The cryptocurrency industry, a new financial force in the 2024 U.S. election cycle, is surveying candidates for Congress on their views around the digital asset, as the political arm of the movement ...
What are Crypto Stablecoins?
What is a stablecoin, and why does it matter for crypto users? Coins that maintain the same value as another asset are called stablecoins, and they have several different use cases.
MicroStrategy crosses major crypto milestone with $623 million buy
MicroStrategy, the largest publicly-traded company in terms of bitcoin holdings, bought another $623 million worth of bitcoin in the last week, making it the owner of more than 1% of bitcoin's total ...
Ethereum Foundation Gets SEC Scrutiny in Latest Crypto Crackdown
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has demanded information from companies about dealings with the Ethereum Foundation as part of a review of aspects of Ether — the world’s second-biggest ...
BloomZ Raises Expected IPO Price to $4.30 From $4 a Share
By Chris Wack BloomZ, a Japanese audio production company, has raised its expected 1.25 million-share initial public offering to $4.30 a share. In ...
R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R Owned by Lewis Hamilton Rescued from Export Scam
A prized R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R that once basked in the limelight alongside Formula 1 legend Lewis Hamilton has been recovered following its earlier theft. The iconic car nearly escaped justice by ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s next rate hike likely in July or October, Nikkei reports
The Bank of Japan is expected to hike the interest rate in either July or October, though an October hike is considered more likely, as it would give the BOJ around half a year to evaluate the impact, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan v North Korea World Cup qualifier resumes rivalry that extends beyond football
The fixture between the two nations taps into a complicated underlying political history, with 150,000 North Korean people living in Japan. ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan’s tricky path to normalisation
The BoJ made a significant step on Tuesday. But the journey to normalising Japan’s monetary policy remains a long slog. Financial threats lurking after years of sub-zero rates have so far been tamed — ...
Bank of Japan ups interest rate first time in 17 years
When most of the central banks in the world have been raising interest rates, or refusing to bring them down, because of spiralling inflation and uncertain growth, Japan’s central bank, Bank of Japan, ...
End Of An Era – Bank of Japan Reverses Negative Interest Rate Policy
Bank of Japan raises short rates from -0.1% to 0.1%, becoming the last central bank to exit a Negative Interest Rate Policy. Read the implications of BOJ's move.
‘Never stand still’: Carlsberg eyes top premium beer ranking in Malaysia with Sapporo partnership
Carlsberg Malaysia is optimistic about its chances to conquer the country’s premium Japanese beer market this year with new partner brand Sapporo, with the latter formally replacing Asahi as the ... ( read original story ...)
How ‘Shogun’ Pulled Off that Wild Episode 5 Earthquake
Shōgun Episode 5 “Broken to the Fist” features one of the show’s most jaw-dropping moments of horror yet. After Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) tires of listening to Mariko (Anna Sawai) and Blackthorne’s ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s $1.4 Trillion Government Pension Fund Requests Information On Bitcoin As It Mulls Diversification
The GPIF is requesting information on Bitcoin and other “illiquid assets” as it explores ways to diversify its trillion dollar portfolio.
Japan’s GPIF issues request for information on crypto, other illiquid assets
Government Pension Investment Fund, Tokyo, issued a request for information on illiquid assets in response to an “entrenched” global low-yield environment. The RFI called for information and ...
The crypto market lost $400 million — and Bitcoin had its worst day since the FTX collapse
Bitcoin’s value fell below $61,000 on Wednesday morning, dropping 8% in the past 24 hours after reaching its weekly peak. The decline is the biggest slide in a day since FTX’s collapse in November ...