The crypto markets are buzzing post-election, with big players making huge moves and record-breaking news dropping every single day this week. BlackRock is expanding its tokenized U.S. Treasury ...
Gensler Makes Pitch on Crypto Rules Ahead of New Trump Tack
Gary Gensler is making a final pitch for how the SEC should be allowed to regulate cryptocurrency markets ahead of the incoming Trump administration and its enthusiasm for digital assets.
Elon Musk Issues Surprise Crypto Endorsement Amid $3 Trillion Bitcoin And Dogecoin Price Boom
Elon Musk, the Tesla billionaire who has been named by U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to lead the new "Department of Government Efficiency".
US man sentenced to 5 years over laundering crypto stolen from Bitfinex hack
A New York technology entrepreneur was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty last year to laundering funds stolen from Bitfinex one of the world's largest cryptocurrency ...
Japan lifts Asian equities, Dollar rally cools
Japanese benchmarks gained about 0.8%, supported by weakness in the yen as the country’s economic growth slowed.
Japan faces urgent need to boost state finances for emergencies
If a major earthquake were to strike directly beneath Tokyo, the projected damage would total around ¥107.5 trillion.
Japan’s Kato: Will take appropriate action vs. excessive FX moves
Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato on Friday that he “will take appropriate action vs. excessive FX moves.” One-sided, sharp moves seen in the FX market. It is important for FX rates to move ...
Japan readies ambitious $65 billion plan to revive homegrown semiconductor manufacturing — Expects economic return of over $1 trillion
The Japanese government is prepping to ink a bill that grants $65 billion in subsidies to revive local chip manufacturing.
BOJ Chief Ueda to Speak in Nagoya, Focus on Hints of Next Rate-Hike Timing
TOKYO (Reuters) - Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will deliver a speech and hold a news conference in the central Japan city of Nagoya on Monday, the BOJ said, an event that will be closely watched ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy grows for a second straight quarter on the back of consumer spending
Japan’s economy eked out an annual rate of 0.9% growth in the July-September period as consumer spending held up, government data showed Friday. The world’s fourth-largest economy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Economy Beats Consensus in Boost for BOJ Rate Hike Case
Japan’s economy grew at a slightly faster pace than expected, backing the case for the central bank to stay on the path toward rate hikes while also easing pressure on the government as it finalizes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy expanded by an annualized 0.9% in third quarter
Japan's economy expanded by an annualized 0.9% over the July-September quarter, government data showed on Friday, slowing from the previous three months due to tepid capital spending. ( read original story ...)
American tourist arrested in Japan for allegedly defacing shrine gate
Steve Lee Hayes had carved letters onto a pillar of a gate of a shrine in Shibuya and was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of property damage, Tokyo Metropolitan Police said. ( read original story ...)
What Crypto Wants From Trump
With a crypto-friendly president-elect and a Congress stacked with crypto supporters, the industry is getting closer to its ultimate goals.
Crypto market capitalisation hits record $3.2 trillion, CoinGecko says
The value of the global cryptocurrency market has topped $3 trillion and is in uncharted territory as the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president spurred bets that friendlier U.S. regulation could usher in a new boom for all corners of the asset class.
Nissan shares surge after report activist investor Oasis has picked up stake
Nissan Motor shares jumped as much as 6% in early Tokyo trading on Friday after Japan's Diamond Online magazine reported that activist investor Oasis Management had taken a stake in the automaker.