The Nikkei 225 Index Futures, traded in standard, mini, and micro contracts, is a derivative instrument based on Japan’s flagship equity benchmark, the Nikkei 225 Index. Its top three constituents by ...
Build Back Better bill could drop tax on small crypto payments
Crypto advocates push for microtransaction tax relief as lawmakers consider changes to digital asset rules in Biden's sweeping economic bill.
IRS could stop taxing crypto payments under Build Back Better plan
Crypto advocates push for microtransaction tax relief as lawmakers consider changes to digital asset rules in Biden's sweeping economic bill.
Bitcoin and crypto investors hit with flood of IRS letters, say tax experts
Crypto investors are poised for record returns on Bitcoin and other digital assets—and so, too, is the taxman. The Internal Revenue Service has sent U.S. crypto investors a flood of warning letters ...
Crypto Bros Are Winning Big in Trump’s America
The industry that brought you Bitcoin casinos and NFT grifts is now riding high on regulation, respectability, and record profits thanks to the White House.
What Is Layer 2? Your Guide To Blockchain Scaling And Faster Crypto Transactions
What is Layer 2? Learn how these solutions boost blockchain scalability and enable quicker, more efficient crypto transactions.
Bybit Ethereum Heist Propels Record $2.1 Billion in Crypto Stolen by Hackers So Far in 2025
Around 70% of the $2.1 billion in crypto stolen by hackers in the first six months of 2025 was traced back to North Korea, a new report says.
Chinese video game boom lifts Japanese dubbing studios
TOKYO -- Sound production studios in Japan are enjoying a surge in demand for Japanese voiceovers used in Chinese-made video games.
Busting counterfeits: How customs experts in Tokyo spot fake imports
Suspensions of imports of counterfeit brand-name goods and other such items surpassed 33,000 cases in Japan in 2024, a record high. The estim ...
Homebuyers Could Soon List Bitcoin and Other Crypto as Assets for Mortgage Applications
If and when the rule change goes into effect, it would make it easier for homebuyers who own cryptocurrency to qualify for a mortgage.
Japan launches climate change satellite on H2A rocket’s last flight
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan on Sunday launched a satellite to monitor greenhouse gas emissions using its mainstay H-2A rocket, which made its final flight before it is replaced by a new flagship designed to ...
‘Huge’ BlackRock Crypto Bombshell Suddenly Hurtling Toward Bitcoin At Key Price ‘Turning Point’
Bitcoin and crypto are braced for a "huge" BlackRock crypto market bombshell that has suddenly appeared on the ...
Tokyo Metro shares surge 45% on debut after Japan’s largest IPO in six years – MSN
The company had raised 348.6 billion yen ($2.3 billion) in the largest initial public offering in Japan in six years. Shares were priced at the top-end of the IPO price band of 1,100 yen to 1,200 yen.
All four pandas at west Japan zoo depart for China
The lease agreement for the four was set to expire in August. Japan's two remaining giant pandas, Lei Lei and Xiao Xiao, are at Tokyo's Ueno Zoological Gardens and are due to return to China by next ...
The billionaire betting on crypto — and the skeptic betting against him
Michael Saylor earned billions selling company stock to buy bitcoin. Jim Chanos, who famously shorted Enron, thinks that’s “ridiculous.” ...
Japan’s NTT lodges IPO prospectus for US$1.6 bil data centre portfolio
Of the six data centre assets in the IPO portfolio, only one is located in Singapore. This asset is also the only one located on leasehold land, expiring 2070.