Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said that the country's agenda includes support for the growth of Web3 companies and suggested that a major company would reveal its metaverse project. Meanwhile, ...
Binance Japan to launch operations in August
Binance’s sprawling empire is about to get bigger as the world’s largest crypto exchange by traded volume is set to launch its operations in Japan in August. The founder of the exchange, Changpeng ...
GOP crypto revamp moves ahead with Democrats divided
House Democrats revealed the split Wednesday at a Financial Services Committee meeting on a GOP-led bill that would mandate in federal law for the first time how two key market regulators — the SEC and the CFTC — police digital asset trading.
Bank of Japan Will Eventually Let Interest Rates Rise. Watch Out When It Does.
Japan's central bank is expected to retain its easy-money policy this Friday. But it will be forced to change course at some point, disrupting global markets.
Federal prosecutors ask judge to jail Bankman-Fried after fallen crypto king leaks ex-girlfriend’s online diary
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to revoke crypto entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried’s $250 million bond and jail him pretrial after he leaked his ex-girlfriend and convicted co-conspirator’s digital diary.
How Jack Ma’s Ant Group Is Inching Toward IPO Reboot
Chinese regulators torpedoed what would have been a record initial public offering by financial technology giant Ant Group Co., sending shock waves across global capital markets. They imposed new ...
IMF urges Bank of Japan to move away from yield control, prepare for future tightening
The Bank of Japan should start preparing for future monetary tightening by moving away from its yield control policy, the International Monetary Fund's chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas said ...
Asia-Pacific markets set to fall after Fed hikes rates to 22-year high
Asia-Pacific shares are set to drop after the U.S. Federal Reserve raised rates to their highest level in more than 22 years.
Binance to Re-Enter Japan in August; DeFi Daily Volume Dwindles to 7-Month Lows
"The Hash" discusses some of the biggest stories of the day, including Binance planning to introduce its full service in Japan in August. This comes as the crypto exchange is withdrawing a license ...
Elon Musk Has Quietly Primed Crypto For An ‘Absolute Game-Changer’ That Could Cause Chaos For The Price Of Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP And Dogecoin
Dogecoin, the meme-based cryptocurrency that owes much of its success over the last few years to Tesla billionaire and X (Twitter) owner Elon Musk, has seen a price ...
GOP primary candidates offer crypto slogans —but no serious policy proposals
Candidates like Ron DeSantis and Vivek Ramaswamy have nodded to crypto but offered little in the way of substance.
Canada financial regulator proposes new capital guidelines for crypto assets
Canada's financial regulator on Wednesday proposed changes to its capital and liquidity approach to crypto-assets, citing a risky environment and in response to international banking standards.
Japan’s economy expects to expand 1.4% in 2023, says IMF
Japan’s economy is expected to expand 1.4 per cent in 2023, faster than a 1.0 per cent rise last year, as the removal of pandemic curbs boosts consumption, the International Monetary Fund said, while ...
Binance to Reenter Japan in August 2 Years After Regulator’s Warning
The return was made possible by Binance's purchase of regulated crypto exchange Sakura Exchange BitCoin last November.
Binance withdraws application for crypto license in Germany
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance said on Wednesday it had withdrawn its application for a crypto license in Germany.
Japan’s has one of the world’s oldest populations, and it is shrinking at a record rate
Government data show the number of Japanese nationals in the country fell by about 800,000 in 2022, the 14th consecutive year of population decline.