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Trump’s Crypto Project Pushes Back on Senate Panel Inquiry
Attorneys for Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto project pushed back against claims about potential conflicts of interest raised by the Democratic head of a Senate investigative ...
South Korean woman steals $500K in crypto from boyfriend while he sleeps
A court in South Korea has sentenced a woman to two years in prison for stealing crypto assets from her boyfriend.
RICO crypto fraud investigation leads to twelve more arrests
The Department of Justice today has revealed that 12 people have been charged in a RICO case which involves the theft of over $263 million, as well as money laundering, home break-ins, and wire-fraud, the US attorney’s office has confirmed.
Bitcoin treasury pivot lifts luxury watchmaker’s stock more than 60%
Shares of luxury watchmaker Top Win surged more than 60% in premarket trading after the company said it would adopt a Bitcoin accumulation strategy and had changed its name to AsiaStrategy. In a May ...
Bitget surges to become world’s no. 3 crypto exchange by volume
BitDelta has become the world's third-largest crypto exchange, with a futures trading volume of $757.6B and a spot volume of $68.6B.
Crypto Abductions Prompt New Security Steps From French Minister
France’s interior minister gathered crypto executives Friday to try to assuage their fears after a wave of kidnapping attempts targeting individuals connected to the digital asset sector hit the ...
Fear and Anger in France’s Crypto Community After Spate of Kidnappings
French crypto bosses have reacted with fear and anger after a series of violent kidnappings. While some have stepped up security and are considering bodyguards, others are calling for a tougher ...
Japan assets saw record inflows in April as investors fled U.S. markets — their promise still holds
Japan markets saw a record month of foreign purchases of its equities and bonds in April, but some market watchers believe this to be a one off occurrence.
Asian shares are mixed after Wall Street’s rally steadied
HONG KONG — Shares were mixed Friday in Asia after Wall Street drifted higher as reports suggested the Federal Reserve may have more leeway to cut interest rates later this year to support the U.S.
Japan’s economy contracts annualized real 0.7% in January-March
Japan's economy shrank an annualized real 0.7 percent in the January-March period, marking the first contraction in four quarters, as ...
Japan Finance Minister to focus on forex consensus in dialogue with Bessent
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday that he would seek to discuss foreign exchange issues with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on the understanding that ...
Japan’s economy shrinks more than expected as US tariff hit looms
Japan's economy shrank for the first time in a year and at a faster pace than expected, data for the March quarter showed on Friday, underscoring the fragile nature of its recovery now under threat ...
Japan Aims for Currency Talks With US Based on Past Dialogue
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said he’ll seek another opportunity to talk with his US counterpart Scott Bessent next week to discuss currency matters, building on their dialogue last month.
Japan’s Remixpoint Buys Another $3.4M Worth of Bitcoin
The Tokyo Exchange-listed Japanese firm Remixpoint has used its balance sheet to buy another $3.4 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC). Read more!
Crypto Bill Poised for Resurrection After Democrats Hail Changes
Crypto-friendly Senate Democrats moved closer to reviving stablecoin legislation sought by the industry after bipartisan negotiators agreed to assorted revisions, including tightened restrictions on ...