Japanese investment firm Metaplanet acquires 463 BTC worth $53.7 million, boosting its holdings to 17,595 BTC as the crypto market rebounds.
Japan PM Says Win-Win Trade Deal With US May Be Hard to Implement
The trade deal reached last month between the US and Japan was “win-win” for both countries, but implementing the terms of the pact may be a bigger challenge than reaching the deal, Japanese Prime ...
Stocks in Japan slump after U.S. data spark growth worries
The broader Topix Index and the blue-chip 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell at least 2% in early trade, their largest intraday declines since April 11.
Japanese Bank Stocks Fall Sharply After Weak U.S. Jobs Data
The 10-year JGB yield was 6.5 basis points lower at 1.485%, tracking sharp falls in U.S. Treasury yields on Friday. Weaker-than-expected U.S. employment data has raised expectations that the Federal ...
K&L Gates Lands BCLP Tokyo Finance Partner – Law.com
News K&L Gates Lands BCLP Tokyo Finance Partner A former Tokyo managing partner at Ashurst, has returned to Japan to join K&L Gates from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner. June 12, 2023 at 03:00 AM 2 ...
Crypto billionaire takes his $28M space trip with five others on Blue Origin’s rocket ship
Controversial crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun finally got his suborbital ride into space today from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture, four years after he put in the winning $28 million bid for a ...
Blue Origin flies crypto entrepreneur, five others on 14th crewed New Shepard flight
Blue Origin launched its third crewed New Shepard flight in just over two months Aug. 3, sending six people to space that included a crypto entrpreneur.
The SEC Shifts Gears on Crypto
On Thursday, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins launched “Project Crypto,” an overarching roadmap of the Commission’s approach to regulating cryptocurrency. The aim of the project, according to Atkins, is to ...
Here’s what will affect the Nikkei 225 Index this week
The Nikkei 225 Index pulled back last week as market participants focused on key Japanese earnings and the BoJ interest rate decision.
Tequila, Drugs and Torture: The Spending Binge of Two Crypto Bros That Ended Behind Bars
William Duplessie and John Woeltz hatched grandiose plans in business and politics but instead drew charges in an alleged kidnap scheme.
Wall Street is finally embracing crypto—but the real payoff will come when it embraces DeFi
The decentralized finance industry is just a tiny sliver of the $30 trillion TradFi industry. The ingredients are in place to change that.
Bitcoin Is Suddenly On The Brink As $300 Billion Crypto Shock Sparks Price Crash Fears
The bitcoin price hit an all-time high of $123,000 per bitcoin in July, riding a wave of optimism stoked by president Donald Trump’s White House, Wall Street giants, and dozens of bitcoin treasury ...
Bitcoin, ether fall as President Trump modifies tariffs and jobs data disappoints: CNBC Crypto World
On today's episode of CNBC Crypto World, major cryptocurrencies slide after President Trump unveiled his modified “reciprocal” tariffs on dozens of countries. Plus, Coinbase launches newly imagined ...
‘Illegally’ procured tuna easily enter Japan from Mediterranean
TOKYO -- Japan, the largest consumer of tuna in the world, is importing the fish through channels that circumvent strict international regulations, Nikkei has found.
Japan Explores Tougher Crypto Regulation For Market Growth
Japan explores tougher crypto regulations to boost investor protection amid rapid growth, with a focus on transparency and fraud prevention.
The world’s No. 2 crypto may hit a record high — here’s what’s driving it this summer
Despite a modest pullback on Friday, ether’s strong outperformance relative to bitcoin over the past month has highlighted growing investor enthusiasm around several key themes in the crypto space ...