finance: PwC’s Oliver on how ‘fintech is becoming crypto’—and approaching the point where ‘there is no paper money’
The PricewaterhouseCoopers partner also said that when the dust finally settles, most of the biggest names in finance won’t be going anywhere.
The Crypto Market Is a Gamble. Regulating It Shouldn’t Be.
A panel of UK lawmakers has suggested regulating retail crypto trading as if it were actual gambling, rather than an extension of financial services. While gambling parallels go back to the earliest ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends at fresh 20-month high as chipmakers, exporters gain
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index extended gains for a sixth-straight day on Thursday to end at a fresh 20-month high, as chip-linked issue found favor, while trade data buoyed the mood and helped ...
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.60%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Communication, Paper & Pulp and Transport sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.60% to hit a ...
Japan’s Nikkei closes at 20-mth high spurred by chipmakers’ investment plans
The Nikkei stock market in Japan rose for a sixth consecutive session on Thursday, as investors cheered chipmaking investment plans and reasonable April trade data. The gains are the second such ...
Tokyo Meeting Highlights Democracies’ Push to Secure Chip Supplies
Executives from Intel, TSMC and Samsung meet Japan’s prime minister ahead of the G-7 summit in Hiroshima. ( read original story ...)
Bear attack suspected after fisherman vanishes, human head found near lake in Japan
Police said a fisherman went missing at Lake Shumarinai in Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported. Toshihiro Nishikawa, 54, reportedly went to fish by himself on the lake and a boat operator later saw a bear with waders — long rubber boots often worn by anglers — in its mouth. ( ...
First Thing: Japan PM prepares push for nuclear weapons pledge in Hiroshima
Ukraine war and China’s Taiwan ambitions are expected to dominate G7 discussions, but Fumio Kishida will have a powerful backdrop. Plus, the rise and fall of Rudy Giuliani ( read original story ...)
Leaders Begin Arriving in Japan for Meeting of G-7 Nations, With War in Ukraine High on the Agenda
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrived in Hiroshima on Thursday as he prepared to welcome world leaders to the Group of Seven meeting in the western Japanese city that was the site of the world ( read original story ...)
Japan to invest almost £18bn in UK
Rishi Sunak is visiting the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Japan, where he will be discussing with other nations about ways to stimulate economic development. Ukraine and the Indo-Pacific region will also ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.60%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Communication, Paper&Pulp and Transport sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 ...
Japan’s Nikkei closes at 20 month high spurred by chipmakers’ investment plans
Japan’s Nikkei share average rallied for a sixth straight session to scale a 20-month high on Thursday, as investors cheered chipmaking investment plans and reasonable April trade data. The gains are ...
The Fight To Finance Japan’s Historic Defense Splurge
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration dramatically increased Japan's 2023 defense budget by 26.3% in 2022 to 6.82 trillion yen (US$ ...
Japan needs annual $22 billion additional funds for child care policy – Jiji
Japan's government estimates it needs to raise about 3 trillion yen ($22.2 billion) in funds per year for the child care policy Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has put forward, Jiji news agency reported ...
UK touts $22 bn in Japanese investment as Sunak visits Tokyo
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak Thursday announced Japanese investment of more than $22 billion into the UK, but accepted carmakers' concern about Brexit trade rules as he confirmed talks with the European ... ( read original story ...)