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THE Bank of Japan must raise short-term interest rates to at least 1 per cent by the second half of fiscal 2025 to contain upside inflation risks, its board member Naoki Tamura said on Thursday. Read ...

Bank of Japan policy board member Naoki Tamura said, “Raising short-term interest rates to at least around 1% in the latter half of fiscal 2025 is necessary to reduce upside risk to prices and achieve ...

White House crypto czar David Sacks said the industry underwent years of 'persecution,' a message resonating with crypto executives.

FDIC officials are asking banks for details on how they may engage with cryptocurrency while maintaining appropriate safeguards.

Japanese stocks may rise as concerns about trade friction between the U.S. and its trading partners recede. Nikkei futures are up 0.5% at 38950 on the SGX. USD/JPY is at 152.66, compared with 153.27 ...

Despite Bitcoin topping $100,000 this week, the world’s largest cryptocurrency has slipped below that critical threshold again, and is currently trading at a price near $97,200.

Hackers have apparently scammed more than $1 million from X users who thought they were buying this Tanzanian mogul’s crypto coin.

As concerns around President Donald Trump’s tariff plans weighed on cryptocurrencies this week, ether experienced a sharper selloff than bitcoin — extending its underperformance despite some traders’ ...

Speaking today (February 5) to parliament, Kazuhiro Masaki, director-general of the BoJ’s monetary affairs department, noted that Japan’s underlying inflation was still under 2%. He said the central ...

Japan's top brokerage and investment bank, Nomura Holdings , on Wednesday reported a 101% increase in net profit as its wholesale business segment grew income on strong demand for equity offerings and ...

Bitcoin servicing firm Blockstream has opened a new hub in Tokyo as it doubled down on its global expansion drive ...

The team driving enforcement actions against crypto bad actors has largely been reassigned or demoted under the Trump administration.

As Trump crypto czar David Sacks predicts a “golden age” for digital assets, here are some of the best crypto to buy now.

The Senate Commerce Committee moved to advance the nomination of billionaire banker Howard Lutnick to lead the Commerce Department to the Senate floor on Wednesday.

Ransomware payments dropped 35% in 2024, marking the first decline in years as law enforcement crackdowns and improved victim resilience reshaped the landscape.

The agency, seeking to make peace with the crypto market, reassigned its head of litigation to a job in its information-technology office.