Osaka Steel (TSE:5449) reported a net profit margin of just 0.5%, down from last year’s 1.7%, with earnings declining at an average annual rate of 0.01% over the past five years. The company’s ...
Japan Enters State-Linked Bitcoin Mining Era With Canaan Project
Canaan has signed an agreement to supply bitcoin mining rigs to a major Japanese utility for a grid-stability research project, marking the country’s first ...
$1M Raised in Blazpay Phase 3 Crypto Presale – Over 137 Million BLAZ Tokens Sold as Phase 3 Remains Live
Blazpay’s Crypto Presale 2025 has reached a major milestone, raising over $1M with 137 million BLAZ tokens sold out of 157.3 million in Phase 3. With 87% of Phase 3 complete, early investors are ...
Coinbase holds edge in US crypto race even as rivals’ public listings reshape landscape
Coinbase's first-mover advantage as the only publicly traded crypto exchange helped it top earnings estimates again, but competition is looming from clearer rules and newly listed companies, Wall ...
Crypto’s big ‘Uptober’ ends with a whimper, Bitcoin down 4%
While October didn’t bring in big wins for Bitcoin, one analyst says there’s reason to be optimistic for the cryptocurrency’s growth.
Nikkei 225 Extends Record Run To 52,200 As Tech Serge Drives Global Risk Rally
The Nikkei 225 (NKY:IND) climbed 1.7% on Friday to close around 52,200, securing another record high as Japan’s technology and ...
Japan Just Made Bitcoin Mining Part of Its National Energy Strategy
A state-backed Bitcoin mining project? Japan’s new energy strategy links Canaan’s rigs to renewable power in a bold experiment.
Crypto’s second wave of ETFs arrives, investors snap up new Solana offering
On Thursday, BSOL, the Solana ETF issued by the crypto asset management firm Bitwise, saw $46 million in its third day of trading volume. By contrast, the Canary Hedera and Litecoin ETFs saw roughly ...
Japan finance chief warns against ‘extremely one-sided, rapid’ forex moves
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama on Friday warned against "extremely one-sided, rapid moves" in the foreign exchange market following the yen's fall against the U.S. dollar ...
Canaan to supply Bitcoin mining rigs for Japan’s electric grid stability project
Mining hardware producer Canaan has won a contract to supply 4.5 megawatts (MW) of Bitcoin mining application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for a project designed to help stabilize Japan’s ...
Bybit Crypto Insights Report: Markets Mixed After October 2025 Rate Cut Amid Uncertainty Over December Decision
Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has released its latest Bybit Crypto Insights Report, analyzing market movements following the much-anticipated October ...
Stablecoin Surge Prompts Review of New Global Bank Crypto Rules
Global regulators are in talks about overhauling rules on banks’ crypto holdings due to come into force next year after the rapid development of stablecoins sparked a US-led pushback against the ...
Japan is not in a stablecoin or digital currency adoption race
A string of stablecoin projects has begun to shake up Japan’s digital money ecosystem. It quietly opened the door to yen-pegged stablecoins this month. But these won’t replace cash at the local ...
HeartCore Divests Software Business Subsidiary, HeartCore Co., Ltd
HeartCore Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: HTCR) (“HeartCore” or the “Company”), an IPO consulting services company based in Tokyo, announced today it has sold its subsidiary HeartCore Co. Ltd. (“HeartCore ...
Japan’s Nikkei climbs to record high on tech rally, posts best month in 3 decades
Japan's Nikkei share average climbed to an all-time high on Friday, posting its biggest monthly gain in three decades, as tech stocks rallied following strong sales forecasts from Amazon and Apple .
Nikkei 225 tops 52,000 for 3rd day of record highs
Japan's main equity index continues to rise. The Nikkei 225 finished the final trading day of the month above the 52,000 mark for the first time, setting an all-time high for the third day running.