Many Japanese conglomerates are looking to streamline operations and focus on core businesses, leading to divestitures and carve-outs,' said Clifford Chance's Michihiro Nishi.
Metaplanet raises $210M in zero-interest bonds to expand Bitcoin holdings
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has issued $210M in zero-interest bonds, whose proceeds will be used for additional Bitcoin purchases.
Metaplanet’s Bitcoin holdings hits 10,000 BTC, beating Coinbase
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet’s latest 1,112 Bitcoin purchase has finally tipped its total Bitcoin holdings to 10,000 BTC, surpassing Coinbase as the seventh-largest publicly traded company with ...
Metaplanet Reaches 10,000 BTC Target Amid $210M Bond Issuance
Metaplanet said it acquired 1,112 BTC for $117.2 million, bringing total holdings to 10,000 BTC. The company’s board approved a $210 million bond issuance to EVO Fund, with proceeds scheduled for ...
Focus on Bank of Japan’s JGB Purchase Plan
Focus is on the Bank of Japan’s JGB purchase plan when its two-day meeting ends Tuesday, with some expecting a slower pace in reducing purchases.
Bank of Japan to weigh slowdown in bond buying cuts after volatility rises
TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is set to consider whether to taper its bond purchases at a slower pace while also leaving its benchmark interest rate unchanged, in a decision that will be closely ...
Hedge funds reap cash from investors ‘starved’ of Japan exposure
HONG KONG] Nick Bird’s OQ Funds Management opened a Japan quantitative hedge fund in September. Within weeks, it raised the maximum US$250 million and had to turn away additional money, the former ...
What Investors Should Know As Meta Gets (Back) Into Crypto
Meta (formerly Facebook) is getting back into crypto . . Markets and investment trends tend to move in cycles, and the cryptoasset sector is no exception to this rule ...
Trump Primes Bitcoin And Crypto For A Price Game-Changer Predicted To ‘Unleash’ Trillions
The U.S. Senate is poised to vote on the Trump administration’s landmark stablecoin bill, predicted to "unleash" trillions of ...
Trump reports more than $600 million in income from crypto, golf, licensing fees
Donald Trump reported more than $600 million in income from crypto, golf clubs, licensing and other ventures in a public financial disclosure report released on Friday that provided a glimpse of the ...
Japan’s US Treasury Holdings Not a Topic in Bessent Meetings, Minister Says
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday he had not specifically discussed Japan's $1 trillion-plus holdings of U.S. Treasury securities during past meetings with U.S.
Trump brought in $57 million from crypto venture, millions from sneakers and bibles
One of the biggest money-making ventures for Trump was World Liberty Financial, a cryptocurrency platform launched last year
Trump Earned $57.7 Million From Crypto Venture, Disclosure Shows
President Donald Trump earned $57.7 million from token sales by the crypto firm he and his sons helped launch last year, according to his required federal financial disclosure forms.
Even Before His Return to the White House, Trump Was Becoming a Crypto Czar
Financial disclosures for 2024 filed by the president on Friday show that digital coins had already become one of his family’s most successful ventures.
Bitcoin and ether fall as tensions between Israel and Iran intensify: CNBC Crypto World
On today's episode of CNBC Crypto World, cryptocurrencies fall as tensions grow between Israel and Iran. Plus, Max Branzburg of Coinbase speaks to Crypto World from the State of Crypto Summit to break down the crypto exchange's new credit card in partnership with American Express.
Trump reports tens of millions in income from crypto ventures
President Donald Trump filed his first public financial disclosure report of his term on Friday, providing what he said was the latest information about his holdings, including income from his ...