TOKYO — Japan will communicate closely with the United States and other countries to respond to currency moves appropriately, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday as the yen fell to a more ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese investors remain big sellers of overseas bonds in March
Japanese investors were big sellers of overseas debt in March, as prices of overseas bonds declined on concerns over inflation and aggressive tightening measures by major central banks. ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei end lower as tech stocks drag
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average fell 164.28 points, or 0.61%, to 26,821.52. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 7.15 points, or ... ( read original story ...)
Reflecting On The Biggest Crypto Hack Ever
The Ronin hack is among the largest crypto heists in history and when the dust settles, the incident may wear that crown alone. The story of this crypto-gaming company holds valid lessons for any ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Banking And Decentralized Finance – A New Frontier In Financial Services
Cryptocurrencies heralded as the future of finance are finally catching up to the centuries-old idea of making money from money. The global low-yield environment is luring professional and amateur ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange Founder Sees Bitcoin Falling to $30,000
I am buying crash June 2022 puts on both bitcoin and ether,' to hedge the possible move, said Arthur Hayes of BitMex. ( read original story ...)
The crypto industry is helping write, and pass, its agenda in state capitols
In the absence of federal regulations, crypto lobbyists are going state by state to get favorable rules enacted. Many lawmakers have been willing partners. ( read original story ...)
Explaining crypto’s billion-dollar bridge problem
Unfortunately, it was far from the only hack to hit a bridge: less than two months previously, another bridge platform called Wormhole was exploited for close to $325 million, and about six months ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin could drop to $30,000 by June, led by a new slump in tech stocks, the founder of BitMEX crypto exchange
"As long as the 10-day correlation stays high, we must stay defensive on our crypto positioning," says BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes. ( read original story ...)
Mastercard filed 15 crypto and metaverse-related trademark applications. Here’s a look at what the company may have in the works
Mastercard filed 15 trademark applications for cryptocurrency related products last week as the metaverse continues to boom and attract investment. ( read original story ...)
New crypto PAC launches
FTX Digital Markets co-CEO Ryan Salame will launch American Dream Federal Action today, a new PAC supporting “forward-looking Republican candidates who want to protect Americas ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan tops up LNG reserves as possible Russian gas cutoff looms -source
Japan's government has asked power companies to top up their liquefied natural gas (LNG) reserves and share energy resources, a person familiar with the contingency plan said, as civilian deaths in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei ends lower as tech stocks track weakness on Nasdaq
Japan's Nikkei ended down on Monday, as heavyweight technology stocks tracked the Nasdaq lower, hit by the U.S. Federal Reserve's aggressive move to tackle inflation. The Nikkei share average lost ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.61%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Automobiles & Parts, Warehousing and Rubber sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.61%. Falling ... ( read original story ...)
Laos ranked last in Nikkei Covid-19 Recovery Index; Cambodia placed second overall
Laos has been ranked last in a global assessment of Covid recovery produced by Japanese publisher Nikkei, reprots Laotian Times. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-BOJ cuts view on most Japan regions, warns on Ukraine impact
The Bank of Japan on Monday cut its assessment for most regional economies in the country and its governor warned of "very high uncertainty" over the fallout from the Ukraine crisis, underscoring ... ( read original story ...)