Japan’s trade deficit reached 897.7 billion yen ($6.8 billion ... ($26.4 billion), but rising from 711.5 billion yen ($5.4 billion) in February 2022, the Finance Ministry data showed on Thursday. This ...
Why this ‘winter’ won’t stop the growing crypto e-commerce adoption
From fast and inexpensive fees to secure transactions and a lack of chargebacks, crypto payments offer a multitude of benefits for retailers.
Crypto founders are running out of bank options after the collapses of SVB and Signature. Here’s where they’re scrambling to move their money.
Some crypto founders are scrambling to reduce their reliance on US banks, but it's not easy. And others are choosing to limit non-crypto transactions ...
Japan’s Nikkei trims losses after Credit Suisse liquidity measures
TOKYO/SINGAPORE, March 16 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average trimmed losses on Thursday, in another volatile session after embattled Swiss lender Credit Suisse announced plans to strengthen its ...
Japan’s bank stocks sink as Credit Suisse fear roils markets
Banking stocks in Japan fell on Thursday as troubles at Credit Suisse sparked fears that banking turmoil is spreading around the world.
Japan’s registers two straight years of export growth in February, outlook less rosy
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan posted two straight years of export gains in February ... have also shattered policymakers' hopes for a quick rebound from the pandemic doldrums. The Ministry of Finance (MOF) ...
Japan’s autonomous mobile robot developer LexxPluss snags $11M for US expansion
See the original story in Japanese. Tokyo-based Cover, the startup offering management production services of VTubers (short for “virtual YouTubers”), announced on Friday that its IPO application to ...
Japan Posts 19th Straight Trade Deficit in February
Japan posted a trade deficit for a 19th straight month in February after the yen’s weakness and higher energy prices boosted the value of imports, Ministry of Finance data showed Thursday. Japan ...
Japan Firms Turn to Loans for Longer-Term Funding Amid BOJ Risks
“We were concerned that we wouldn’t have been able to attract enough demand, because we don’t think investors are too excited to buy longer bonds,” said Yuichiro Kito, general manager of finance at ...
Crypto feared being walled off from traditional finance. The banking crisis is fueling those worries.
The banking turmoil of the last week is the latest setback for a crypto industry that saw much of its value wiped out after the collapse of one of the largest crypto exchanges, FTX.
US banks shun crypto firms as regulatory pressures mount
People with direct knowledge of the matter say banks that were previously open to working with crypto clients, including JPMorgan and Bank of America, are now turning away.
Collateral damage: Crypto market shaken by collapse of banks
The banking turmoil of the last week is the latest setback for a crypto industry that saw much of its value wiped out after the collapse of one of the largest crypto exchanges, FTX.
Once scammed for ten grand, this VC is building a crypto security vault
One of the barriers to bringing cryptocurrency into the mainstream is the frequency of fraud in the space. Last year alone, over $3.9 billion worth of crypto was “lost”, according to an industry ...
Cybercriminals’ crypto platform ChipMixer seized in international operation
BRUSSELS (Reuters) -International authorities have cracked down on the cryptocurrency platform ChipMixer, alleging it helped obscure the digital money trail for online drug dealers, Russian military ...
Police shut down dark web crypto laundering service linked to FTX hack
An international coalition of law enforcement agencies announced on Wednesday that it had taken down the popular dark web crypto laundering service ChipMixer, seizing more than $46 million in crypto ...
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.03%
Investing.com – Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Retail, Transportation Equipment and Mining sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 ...