A crypto venture recently unveiled by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and his new Middle East envoy, billionaire Steve Witkoff, has partnered with a crypto platform that authorities and financial ...
Kraken Axes NFT Marketplace. Here’s What to Do if You Have NFTs on This Crypto Exchange
Kraken, a large US-based cryptocurrency exchange, is shuttering its NFT marketplace after launching the service about two years ago. Kraken announced the closure in late November. Kraken users have ...
Blackstone to acquire Tokyo office building from Seibu in $2.6 bln deal
Blackstone said on Thursday that it will acquire a high-end office building in central Tokyo for $2.6 billion, a deal it says is the biggest real estate investment by a foreign investor in Japan.
Coincheck Becomes First Japanese Crypto Exchange To Go Public on Nasdaq
Coincheck becomes the first Japanese crypto exchange to go public on Nasdaq. It’s only the second crypto exchange after Coinbase to go public in the ...
Japan’s Coincheck Crypto Exchange Enters Wall Street With Nasdaq Listing
Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck started trading on the Nasdaq stock exchange Wednesday following a strategic merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
Japan plans tax hike to fund $280bn military buildup
By bno - Tokyo Office Japan is gearing up to increase taxes as early as April 2026 to finance its ambitious plan to double its defence budget to 2% of GDP. This move comes as the nation seeks to ...
Andreessen Crypto Policy Lead Quintenz in Running for CFTC Chair
Brian Quintenz has emerged as a top contender to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on what could be a dramatic shift in crypto regulation under President-elect Donald Trump.
Nikkei stock index tops 40,000 in morning on tech gains
The Nikkei stock index briefly rose above 40,000 on Thursday morning for the first time in two months on firm tech shares that tracked overnight gains by their U.S. counterparts. The 225-issue Nikkei ...
Asia stocks rally on Fed cut bets; Aussie jumps on jobs data
Asian stocks gained on Thursday, tracking Wall Street's tech-led rally overnight after an as-expected reading of U.S. consumer inflation cemented bets for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut next week ...
Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher after Nasdaq hit record highs on tame inflation data
Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Wednesday, following gains on Wall Street that saw the Nasdaq Composite surge to record highs after November's inflation report met expectations.
Nikkei 225 index is on the verge of a big move ahead of BoJ decision
What is the outlook of the Nikkei 225 index after remaining in a tight range in the past few days? We explain what to expect in the near term ...
Nippon Life to Buy Resolution for $8 Billion in Global Push
Nippon Life Insurance Co. agreed to buy Resolution Life Group Holdings Ltd. for about $8.2 billion, the biggest takeover by a Japanese insurer, as it seeks to expand abroad to make up for dwindling ...
Four short animated films funded and selected for Ireland’s pavilion in Expo 2025 Osaka
All short films will be produced to be screened at Ireland’s pavilion at Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, which is taking place from 13 April to 13 October 2025. Over the course of six months, millions of ...
Most Japan firms expect Trump presidency to harm business environment, Reuters survey shows
Nearly three-quarters of Japanese companies expect Donald Trump's next term as U.S. president to have a negative impact on their business environment, citing planned tariff hikes and U.S.-China trade ...
Pop culture backer Slash Labs brings crypto credit card to Japan
Japan will have a cryptocurrency-backed credit card, after Slash Vision Labs finalized a deal with a Japanese credit card issuer. Slash is also active in putting Japanese intellectual property onto ...
Honda cuts funding to robotaxi venture with Cruise and GM in Japan
Honda Motor Co. will stop funding a joint venture with General Motors and Cruise to launch a robotaxi service in Japan, now that GM has pulled the plug on ...