SocialFi investment platform Bit.Store is teaming up with all-in-one cross-chain swap protocol SWFT for a strategic partnership which will allow Bit.Store customers to easily perform affordable and ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka news: Four-time Grand Slam champion ‘in a much better space than she was last year’
Naomi Osaka is “excited to get back out and competing” again following a difficult couple of months, according to former world No 1 Lindsay Davenport. Four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka looked set to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei reverses course to close at 16-month low
Japan's Nikkei index reversed course to end at a 16-month low on Wednesday, tracking broader Asian markets lower, as investors assessed the impact of the worsening conflict in eastern Europe and a new ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.30%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Transport, Automobiles & Parts and Textile sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.30% to hit ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Embedded Finance Market Report 2022: Market is Expected to Grow by 42.8% to Reach $12,132.2 Million in 2022 – Forecast to 2029
The "Japan Embedded Finance Business and Investment Opportunities Databook - 50+ KPIs on Embedded Lending, Insurance, Payment, and Wealth Segments - Q1 2022 Update" report has been added to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Finance Minister Suzuki: Expect BoJ to keep working towards price target
Japan's Finance Minister Shun'ichi Suzuki said to expect the Bank of Japan to keep working towards the price target. He recently shrugged off an idea of turning government bonds (JGBs) held by the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Banks, Grab Are Vying For Home Credit’s $2 Billion Assets
Japanese lenders Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Mizuho Financial Group Inc. and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc. are among suitors shortlisted in the bidding of consumer lender Home Credit’s ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Surges Above $41,000 Amid Broad Rally in Crypto Market
Bitcoin, the world’s largest cryptocurrency, rose back above $41,000 amid a sharp rally in digital tokens on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Asian Stock Market: Rebound on subdued DXY despite fears of stagflation and poor Japan’s GDP
Asian markets have witnessed a carry-forward buying after a positive Tuesday. Poor performance from Japan’s GDP numbers has not impacted local equities. The DXY is slipped below 99.00 after failing to ... ( read original story ...)
First Mover Asia: Singapore’s Strict Approach to Crypto; Bitcoin Rises Despite Investors’ Jitters About War, US Executive Order
Singapore's high standards may be discouraging some crypto companies from establishing operations in the nation state; investors were wrestling with the latest developments in Ukraine and await the ... ( read original story ...)
European Parliament Excludes Pow Provision In Next Week’s Vote On Crypto Bill
A vote on the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation has been rescheduled to take place on March 14. ( read original story ...)
Siblings Accused of $124 Million Crypto Scam Ran Times Square Ad
A pair of siblings made false statements about a cryptocurrency and defrauded thousands of mom-and-pop investors out of more than $124 million, according to a federal regulator. Starting in June 2017 ... ( read original story ...)
Senator Warren seizes on fears over crypto and sanctions with new bill
The bill aims to “force companies to choose between doing business in the U.S. or with sanctioned people and entities by threatening secondary sanctions on foreign crypto exchanges.” ... ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan may have an opportunity to start normalizing rates this year, says BofA
The Bank of Japan now has a window of opportunity to get interest rates "a little bit back closer to normal," said Izumi Devalier of BofA Global Research. In the near term, Japan's central bank could ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan likely to avert stagflation, says senior central banker
Japan is unlikely to slide into stagflation, a condition where rising inflation and shrinking economic growth co-exist, a senior central bank official said on Wednesday. With the Ukraine crisis ... ( read original story ...)
You Won’t Escape SXSW 2022 Without Knowing About Crypto
You will need to know at least a little bit about Bitcoin, blockchain, cryptocurrency, DAOs, NFTs, Web3, and other such acronyms and euphemisms in order to navigate a festival at which those things ... ( read original story ...)