Japan has been lagging behind a little in the global surge of inflation that started early last year. But it’s now coming along nicely.
What crisis? High-stakes crypto lending looks here to stay
Scott Odell, an analyst at British crypto lender Blockchain.com, instant messaged Edward Zhao of Three Arrows Capital asking that the Singapore hedge fund repay at least part of a $270 million loan.
Osaka wins match after Saville retires in Tokyo
Naomi Osaka advanced to the second round of the Toray Pan Pacific Open when Australia's Daria Saville retired with a knee injury.
U.S. Must Contain Fallout From Crypto-Zone Scheme On Nuked Pacific Island
The indictments of two Marshall Islands citizens for violations of U.S. laws on corruption, bribery, and money laundering have big implications for geopolitics and U.S.-China competition in the ...
Profanity May Be The Cause Of Crypto Trading Firm Wintermute’s $160 Million Hack
CEO Gaevoy says Wintermute will continue to trade in DeFi, even though playing in decentralized markets made his firm more vulnerable to losses.
Oyo Hotels seeks to resurrect IPO as growth resumes
TOKYO: Oyo Hotels, the once high-flying Indian startup, is reviving plans for a stock-market debut after cost cuts and a recovery in travel helped it reduce losses. The hotel-booking company filed ...
How Japan leveraged commercial banks for high economic growth
Privatising banks is no panacea. Instead, India would do well to learn from Japan’s ‘window-guidance’ system that first identified which sectors are most likely to achieve national macroeconomic objec ...
Bank of Japan likely to keep policy despite weaker yen as peers raise rates
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to maintain ultralow rates at the end of its regular two-day meeting from Wednesday, bolstering ...
‘Worse Than 2008’—Huge Fed ‘Sledgehammer’ Coming For Bitcoin, Ethereum And Crypto Price
The bitcoin, ethereum and crypto market is braced for the Federal Reserve to unleash a "sledgehammer" that could further tank ...
Japan Bonds Face Liquidity Stress as BOJ Walks Lonely Rates Path
The Bank of Japan’s insistence on rock-bottom interest rates even in the face of quickening local inflation is adding to liquidity stress in the world’s second-biggest sovereign debt market. Bid-ask ...
Asia-Pacific markets poised for lower open after Wall Street’s negative session ahead of Fed decision
Futures in the Asia-Pacific are set to open lower Wednesday, following Wall Street's negative lead as investors await the Fed's interest rate decision.
Japan Can Intervene Any Time After Rate Check, Says Ex-FX Chief
Japan is now ready to intervene in currency markets at any moment, if needed, and doesn’t need to wait for a green light from the US to support the yen, according to a former head of the country’s ...
Bitcoin’s Pre-Fed Weakness Has Chart Analysts Focused on Support at $18.3K
Bitcoin (BTC) is on the defensive ahead of a pivotal Federal Reserve decision on Wednesday on interest rates and appears to be on track to test support at $18,300, which, if breached, could make the ...
Why Is Crypto Crashing Today (Again)?
Several major cryptocurrencies suffered heavy losses early Monday as the market’s valuation plunged to nearly $900 billion.
Announcing the agenda for TechCrunch Sessions: Crypto 2022
The crypto industry seemed to age several decades over the past bull run, maturing in some places while barreling ahead in ambitious new pursuits, including DeFi, NFTs and web3. And while scams ...
Nilos unifies crypto and fiat accounts for small businesses
Meet Nilos, a startup that wants to bridge the gap between crypto wallets and traditional business bank accounts. The company provides a dashboard that displays all your transactions — whether those ...