President Trump claimed progress on multiple fronts in developing trade talks on Thursday as his tariff policy disrupts global trade relationships and increasingly hones in on China. Trump touted "big ...
Event Recap: Babylon Labs and Prof. David Tse Spotlight Bitcoin Staking in Tokyo
DeFimans Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Co-CEOs: Mitsushi Ono and Taishi Sato), in collaboration with the Babylon Labs team behind a self-custodial Bitcoin staking protocol, hosted an ...
Coinbase gets regulatory notice for crypto accounting move that MarketWatch called out months ago
Coinbase Global Inc. received a regulatory comment letter regarding its accounting for cryptocurrency assets about four months after MarketWatch wrote, when the regulator acted against another company ...
Japan reports a $63 billion trade surplus with the US as it talks with Trump on tariffs
Japan recorded a trade deficit for the fiscal year that just ended but racked up a $63 billion surplus with the United States.
Why the yen is the wrong gambit in any US-Japan trade row
U.S. President Donald Trump's desire for a stronger yen against the dollar is almost certain to figure into trade negotiations with Japan underway in Washington, but analysts say any effort to shift ...
Trump touts ‘progress’ in Japan trade talks, as uncertainty roils stocks
Wall Street closes sharply lower as US Federal Reserve chair warns tariffs could lead to slower growth, higher inflation ...
BOJ’s Nakagawa Underscores Caution With Bank to Monitor Tariffs
Bank of Japan Board Member Junko Nakagawa added to the central bank’s recent signals that policymakers will refrain from hiking interest rates in the near future, by flagging caution over the economy ...
Unease grows over Trump tariffs despite ‘progress’ in Japan trade talks
Uncertainty over Donald Trump's tariff blitz mounted Thursday after the Fed chief warned of rising prices and "volatility" while "progress" flagged by the US president in talks with Japan lifted ...
President Trump’s second term ‘net positive’ for crypto industry, says CleanSpark CEO
CleanSpark CEO Zach Bradford explains why the bitcoin mining firm decided to shift away from holding all its mined bitcoin. He also weighs in on recent developments for crypto under the new ...
Crypto firm DWF Labs buys $25 million of Trump’s World Liberty Financial tokens
DWF Labs, an Abu Dhabi-based crypto investor and trading firm, said on Wednesday it had bought $25 million worth of digital tokens issued by the World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture controlled ...
Vantiq and Obayashi Corporation Collaborate to Power the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo
Vantiq announced today a new collaboration with Obayashi Corporation to deliver real-time experiences at the Panasonic Group Pavilion "The Land of NOMO" during the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo. The global ...
Global crypto exchange OKX pushes into U.S. market with trading and wallet offering
International crypto exchange OKX, originally established in China in 2013, announced on Wednesday that it is expanding its presence in the U.S. The company is setting up a new headquarters in San ...
Crypto in a bear market, rebound likely in Q3 — Coinbase
Coinbase reports a shrinking crypto market and bearish signals but expects a potential rebound later in 2025. A monthly market review by publicly traded US-based crypto exchange Coinbase shows that ...
Japan Go IPO Summit Announces Roster of Expert Speakers for Event June 5th in Tokyo
The Japan Go IPO Summit, co-hosted by Nasdaq and MarcumAsia, is proud to announce an exceptional lineup of speakers for its 2025 event, which will be held on June 5th at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo.
Kyoto Bank Says Cross-Shareholding Cuts, Merger Options on Table
For years, Nobuhiro Doi resisted calls for Japanese banks to end the long-standing practice of holding shares in their corporate clients. Now the 68-year-old president of Kyoto Financial Group Inc. is ...
Japan Brokerages to Tighten Authentication After Accounts Hacked
Japan’s securities industry group is urging brokerages to tighten identification requirements for client accounts following a spate of hacking incidents that led to unauthorized stock trading.