TOKYO—Consumer inflation in Tokyo slowed below the Bank of Japan’s 2% target but expectations for near-term rate increases remain high, especially given the yen’s renewed weakness. The consumer price ...
Kidnapped for crypto: 4 men flew from Florida to Portland, tied a man to a post before stealing his cryptocurrency, feds say
A passerby found the man and reported he looked as if he had been subjected to torture, according to an initial complaint.
A Look at What is Happening in Crypto – 22 October
A Market Correction or Overleveraging? On October 15, the crypto market saw a pullback as liquidity surged to over $184 ...
Japan, US finance chiefs discussed FX moves in bilateral meeting, official says
Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discussed recent exchange-rate moves, among other topics, in a bilateral meeting held on Thursday, a senior Japanese ...
Japan’s $400bn defense push stalls on weak yen and capacity constraints
AKASHI, Japan -- As Japan heads to the polls in a national election this Sunday, the unpopularity of the incumbent government led by newly installed Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has left rare clouds ...
Bank of Japan cautiously upbeat on US outlook, warns of jittery markets
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday optimism over the U.S. economic outlook was broadening but markets remained unstable, offering a mixed view on whether risks to his country's economy ...
IMF calls on Bank of Japan to hike interest rates at ‘gradual’ pace
The International Monetary Fund welcomes the Bank of Japan's decision to raise interest rates in July, but further hikes should proceed at a gradual pace, a senior IMF official said on Thursday.
North Korean Hackers Used a Fake NFT Game to Infect PCs, Steal Crypto
Lazarus hackers exploited a now-fixed Google Chrome bug in a scheme that infected victims with malware immediately upon visiting a game's website and swiped their crypto.
Fitness app Moonwalk that pays crypto for step tracking raises $3.4 million from Hack VC
Moonwalk Fitness, an app that incentivizes healthy habits by rewarding users with crypto, has raised $3.4 million in seed funding from lead investor Hack VC with contributions from Binance Labs, ...
Meet ZachXBT, the Masked Vigilante Tracking Down Billions in Crypto Scams and Thefts
He just untangled a $243 million bitcoin theft, what may be the biggest-ever crypto heist to target a single victim. And he has never shown his face.
Blockchain Life 2024 gathered leaders of the crypto community from 120 countries in Dubai
Dubai, Oct 23, 2024 – The 13th edition of the Blockchain Life Forum, the premier gathering for cryptocurrency leaders worldwide, recently concluded with an astounding attendance of over 12119 participants.
Japan ex-currency diplomat Kanda set to head Asian Development Bank
Japan's former top currency diplomat Masato Kanda is poised to become the next head of the Asian Development Bank, which said on Thursday there were no other candidates. The organisation has closed ...
Bitcoin Rally Cools as Trump Trades Present Hurdles for Crypto
Bitcoin’s classification as a so-called Trump trade is starting to jar with wider shifts in global markets attributed in part to the possibility of the former president’s return to the White House.
Polymarket power players have poured a ridiculous amount of crypto into a Trump win—but U.S. voters aren’t even allowed to use the platform
A handful of accounts have poured $35 million into the prediction market, and they’re all betting on Donald Trump to win the 2024 election.
Crypto Is Betting Big on Trump. Polls Aren’t as Sure.
Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq futures are mixed in premarket trading Thursday as the stock market braces for another round of earnings.
Tokyo Metro shares soar in Japan’s biggest IPO since 2018
Japanese subway operator’s shares soar as much as 47 percent in biggest listing since 2018. The main operator of Tokyo’s sprawling subway network has made a rip-roaring market debut in Japan’s biggest ...