Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) issued a warning to four cryptocurrency exchanges – Bybit, MEXC Global, Bitforex, and Bitget – to cease offering services to Japanese residents.
Seattle crypto exchange Bittrex closing US operations
The company announced the decision Friday, and its U.S. operations will officially close April 30. Bittrex in February disclosed in a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification the company was ...
Japan’s Nikkei rises as energy-related shares track S&P higher
Japan's Nikkei share average climbed on Tuesday, led by energy related companies which tracked overnight gains of their U.S. peers, but the rises were muted as investors struggled to find other market ...
Japan’s central bank buys record gov’t bonds in fiscal 2022
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) bought a record 135,989 billion yen (1.02 trillion U.S. dollars) in Japanese government bonds in fiscal 2022, almost double the amount a year earlier, the central bank said. To ...
BOJ Should Review Yield Curve Control Under Ueda, Ex-Finance Official Says
The Bank of Japan should review its yield curve control program under its incoming governor, a former top finance ministry official said ahead of the central bank’s first leadership change in a decade ...
Japan PM Kishida: Necessary to speed up private investment through green transformation bond
It is necessary to speed up private investment through green transformation bond to promote decarbonization domestically,” said Japan PM Kishida. USD/JPY remains depressed near 132.20 after reversing from a 12-day high the previous day.
DMI Finance raises $400 million from Japan’s MUFG Bank
While Chatterjee did not share broader valuation details of the fundraise, as per an MUFG Bank release, it has invested Rs 1,910 crore, or around $232 million, in the funding round.
Bitcoin And Crypto Are Suddenly Braced For A $1 Billion U.S. Earthquake After Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Cardano, Dogecoin, Polygon And Solana Price Surge
After the U.S. dumped $215 million worth of seized bitcoin on the market last month, bitcoin and crypto traders are braced for another $1 billion bitcoin sale this ...
Crypto Crackdowns Will Continue, But Innovation Can Survive
It is safe to say that the crypto space is in the middle of a crackdown, with the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission joining the Securities and Exchange Commission by suing both Binance and ...
Crypto market stays flat as Binance faces legal trouble and Citi predicts tokenisation boom
While the CFTC went after the leading cryptocurrency exchange, investment bank Citi has predicted that the tokenisation of real-world assets will become the next significant use case in the crypto ...
Hong Kong’s crypto comeback should make the U.S. uneasy
Hong Kong's pivot back to crypto comes as the U.S. risks overplaying its hand when it comes to global financial regulation.
First Mover Americas: Bitcoin’s Within Range of $30K
“While bitcoin will continue to test the $30K line ... effectively rendered Voyager immune by exculpating it from breaches of tax or securities law. Japan's Financial Services Agency said in a warning ...
Japan Regulator Flags Four Crypto Exchanges Including Bybit for Operating Without Registration
The notice said the exchanges were in violation of the country's fund settlement laws at the time of issuing the warning letter by "conducting crypto asset exchange business without registration." The ...
Japan’s FSA steps up crypto regulation with warnings to Bybit, other exchanges
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit has been ordered to comply with Japan's regulatory requirements and cease offering services to Japanese residents, after Japan's Financial Services Agency issued a warnin ...
Crypto roundup: Bitcoin drops as US plans to sell over 41,000 BTC
Bitcoin has fallen below $28,000 as regulatory action against the crypto industry intensifies and the US government announces a schedule to sell 41,490 BTC in 2023.
Law firm Jenner hires crypto leader as industry faces regulatory heat
U.S. law firm Jenner & Block said Monday it hired a former U.S. prosecutor from rival Paul Hastings to help lead its financial technology and cryptocurrency practice, as the U.S. government ...