Hopes for a Santa Claus rally on Wall Street fell Friday as tech stocks slid lower, while a weaker yen lifted Japanese equities. US indices slumped to end the holiday week, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq ...
M5.1 quake hits northeastern Japan, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 struck northeastern Japan early Saturday morning with strong shaking felt in Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, the weather agency said, but no tsunami ... ( read original story ...)
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S Korean crypto-boss Do Kwon to be extradited to US
South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon will be extradited to the United States from Montenegro over the collapse of two digital tokens - TerraUSD and Luna tokens. For months, the US and ...
The Year in Crypto: Gary Gone Wild
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Crypto industry calls on Congress to block new DeFi broker rules
The crypto industry has reacted to the final regulations that classify several DeFi protocols as brokers, calling on the incoming Congress to reverse the new rules.
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Bitcoin has had such a historic year! Nearly 16 years after its network debuted, cryptocurrency solidified its status as a mainstream financial instrument with the approval of 11 exchange-traded funds ...
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A South Korean national, Kwon is the former CEO of Terraform Labs, the company behind the stablecoin TrraUSD that collapsed in 2022.
Solana Pioneer Sued by Ex-Wife Over Crypto Token Staking Gains
A co-founder of Solana, one of the biggest blockchain platforms in the world, is locked in a legal battle with his former wife over the gains from a cache of lucrative SOL tokens.
Crypto Community Reacts To New IRS DeFi Reporting Rules
The latest DeFi guidelines are set to take effect on January 1, 2027. The crypto community has taken to social media to express its grievances after the U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS ...
Stock market today: World shares are mixed as 2024 trading winds down
Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.8% to 40,285.25, as shares in automakers and other major exporters rose. A weak yen boosts profits for exporters and companies with big operations overseas when they ...
Toyota’s 20% ROE goal sparks hope for Japan efficiency revolution
TOKYO -- Investors may have a new reason to buy Japanese stocks after Toyota Motor set a goal of reaching a 20% return on equity, a move that could spur greater efforts by other companies to earn more ...
Japan Dismisses Idea of Adding Bitcoin to Reserves
Japan rejects Bitcoin reserves plan, citing safety and volatility worries, as worldwide nations look into crypto for strategic reserves.
Adoption of crypto could continue to drive it in 2025, says D.A. Davidson’s Gil Luria
Gil Luria, D.A. Davidson managing director, joins 'Money Movers' to discuss his bitcoin and crypto outlook. Adoption of crypto could continue to drive it in 2025, says D.A. Davidson's Gil Luria
Japan seeks record defense budget as Trump return looms
TOKYO -- Japan's cabinet approved a record 8.7 trillion yen ($55.1 billion) defense budget proposal for fiscal 2025 on Friday, with the incoming Trump administration in the U.S. seen increasing ...
Tokyo Inflation Accelerates, Supporting Case for BOJ Rate Hike
Inflation in Tokyo accelerated for a second month in December while the labor market remained tight, results that largely keep the Bank of Japan on track for an interest rate hike next year.Most Read ...