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The round drew participation from Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and local venture capital firm JAFCO Group, among others.

Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck is expanding its global footprint with the acquisition of Aplo, a Paris-based digital asset prime brokerage regulated by France’s financial markets authority, the ...

Crypto losses surged to $163 million in August, led by a $91 million phishing scam targeting a Bitcoiner and the nearly $50 million breach of crypto exchange Btcturk.

The WLFI token traded far above its previous value, confirming—at least on paper—a huge windfall for the president and his sons.

Most perp platforms, including Hyperliquid, are only accessible offshore and do not require users to meet KYC (know-your-customer) requirements that are tightly enforced in the U.S., giving them a ...

TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average edged higher on Tuesday after a two-session slide, led higher by department store shares after relatively strong monthly sales. The Nikkei 225 Index rose 0.3% to 42 ...

Japan Post Bank, holding $1.29 trillion in deposits, will launch "DCJPY," a blockchain-based digital currency, by the end of fiscal 2026. Backed 1:1 b ...

Japanese financial markets are undergoing a long-awaited reflation trade. There's just one missing factor: the Japanese investor.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Japanese financial markets are undergoing a long-awaited reflation trade. "Global investors have been a major driver of the rise in Japanese stocks," said Nicholas Smith, a ...

World Liberty Financial’s cryptocurrency token fell short of investors’ hopes. But a previous deal paved the way for a payment to the Trump family of potentially hundreds of millions of dollars.

Japan Post Bank said it would launch a digital yen by the end of fiscal 2026 to make it more convenient for its depositors to make digital financial transactions.

The most recent shift came in September 2025, when Japan Post Bank confirmed plans to issue deposit tokens by 2026 using DeCurret DCP’s infrastructure. This rollout is part of Japan’s larger strategy ...

Digital asset investment products bounced back last week, drawing in $2.48 billion in inflows after a brief period of outflows.

Japan Post Bank will issue DCJPY in FY2026, a yen-backed token designed for instant blockchain settlements and digital finance adoption.

The crypto market is down today. BTC fell 0.1% to $108,290, and ETH is down 0.5% to $4,402. BTC could drop to the low of $97,000 or climb above $144,000.

As the summer of crypto begins to near its close the reality is that some crypto investors across the board still harbor doubts about the stickiness of institutional adoption and programs. After all, ...