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The following is a contributed article from a content partner of Benzinga Discussions surrounding cryptocurrency payment platforms have captured the attention of ... ( read original story ...)

According to the study Follow the Money money laundering cases via crypto are still relatively small compared to the huge volumes of cash laundered through traditional methods like wire transfers. But ... ( read original story ...)

Akita Michinoku Capital says KFC operator Yum China is set to raise $2.2 billion in its Hong Kong secondary listing. ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares closed lower on Friday, after a sell-off in high-flying U.S. technology stocks pushed Wall Street to its steepest fall in nearly three months, although for the week, Tokyo markets ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese manufacturers will now be eligible for subsidies if they shift production out of China to India or Bangladesh, in an expansion of a government program aimed at diversifying the country's ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's tuna market, the world's largest, is taking an outsized hit from the coronavirus pandemic, pressuring restaurants and wholesalers at Tokyo's sprawling Toyosu fish market to adapt to survive. ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy likely shrank more than previously estimated in the second quarter as capital expenditure took a hit from the coronavirus pandemic, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the challenge ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares fell on Friday, after a sell-off in high-flying U.S. technology stocks dragged Wall Street's main indexes to their sharpest decline in nearly three months. ( read original story ...)

A California man pleaded guilty to a cryptocurrency mining fraud of at least $722 million that prosecutors said amounted to a “high-tech Ponzi scheme.” ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. has much to gain from being the steward of a politically neutral payments technology, even if it means giving up power over the financial system. ( read original story ...)

He then proceeded to beg crypto traders to switch to the stock market instead. "I’m begging my crypto friends to get involved in the stock market," Portnoy, also known as Davey Day Trader, said in a ... ( read original story ...)

The benchmark Nikkei stock index ended at a six-and-a-half month high on Thursday, with figures back to levels seen before the pandemic, as a solid lead from Wall Street overnight lifted sentiment ... ( read original story ...)

A former Japanese central banker shared his thoughts on the risks around inflation targeting, high debt levels and low interest rates ... ( read original story ...)

A little known company specialized in artificial intelligence has gained more than sevenfold since its listing in Japan last month, underscoring the insatiable demand for technology stocks from the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a six-month high on Thursday and reached its highest level in three decades in dollar terms, as hopes of more global and domestic ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's coastguard has rescued one person in the search for a cargo ship carrying nearly 6,000 cattle and dozens of crew members that went missing in the East China Sea. That's according to a ... ( read original story ...)