Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig’s influence over Wall Street is on the rise under President Donald Trump. Not everyone is on board.
Nikkei Asia: Japan defense paper to name China ‘biggest strategic challenge’
Japan’s Defense Ministry is expected to designate China as the country’s most serious security concern and greatest strategic challenge in its annual defense white paper, according to Nikkei Asia. The ...
Osaka Exchange plans Bitcoin futures by 2028 as Japan joins global crypto derivatives market
Osaka Exchange (OSE) has announced the launch of Bitcoin futures by 2028, as reported by Nikkei Financial. This development will enable institutional investors in Japan to have access to a legitimate ...
Europe Just Got the Power to Ban Entire Countries From Crypto, And Russia Hit Back With Fees on USDT and USDC the Same Day
Explore the impact of Europe Crypto sanctions against Russia and the new legal framework for crypto-asset services.
Japan’s retail investor army flocks to SpaceX after IPO drought
SpaceX's blockbuster IPO is drawing intense retail demand in Japan, where cash-rich households see a rare shot at a marquee global listing tied to Elon Musk and the space boom.
Japan’s retail investors flock to SpaceX after IPO drought
Enthusiasm in Japan for SpaceX 's IPO is so fervent that the company recently raised its local fundraising target by a quarter to US$2.5 billion.
Study finds most AI crypto trading agents aren’t really trading
A study of 925,323 crypto wallets finds AI trading agents lost users nearly $192 million while a small group made billions.
Bank of Japan says Ueda hospitalized, will miss policy meeting
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda has been hospitalized and is expected to miss next week’s monetary policy meeting, the central bank said Wednesday.
Company that bet big on Trump-backed crypto says its fortunes have improved
AI Financial Corp. says it has mitigated some of the concerns that prompted it to say earlier that it may not be able to stay in business.
Solana brings crypto payments to WSOP for the first time
The World Series of Poker is accepting Solana for tournament buy-ins for the first time, with stablecoin payouts coming later this year.
Crypto Hits a New Low With Misspelled Memecoin Forehead Tattoo Bounty
Take, for example, the launch of “GO”, a marketplace launched last week by memecoin sewer pump.fun. As per pump.fun’s own X account, the marketplace lets users “Pay ANYONE ...
Trump family made about $500M from crypto deal while investors took losses
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. showed up at the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York in late 2025 to celebrate a new business partnership with a little-known publicly traded company, then called Alt5 ...
Starbucks weighs Japan stake sale or IPO
The coffee chain has held preliminary talks with investment banks on options for its Japan unit, which could be valued at up to $3.1 billion ...
Japanese game firm Enish dumps Bitcoin, bets on Solana staking
Japanese game company Enish (3667.T) sold off all of its holdings in Bitcoin (BTC) and booked a loss. It is reportedly turning toward staking in the Solana ecosystem. However, dropping BTC prices have ...
Starbucks Evaluates Sale and IPO Options for Japanese Operations (SBUX)
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is reportedly reviewing strategic alternatives for its business in Japan, including a possible partial divestment or public listing, according to a Bloomberg News report citing ...
Japan’s Largest Banks Plan Joint Stablecoin Launch by March 2027
Megabanks MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and SMBC have formed a council to develop frameworks for jointly issuing a stablecoin in fiscal year 2026.