Phemex crypto exchange has been alerted to nearly $30 million worth of ‘suspicious’ outflows, raising alarms among blockchain security firms. Phemex saw over $29 million worth of crypto transfers ...
After pivoting from crypto to payroll, Rollfi gets acquired
Kirubha Perumalsamy co-founded Rollfi during crypto’s heyday in 2021 to help companies process digital payments. When crypto crashed, Rollfi pivoted
Ross Ulbricht, pardoned by Donald Trump, was a pioneer of crypto-crime
Until, of course, in 2013 the Silk Road was shut down by FBI agents and Mr Ulbricht, then 29 years old, was arrested in the science-fiction section of a San Francisco public library. In 2015, after a four-week trial,
Japan property sales likely to hit decade high in 2025, analysts say
TOKYO -- Japan Inc. is expected to keep unloading real estate assets in 2025, setting the stage for another bustling year for the country's property market, analysts and industry officials predict. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei rides tech boost to two-week high; BOJ decision in focus
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Thursday as SoftBank Group and other technology stocks tracked their U.S. peers higher for a second straight session, while investors awaited the Bank of Japan's ...
Bank of Japan Must Weigh Trump Trade Threats as it Tightens Policy
The Bank of Japan kicked off a global market selloff last time it raised interest rates. The likely rate increase this week will be less dramatic, but the real suspense lies in what comes next for the ...
Has Japan truly escaped low inflation?
If the Bank of Japan had behaved in a similar manner to its G 10 peers, notes Tim Baker of Deutsche Bank, the country’s interest rates would have increased by two percentage points over the past few ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo apartment prices retreat in 2024 as market calms
The decrease — the first in six years — came after prices rose nearly 30% to a record high in 2023 when several luxury condos went up for sale. ( read original story ...)
Japan cautious on economy as Trump’s policies take centre stage
Japan's government on Thursday maintained a cautious outlook for the economy in part as policymakers kept a wary eye on U.S. President Donald Trump's policies and their potential impact on global ... ( read original story ...)
Star TV host retires as sex scandal rocks Japan industry
Japanese TV host Masahiro Nakai, one of the country's most recognisable faces on television, announced on Thursday that he was retiring after a sexual assault allegation that has rocked the country's ... ( read original story ...)
Where Crypto Policy And Regulations Are Headed Under President Trump
He is expected to sign executive orders to elevate crypto to a national policy priority and form a Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets.
Japanese Stocks close Higher Amid U.S. AI Hope, Netflix Earnings
Japan's Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.8% to close at 39958.87 amid risk-on sentiment. "Equities worldwide continued to ride on the wave of U.S.' AI investment announcement, as well as blowout earnings ...
Japan aims to ease financial burden of foreign trainees
TOKYO -- Japan will work to ease the financial burden of foreign nationals coming to work in the country under a new government employment program, Nikkei has learned. The program, dubbed Employment ...
Japan’s biggest lenders hit valuation landmark as central bank weighs rate increase
Japan’s biggest banks are nearing a key valuation level for the first time in almost a decade as investors bet that the Bank of Japan will raise interest rates on Friday and accelerate its ...
Bank of Japan set to raise rates on Friday: report
The move would mark the central bank's first rate hike since July last year, when it increased rates to 0.25%.
Escape Japan’s crowds, discover Tokyo’s neighbouring treasures
Explore the outer regions of the Greater Tokyo area, where you can trade skyscrapers for stunning natural landscapes and quiet luxuries. Hike through forests, mountains and coastlines, discover hidden ... ( read original story ...)