Crypto lender Amber Group is weighing options for its Japan unit, including a possible sale, and plans to apply for a Hong Kong license following the city’s pivot toward creating a digital-asset hub.
Ether surges past $2,000 and hits highest level since May after its new upgrade unlocks investors’ crypto
Second-biggest cryptocurrency ether rose topped $2,000 late Thursday after Ethereum completed long-awaited changes to its network.
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Africa in Business: crypto and mass weddings
STORY: Here are five stories that made business headlines in sub-Saharan Africa this week.1. Businesses reopened and traffic was back in urban centers of Ethiopia's Amhara region after six days of ...
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.20%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Transportation Equipment, Trading and Steel sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.20% to hit a ...
Japan Has a New Central Bank Chief, and Inflation Is Stirring. That’s Good News for the Yen and for Bonds.
Kazuo Ueda takes over the Bank of Japan, which has pursued a decade of ultradovish policies. The result could be policy normalization, resulting in a good era for the world’s No. 3 economy.
Ether’s Post-Upgrade Jump Elbows Bitcoin Out of Crypto Spotlight
Ether has grabbed the limelight from Bitcoin as cryptocurrencies extend their rebound this year.The second-largest digital asset is up 14% this week, outstripping larger rival Bitcoin’s 9% gain over the period,
Crypto investors face delays in withdrawing funds after Ethereum upgrade
Cryptocurrency investors are facing delays to withdraw funds deposited on the Ethereum blockchain after its major software upgrade, highlighting persistent headaches for Ethereum which aims to have the technology widely used for instant payments.
Japan’s Nikkei rallies for sixth day on Uniqlo-owner Fast Retailing’s boost
Japan's Nikkei share average rallied for a sixth straight session on Friday, its longest winning streak since July, as the benchmark index was buoyed by advances on Wall Street overnight and a surge ...
Rakuten Bank prices shares at ¥1,400 in IPO, top of the range
Even with a lower than originally expected price, the listing is the largest in Japan since the $20 billion-plus IPO of SoftBank in December 2018.
UPDATE 2-Rakuten Bank prices IPO, Japan’s biggest in years, at top of scaled-back range
By Miho Uranaka TOKYO, April 13 (Reuters) - The banking arm of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten Group Inc priced its initial public offering at the top of a scaled-back range on Thursday, keeping it ...
Japan convening panel on digital yen as BOJ pilot scheme gets underway
Following the Bank of Japan's launch this month of a pilot programme to test the use of a digital yen, the Ministry of Finance plans to convene a meeting of experts on April 21 to discuss the way ...
UPDATE 1-Kishida says he will approve Osaka as site of Japan’s first casino -report
Japan will approve a plan to build the country's first casino in the western city of Osaka, Jiji news agency cited Prime Minister Fumio Kishida as saying on Friday, paving the way for a resort aimed ...
Japan, India and France launch creditors meeting on Sri Lanka debt
Japan, India and France on Thursday announced a common platform for talks among bilateral creditors to coordinate restructuring of Sri Lanka's debt, a move they hope would serve as a model for solving ...
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Rakuten Bank prices IPO, Japan’s biggest in years, at top of scaled-back range
The logo of Rakuten is pictured at the headquarters of Rakuten in Tokyo, Japan, May 15, 2019. REUTERS/Sam Nussey ...