Japan’s three biggest chemical companies are seeing their earnings suffer from a slump in basic chemicals. All three experienced a sharp drop in profits in the first half of fiscal 2023, which ended ...
Prices of AI Crypto Tokens Surge as Elon Musk Reveals Investment
Rising interest in artificial intelligence, buoyed by shareholding from Musk's X Corp and drama at OpenAI, impacted the crypto market.
Regulators Are Coming for Rule-Breaking Crypto Founders Like Binance’s CZ
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has become the latest in a long line of crypto founders facing potentially significant legal consequences. The founder of Binance Holdings Ltd., the world’s largest crypto exchange ...
What is Binance, why is it in so much trouble, and what does it mean for crypto?
There are few figures in crypto that have loomed quite as large in the past few years than Changpeng Zhao — better known as CZ — and the company he founded in 2017, Binance.
Crypto Traders Load Up on Bitcoin Topside Option Plays After Binance’s Gulity Plea
Binance chief Changpeng 'CZ' Zhao on Tuesday stepped down and pleaded guilty to violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws as part of a $4.3
US SEC sues Kraken for operating crypto trading platform without registering
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sued Kraken on Monday, accusing it of illegally operating a trading platform for cryptocurrency assets without first registering with the regulator. In a complaint against Payward Inc and Payward Ventures Inc,
Singapore-based Carro in talks to raise over US$100m ahead of potential US IPO: Exec
The fundraising could value Carro, which has valuation of over US$1 billion, even higher. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Japan to ease investment rules for banks to boost startups
The Financial Services Agency is expected to amend the Banking Act by June 2024 after soliciting opinions from the public. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has made invigorating Japan's startups a pillar ...
Over $200M in Crypto Futures Bets Liquidated as Bitcoin Slumped Under $36K on Binance Settlement
Binance’s settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on multiple charges spurred a market decline, with the impact felt
SEC accuses crypto’s Kraken of running unregistered exchange
The SEC also argued that the firm was operating as an exchange, broker, dealer and a clearing agency — all without the proper registration.
Crypto Boosted by Possible End to US Criminal Probe of Binance
The prospect of a resolution of the US criminal investigation into Binance, crypto’s linchpin exchange, led to a bout of cautious optimism in digital-asset markets.
Tokyo Finance Standalone September 2023 Net Sales at Rs 0.20 crore, up 16.33% Y-o-Y
Net Sales at Rs 0.20 crore in September 2023 up 16.33% from Rs. 0.18 crore in September 2022. Quarterly Net Profit at Rs. 0.07 crore in September 2023 up 19.71% from Rs. 0.06 crore in September 2022.
Japan’s Nikkei rebounds from one-week low despite chip drag
Japan's Nikkei share average gained on Wednesday, rebounding from early declines even as chip shares dragged. The Nikkei rose 0.62% to 33,560.01 as of the midday break. "Japanese stocks have been ...
Top Japan Bank Builds Startup Fund as Policy Push Lures Lenders
Japan’s largest bank is growing its pipeline of investments for a startup fund that it jointly owns, as more of the country’s top lenders target growth in a corner of the market that’s got recent ...
Fraudsters in Japan use foreigners’ bank accounts in cash grab
The bank transfer receipt shows the account she paid into was held in the name Nguyen, printed in Japanese. The name Nguyen, printed in Japanese, is shown on the bank transfer receipt. When police ...
Changpeng Zhao, the crypto king and Binance chief, ousted for US crimes
Binance chief Changpeng Zhao on Tuesday stepped down and pleaded guilty to breaking U.S. anti-money laundering laws as part of a $4.3 billion settlement resolving a years-long probe into the world's ...