President-elect Trump is weighing candidates to lead the CFTC in his administration, with the agency set to play a key role in regulating cryptocurrencies and digital assets.
Trump’s re-election helps brings crypto boom: November sees record trading volumes
November’s re-election of Donald Trump has helped bring myriad benefits for the crypto industry, with crypto exchanges reporting their strongest monthly trade volume performance in three years.
The Japanese Yen Is Flashing A Major Warning To Global Markets
The Japanese yen is strengthening as markets anticipate a Bank of Japan rate hike, potentially causing global market disruptions. Read more to see my thoughts.
Japanese workers face less demand in Singapore, Vietnam
Job postings geared toward Japanese workers in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, South Korea and India together fell 16% on the year in the July-September quarter, data compiled by ...
Ubisoft Is Discontinuing XDefiant in 2025, San Francisco and Osaka Studios Shutting Down Amid Major Layoffs
Ubisoft is officially discontinuing XDefiant in 2025, the publisher announced Tuesday, with all new purchases and registrations being discontinued immediately. As part of the shutdown, the publisher ... ( read original story ...)
Get Your Reps In: “Tokyo Godfathers” is Still the King of Niche Christmas Movies
Those movies would gladly swap their destinies for the steady 21-year trajectory of Tokyo Godfathers: the anime cult classic that appears at more repertory screenings with each passing winter. This ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s service activity perks up as demand improves, PMI shows
Japan's service activity swung back to growth in November as improving demand supported new business, a private sector survey showed on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Two USS George Washington sailors die after ship’s arrival in Japan
Petty Officer 2nd Class Cuyler Burnett Condon and Seaman Dimitri Isacc Morales died in separate incidents following the ship's arrival. ( read original story ...)
Netflix Japan subscribers top 10 million with shows garnering attention
Netflix's subscribers passed 10 million in Japan in the first half of this year with the streaming firm's Japanese-language programming grabbing attention in the growing market. The subscriber base ... ( read original story ...)
Founder of Failed Crypto Lender Celsius Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of defunct cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network, pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud on Tuesday in one of the highest-profile criminal cases to emerge from the 2022 collapse of the crypto markets.
Crypto industry anticipates regulatory clarity as SEC chair steps down
Gary Gensler's decision to step down as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20 has sent ripples through the cryptocurrency world, igniting conversations about the future of crypto regulation in the United States.
‘She Responded Like a Hater’: Fans On Edge as Khloe Kardashian Throws Slick Shade at Tokyo Toni for Broadcasting Herself Feeding the Needy
It seems that Dream Kardashian’s aunt, Khloé Kardashian, has something to say about the little girl’s maternal grandmother, Tokyo Toni. Whether her ( read original story ...)
Ishiba goes cold on crypto tax reform — opposition warns gap between US and Japan getting ‘wider and wider’
Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba is uninterested in lowering crypto taxes for a hard-squeezed populace, as per comments made on Monday during a Q&A period at the House of Representatives plenary session.
U.S. government’s potential Bitcoin acquisition could ignite global crypto adoption
Roundtable anchor Rob Nelson, along with Javier Rodriguez-Alarcon, Chief Commercial Officer at XBTO, explored the implications of the U.S. government acquiring one million BTC over five years, including the broader influence on adoption and market dynamics.
Crypto mogul who ate a $6.2 million banana gives Trump an $18 million payday
A Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur who paid more than $6 million for a banana duct-taped to a wall has purchased $30 million in crypto tokens from a Donald Trump-backed venture. TRON founder Justin Sun, who ate his $6 million conceptual-art banana after ...
Bank boss takes pay cut after employee ‘tried to kill clients’
The boss of Japanese bank Nomura has taken a short-term pay cut after a former employee was charged with robbery of bank clients, attempted murder and arson. The worker allegedly stole money from ...