Both leading cryptocurrencies surged to fresh records in recent weeks, only to be pulled down by market volatility.
Japan’s Top Banks Plan Joint Stablecoin Launch: Nikkei
Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho Financial Groups aim to create a shared framework for stablecoin issuance and transfer, the Nikkei reported.
Japan’s ban on crypto insider trading puts pressure on global regulators
Japan’s Financial Services Agency will empower its securities watchdog to investigate crypto insider trading under a new FIEA framework.
This ‘Will Be Brutal’—Bitcoin Suddenly Goes Into Free Fall As Price Crash Panic Wipes $600 Billion From Crypto
Bitcoin has suddenly dropped toward $100,000, accelerating a sudden sell-off that hit the bitcoin price and crypto market last ...
Naomi Osaka Opens Up About Her Child With Former Boyfriend Cordae
Tennis pro Naomi Osaka, who faces Coco Gauff in a major showdown at the U.S. Open on September 1, has opened up about motherhood. Osaka is the mother to 2-year-old daughter, Shai, whom she shares with ...
Japan’s top banks to jointly issue stablecoin, Nikkei says
Japan's three largest banks, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group, will jointly issue "stablecoins", digital currencies pegged to the value of ...
How Japan’s Crypto Insider Trading Ban Could Reshape Global Policy
Tokyo’s legislative-first model creates a gravitational pull across Asia and beyond in a bid to clamp down on insider trading, observers say.
Bank of Japan must tread carefully in normalizing policy, central bank official says
The Bank of Japan must be careful when normalizing monetary policy due to uncertainty about how the economy would react to a new environment of positive interest rates, Seiichi Shimizu, the central ...
Bank of Japan chief signals need for more data in deciding October move
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Thursday the central bank will scrutinise various data, including information he collects during his stay in Washington, in deciding whether to raise interest ...
Palmer Luckey’s Peter Thiel-backed crypto bank clears a key regulatory hurdle
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has granted Erebor preliminary approval, it said Wednesday.
Behind Trump’s rapidly growing $1bn crypto empire
A Financial Times investigation has found that Donald Trump and his family’s crypto businesses reaped more than $1bn in pre-tax profits over the past year, in part due to the boom fuelled by the ...
Japan to hike visa fees to US, Europe levels amid surging tourism
TOKYO -- The Japanese government plans to raise visa application fees to a level comparable to the U.S. and European nations, Nikkei has learned, as the country looks to offset rising administrative ...
Trump’s Empire Rakes in Over $1B in Colossal Crypto Cash Grab
The Trump holdings include digital trading cards featuring images of Trump wearing a superhero cape, memecoins whose value is based purely on speculation, stablecoins pegged to the U.S. dollar, tokens ...
Shares of Japan’s Tekscend Rise After $1 Billion IPO
Shares of Tekscend Photomask jumped in their Tokyo trading debut after the company raised $1 billion in one of Japan's biggest offerings this year. The stock rose to 3,640 yen in early morning trade ...
Nikkei 225 gains 1.27% as Japan inches closer to new PM
Japan's Nikkei share average closed 1% higher on Thursday, fueled by increasing expectations of Sanae Takaichi, LDP leader, becoming the country's next prime minister.
Japan’s Nikkei rises as chances of Takaichi becoming next PM brighten
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Thursday as prospects of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader Sanae Takaichi becoming the next prime minister increased, stoking bets on a revival in big ...