Lenders Resona Holdings Inc and Concordia Financial Group Inc were among the sharpest gainers on the Nikkei, jumping more than 2.5%. Mazda Motor Corp climbed 2.04% after the yen depreciated for a ...
Japan Insurer’s Plan to Sell Foreign Debt Flashes Market Warning
A Japanese insurer with $65 billion of assets plans to offload all its currency-hedged foreign debt holdings, foreshadowing what may become a renewed wave of selling by some of the biggest investors ...
Gary Gensler’s new assault on DeFi puts him on a legal limb
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Crypto stablecoins might need limits to avoid disruptions to financial stability, warns Bank of England
Volatility in the crypto markets raised questions about just how stable so-called stabelcoins like Tether's USDT, Circle's USDC and Binance's BNB truly are.
Crypto Investments See Positive Flows for Fourth Consecutive Week: CoinShares
Digital asset investment products saw net inflows totalling $114 million last week, according to data from CoinShares, with bitcoin-related products receiving the overwhelming majority of that new ...
Canada’s New Crypto Rules Push Trading Platforms to Comply or Leave
Canada’s recent moves to impose stricter rules on crypto companies show that US regulators have allies in cracking down on the asset class after last year’s turmoil.
Crypto Guy Forced to Sell Apes After Falling for Scam
Yet another NFT collector got caught up in a scam, losing millions of dollars worth of crypto in the process. Collector and aerospace engineer Frank Caldwell II, better known by his online handle ...
New York Finance Regulator to Bill Crypto Firms for Annual Supervision Fees
The New York State Department of Financial Services will start charging cryptocurrency firms registered in the state for the costs of annual supervision and examination.
Texas could limit crypto miner participation in lucrative ERCOT programs
State lawmakers are considering ending some incentives to cryptocurrency mining facilities and restricting how those high-capacity computing centers can participate in electricity programs that pay ...
Crypto Unicorns will shift more governance control to active players
Crypto Unicorns announced a plan to give more governance control in its Web3 gaming ecosystem to the games most active players.
Bitcoin dips below $30,000 to start the week as crypto investors refocus on economic concerns
Cryptocurrencies fell on Monday as investors put excitement from Ethereum's "Shapella" upgrade behind them and refocused on upcoming bank earnings.
Terra-Luna Founder Do Kwon Transferred $7 Million To Law Firm Just Before Coin’s Collapse That Triggered Crypto Meltdown
Do Kwon faces financial and securities fraud charges in the U.S., South Korea and Singapore for his role in the Terra-Luna collapse which wiped $40 billion from the cryptocurrency market.
Japanese CRO buys back pennystock spinout while awaiting FDA decision on migraine candidate
Months after announcing it will not take on the commercialization of its own migraine drug-device, Satsuma Pharmaceuticals has found the buyer that it’s been looking for. The sale to Japanese CRO Shin ...
Nikkei gains in longest rally in 9 months on boost from exporters, banks
TOKYO, April 17 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended at a more than one-month high on Monday, rising for the seventh straight session, as a weaker yen lifted exporters and bank shares ...
Watson Farley & Williams hires White & Case asset finance team for Tokyo debut
UK firm follows up Seoul launch in February with new office focused on aviation and maritime finance work Top 40 UK law firm Watson Farley & Williams (WFW) has added a team of lawyers including two ...
South Korea, Japan finance heads to hold first talks since 2016
South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho tells reporters he will meet with his Japanese counterpart next month.