Crypto traders in Afghanistan are being arrested and imprisoned by the Taliban for dealing in digital assets despite the country's crypto ban.
Most Advisors Still Don’t Want Anything to Do With Crypto, Report Finds
As the issue of regulatory approval for exchange-traded crypto funds turned from if to when, speculation mounted that a new crop of bitcoin ETFs could revitalize the slumping digital-asset market. To ...
Strong earnings help Japan post record tax revenue for 4th year
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's tax revenue for fiscal 2023 reached a record 72.08 trillion yen ($445 billion), the Finance Ministry said Wednesday, setting a new high for the fourth consecutive year, ...
Yet another Japan stock rally fizzles out as economic reforms disappoint
Japan has squandered its chances to properly raise interest rates, abandon the weak yen policy and put strong reforms in place.
Japan issues first new banknotes in 20 years
Japan has issued its first new banknotes in two decades, with the redesigned bills featuring 3D holograms intended to thwart counterfeiters. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday said the ...
Sony’s crypto debut: Tech giant acquires Amber Japan in major move
Sony acquires Amber Japan, marking its entry into the cryptocurrency exchange market. Sony's acquisition boosted its stock price, Bitcoin ETF inflows, and BTC's price action. Sony, Japan's ...
Japan’s Nikkei rises as tech stocks track US growth shares higher
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday as heavyweight technology stocks tracked US megacap growth stocks higher overnight. The Nikkei was up 0.81% at 40,398.35 as of 0142 GMT, after ...
Japan Launches New Banknotes
Japan on Wednesday started issuing new 10,000 yen (61.9 U.S. dollars), 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes, which marked the first ...
The End Of Japan’s Negative Interest Rate Policy: What It Means For Investors
The end of Japan's negative interest rate policy has helped in igniting some growth in the Japanese stock market with the Nikkei 225 hitting a high in 2024 ...
Japan’s Metaplanet Buys Bitcoin Worth 200M Yen, Share Price Jumps 60% MoM
Japan's public-listed firm Metaplanet is on a Bitcoin buying spree! In a fresh announcement earlier today, Metaplanet declared the purchase of 20.2 ...
Japanese E-commerce Giant Mercari to Give Away Bitcoin in Promotion Drive
The Japanese e-commerce heavyweight Mercari has announced it will give away Bitcoin (BTC) as part of its latest promotion drive. Read more!
$105 Billion Electronics Giant Sony To Launch New Bitcoin Exchange
Sony Group acquired Amber Japan and is relaunching it as the S.BLOX Bitcoin and crypto exchange, marking Sony's expansion into the Bitcoin space.
Sony Group Planning Launch of Crypto Exchange With Acquisition of Amber Japan: Report
Japanese conglomerate and consumer electronics giant Sony Group is reportedly preparing to unveil a crypto exchange platform in its home country.
Sony Crypto Exchange To Launch In Japan After Platform Acquisition Last Year
Multiple upgrades will be introduced to the platform after Sony purchased Amber Japan last year via its subsidiary Quetta Web. Changes will be made to the exchange’s user interface, while the platform ...
Shiba Inu Lead Developer Shytoshi Kusama Stirs Up Crypto World With Mysterious Post: ‘I’ve Been Shy And Quiet These Past Few Years… But It’s Time That Changes’
Shytoshi Kusama, the mysterious lead developer and co-founder of the Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) project, hinted at plans for the aggressive promotion of Web3 across the world. What Happened: On Monday, ...
Exploring Three Japanese Growth Stocks With Minimum 13% Insider Ownership On Tokyo Exchange
Amid a backdrop of significant currency fluctuations and anticipations of monetary policy shifts, Japan's stock markets have shown resilience, with notable gains in major indices. This environment ...