As artificial intelligence bots and deepfakes make it harder to tell who is real and who isn't, crypto firms are jockeying to sell potential solutions.
Black Rock Coffee Bar IPO: Stock listing date nears for upstart rival to Starbucks and Dutch Bros
If you’re sick of tech companies hogging the IPO spotlight, you’re in for a refreshing change of pace. Black Rock Coffee Bar Inc. is expected to list on the Nasdaq as soon as next week. Here’s what ...
LVMH Designer Nigo Plans IPO of Human Made Streetwear Firm
Human Made Inc., the Japanese streetwear firm founded by celebrity designer Nigo, plans to raise about 2.7 billion yen ($18 million) in an initial public offering as the fashion company seeks to ...
Bitcoin Price Prediction If Japan’s FSA Lets Banks Custody and Trade BTC — A $12 Trillion Unlock
The global crypto market is closely watching Japan’s financial regulators as reports indicate that the Financial Services Agency (FSA) may soon allow domestic ...
Bank of Japan to consider best timing for next rate hike
The Bank of Japan is likely to debate next week whether conditions are ripe to resume rate hikes as worries about a tariff-induced recession ease, though political complications may keep it on hold ...
Japan finance chief seeks tougher investment checks modeled on CFIUS
TOKYO -- Japan will "consider how to create a better, more effective screening system" for inbound investments, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama told reporters Friday, following Prime Minister Sanae ...
Trump Crypto Partner Suspends CEO With No Explanation After Stock Falls 74%
Alt5 Sigma suspended Peter Tassiopoulos just two months after the company announced a $1.5 billion deal involving the Trump-backed World Liberty Financial.
Japan’s century-old Fujikura rides AI data centre boom to become Nikkei standout
Japan's Fujikura has become a standout in the red-hot Nikkei share gauge on expectations the century-old wire maker will benefit from increased investment in artificial intelligence data centres that ...
Lone Star wins right to buy Osaka train, warehouse operator-sources
TOKYO, Nov 13 (Reuters) - U.S. distressed asset investor Lone Star Funds has won the right to buy the Osaka Prefectural Urban Development Co, half-owned by Japan's Osaka prefecture, for 78 billion yen ...
BOJ Policy Should Align With Government Policy, Japan’s Finance Minister Says
Japan’s new finance minister said it is necessary for the administration and the BOJ to maintain close contact as monetary policy must be consistent with government policy.
Japan’s Katayama Says Can’t Be Helped If JGBs Needed for Budget
Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama signaled that it may be necessary to issue additional debt to fund Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s upcoming economic package, if existing resources prove ...
Most wealthy Hong Kong investors plan to buy crypto, Japan’s Bitcoin plan: Asia Express
Standard Chartered HK to launch crypto ETF trading Standard Chartered Hong Kong will reportedly launch trading services for crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in November.According to the banks ...
Japan’s Consumer Inflation Picks Up Amid Rate-Increase Speculation
Consumer inflation—excluding volatile fresh food prices—increased 2.9% last month from a year earlier, compared with August’s 2.7% rise.
Trump pardons convicted founder of crypto exchange Binance
President Donald Trump signed a pardon on Wednesday for convicted crypto executive Changpeng Zhao, who founded the Binance crypto exchange, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a ...
Trump pardons billionaire crypto exchange founder who pleaded guilty to money laundering-related charge
Washington — President Trump has pardoned a billionaire cryptocurrency exchange founder who pleaded guilty to a money laundering-related charge, claiming the man was a victim of political prosecution ...
Thursday is set for highly anticipated summit between Trump and Xi Jinping
The timing is set for President Trump's closely watched summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, the first face-to-face meeting of the two leaders during Trump's second term.