Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa, who earlier said he would make a "big announcement" on Dec. 9, revealed that K-pop star TOP and DJ Steve Aoki would be among the eight crew members that he plans ...
Japanese Regulator Extends FTX Japan’s Suspension as Users Wait for Their Funds
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has extended FTX Japan's suspension to Mar. 9. An earlier suspension order, issued on Nov. 10 after FTX Japan halted user withdrawals, was set to expire on ...
Crypto Hitting ‘Mother Of All Economic Crises’ Threatens North Korea
For a regime that's dependent on crypto to avoid sanctions and steal hard currency, the collapse of FTX couldn’t have been more ill-timed.
FTX reportedly gets 3 more months to stop all operations in Japan
The Japanese arm of the now-defunct crypto exchange FTX has received approval from local regulators to continue sorting out issues with withdrawals until next year.
Crypto’s Amber to End Chelsea Sponsorship, Axe Over 40% of Jobs in FTX Fallout
Amber Group, one of Asia’s leading crypto trading and lending platforms, is cutting jobs, scrapping retail operations and terminating a sponsorship deal with Chelsea FC in the latest retrenchment to hit the digital-asset sector.
The Crypto Scandal Is Missing a Secret Ingredient
The crypto industry contributed to both parties and got what it wanted. With no partisan benefit, will anyone in Congress complain?
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.18%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Transport, Shipbuilding and Railway & Bus sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.18%. The best ...
UPDATE1 ECB says Bitcoin is artificially propped up, shouldn’t be legitimised
Cryptocurrency exchange operator Binance said on Wednesday it acquired Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC), a crypto exchange service registered in Japan, to expand into the Asian country. Future of ...
Inside the Frantic Texts Exchanged by Crypto Executives as FTX Collapsed
A group chat including crypto leaders shows Binance’s Changpeng Zhao accusing FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried of orchestrating trades to destabilize the industry.
Japan finance minister says govt must stick to budget balancing goal
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday that the government must stick to its aim of achieving a primary budget surplus in fiscal year 2025 despite a planned increase in defence ...
Global Perspective on Patenting of Blockchain, Crypto, and DeFi Technologies
However, a device, a method, and/or a program for implementing a process using blockchain/crypto is generally considered patent eligible by the JPO. To date, there are approximately 1700 patents in ...
Is Sam Bankman-Fried Crypto’s Bernie Madoff? This Crypto Hedge Fund Manager Thinks So
Before co-founding Alameda Research in 2017, Bankman-Fried interned at the proprietary trading firm Jane Street Capital in 2013, returning to work full-time there after graduating from MIT. He owned ...
Crypto was a ‘bubble of a generation,’ and ‘doomed to burst,’ says ECB official
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SEC Presses Firms to Disclose Exposure to Crypto Bankruptcies
Publicly traded companies exposed to the “crypto winter” and the collapse of FTX or other digital-asset companies might have to disclose those details to investors under new guidance from the US ...
Crypto Price Check: Lawmakers Want Answers in Light of FTX Collapse
FTX filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 11 in the face of a cash crunch caused by a withdrawal run by FTX clients. The firm's founder and former CEO, Sam Bankman-Fried, 30, has denied wrongdoing.
Crypto is ‘most mature’ in these 2 countries, new Huobi report reveals
The latest data compiled by exchange Huobi confirms that in 2022, the United States is the most “mature” crypto market. Despite the heavy drawdowns in price for Bitcoin and altcoins this year, ...