Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Insurance, Transport and Banking sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.09%. The best performers of ...
NYC mayor Eric Adams to update disclosure form after failing to report crypto holdings, report says
A spokesman told the Daily News that Adams had omitted his stakes, because he had misunderstood the question and believed it only referred to securities.
Signs ‘crypto winter’ ending as regulatory fog begins to lift
Cryptocurrencies were testing year highs on Friday as a run of favourable regulatory and investment moves have started to shift momentum in markets that had been stuck in a rut for months.
Nikkei reverses course to inch down on BOJ worries, yen’s gain
Japan's Nikkei share average reversed course to end lower on Friday due to caution ahead of the central bank's policy meeting, while the yen's gain against the dollar prompted investors to sell stocks ...
How China and Japan Could Shore Up Their Economies
So are the reserves-rich Asian giants marshaling a counterattack against the almighty dollar? Not exactly. The Bank of Japan’s prime interest rate is 0.1% and China’s 3.55%, compared to the Fed’s 5.25 ...
Japan’s Nikkei eases off session highs on earnings, BOJ worries
Japan's Nikkei share average rose on Friday, led by chip-related stocks, but surrendered most of its early gains due to caution ahead of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting and upcoming corporate ...
Alleged crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried asks judge to allow ‘close friends’ to visit
Alleged crypto crook Sam Bankman-Fried asks judge to allow 'close friends' to visit without a security guard present.
Japan’s Orix Bank to plow $2.9bn into renewables and logistics
TOKYO -- Japanese digital lender Orix Bank will extend roughly 400 billion yen ($2.89 billion) of financing this fiscal year to renewable energy and logistics projects, Nikkei has learned, as it aims ...
Crypto Industry Secures Early Victory in Legal Battle With Regulators
The cryptocurrency industry secured an early victory in its court battle with U.S. regulators when a federal judge ruled on Thursday that the sale on public exchanges of a digital asset called XRP ...
Founder of bankrupt crypto firm Celsius is arrested on fraud charges
Alex Mashinsky, the founder and former CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency firm Celsius Network, was arrested Thursday and charged with defrauding customers and lying about his firm’s business model.
Follow the crypto: In its fight against fentanyl, DHS is tracing cryptocurrency used by Mexican drug cartels
Secretary Mayorkas told NBC News Thursday that DHS “is seeking to hold individuals accountable, seizing their property and also interrupting their financial flow.” ...
Latest Crypto CEO Accused of Fraud Knew The Money Was ‘Fake’
Alex Mashinsky, the CEO of Celsius, is the latest onetime digital-currency CEO who’s now facing federal criminal charges.
Financial Responsibility in the Crypto World
In a recent roundtable featuring Crypto Evangelist Luke Stokes and , The Roundtable anchor, provided critical insights into the state of cryptocurrency, distrust of authority, and the future of ...
Crypto Prices Surge On Favorable As Investors Take Favorable View Of Ripple Ruling
XRP tokens sold on exchanges found not to be securities, but the classification changes on sales to institutions.
How Japan’s regulatory moves in Web3 can be an example for nations globally
Japans largest bank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group has also announced the launch of Yen-pegged stablecoins for settlement of securities, taking wholesale digital asset payments to a new paradigm. Last ...
What investors need to know about the crossover between A.I. and crypto
Large language learning models aren't going away, but crypto's blockchain technology could help harness at least part of the societal risk, some say.