Japan posted its biggest annual trade deficit since record keeping began in 2022, as soaring prices for energy and raw material prices were further inflated by a weaker yen, the government said in a ...
Crypto broker Genesis prepares bankruptcy filing as soon as this week
Crypto broker Genesis is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as this week, according to people familiar with the matter, as the company works towards a deal with creditors after months of wrangling.
Crypto publication CoinDesk hires Lazard to explore sale as crisis deepens at parent company DCG
Crypto publication CoinDesk has engaged Lazard to mull a full or partial sale of the business, a subsidiary of Barry Silbert's Digital Currency Group.
AI Is Not the New Crypto
The torrent of investor money that flowed into crypto is now hitting the AI scene. We’re already seeing the results.
FTX Founder Gamed Markets, Crypto Rivals Say
Sam Bankman-Fried found ways to control the prices of digital coins to benefit his companies, FTX and Alameda, according to cryptocurrency investors.
Asia-Pacific stocks set to drop, tracking losses on Wall Street
Shares in the Asia-Pacific are set to decline after tracking losses on Wall Street. In Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 dipped fractionally. The Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 26,515 while its ...
Japan logs trade deficit again in Dec as imports outpace exports -MOF
Japan's exports rose 11.5% in December from a year earlier while imports grew 20.6%, resulting in a trade deficit worth 1.45 trillion yen ($11.27 billion), Ministry of Finance data showed on Thursday.
Japan Exports Logged 22nd Straight Month of Growth in December
By Yang Jie Japan's exports rose for the 22nd consecutive month in December 2022, driven by overseas demand for autos and mineral fuels, Ministry of ...
HeartCore Signs Sixth and Seventh Go IPO Agreement
HeartC, Inc. (“HeartCore” or the “Company”), a leading software development company, announced that it has signed an agreement (“Consulting Agreement”) with kk.BloomZ (“BloomZ”) and a Japanese ...
Japan’s extraordinarily expensive defence of its monetary policy
Yet defending the policy is becoming astonishingly costly. The boj’s difficult decisions are not going away. Yield-curve control was introduced by the bank in 2016 as part of an aggressive programme ...
Japan eyes 4.5 tril. yen rise in debt costs in FY 2026 on high yields
The Finance Ministry expects higher long-term interest rates to push up Japan's debt-servicing costs in fiscal 2026 by around 4.5 trillion yen ($35 billion) from the next fiscal year, government ...
Feds arrest Russian crypto operator on suspicion of criminal activities
US authorities arrested a Russian cryptocurrency executive who allegedly exchanged hundreds of millions of dollars with drug traffickers and cybercriminals.
DOJ charges founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato for processing $700M of illegal funds
In a press conference on Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it has arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, founder of crypto exchange Bitzlato, for allegedly processing over $700 million of ...
Coinbase is shuttering services for customers in Japan as crypto winter rages on
Customers in Japan have until February 16 to withdraw their holdings. Coinbase stock is up 53% in the past five days as crypto markets rally. Sign up for our newsletter to get the inside scoop on what ...
Crypto exchange Coinbase to halt Japan operations
Coinbase Global Inc is halting its operations in Japan due to volatile market conditions, the cryptocurrency exchange said on Wednesday, days after it announced job cuts amid waning demand for digital ...
Coinbase Ceases Japan Operations As Planned Despite The Country’s Crypto Concessions
Users can withdraw their assets until February 16, Japan time. Coinbase customers can withdraw fiat currency and cryptocurrency holdings from Coinbase by February 16. Customers can withdraw their ...