The Japanese social media firm Line will shutter its American crypto exchange, adding that the decision was unrelated to FTX’s collapse.
Crypto industry recovery fund tops $2 billion as investor allocations grow
Data from CryptoCompare shows that the price of Bitcoin started last week around the $16,000 mark and quickly plunged to $15,500. The post Crypto industry recovery fund tops $2 billion as investor ...
Japan set to increase defense budget to 2% of GDP in 2027
TOKYO -- Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told his cabinet ministers to increase Japan's defense budget to around 2% of gross domestic product in the year starting April 2027. Kishida gave those ...
Japan’s PM seeks to up defense budget to 2 pct of GDP in fiscal 2027
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday required cabinet ministers to increase Japan's defense budget to around 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP) in the fiscal year of 2027. As Japan ...
Japan PM Kishida wants to double defence spending to 2% of GDP to counter China
A panel of experts advising Mr Kishida this month recommended broad tax measures to pay for the hike and cautioned against raising debt that could expose US ally Japan to international market changes.
World wakes up to crypto’s get-rich-quick lie
Thanks to FTX's collapse, the world may have woken up to the grim reality that the crypto “industry” is nothing but a get-rich-quick lie, wrapped in hype, bobbing on an ocean of libertarian ...
Crypto Fraud Leaps in UK as Scammers Target Unwary Amateurs
Crypto fraud has jumped by nearly a third in the UK as scammers increasingly target more inexperienced investors.
Japan PM tells ministers to up defense budget to 2% of GDP in 2027
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has told his Cabinet ministers to increase Japan's defense budget to around 2% of gross domestic product in the year starting April 2027. Kishida gave those instructions ...
Japan PM wants defence spending to double to 2% of GDP to counter China
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida instructed ministers to double defence spending to about 2 per cent of gross domestic product in five years, the defence minister said on Monday (Nov 28), ...
Crypto will survive the FTX collapse – but more scandals will follow
Bitcoin and ethereum prices have plummeted, but it is unlikely the US will ban cryptocurrencies soon ...
Mark Mobius Sees Bitcoin Down at $10,000 in ‘Dangerous’ Crypto Market
The crypto rout has room to run, according to veteran fund manager . The co-founder of Mobius Capital Partners LLP said in an interview Monday in Singapore that his next target for Bitcoin is $10,000 ...
Japan’s Nikkei ends lower as chip issues dragged down by U.S. peers, firm yen weighs
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower on Monday as chip-related issues followed their U.S. peers lower and a firmer yen dented exporter shares. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average lost 120.
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.43%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Rubber, Electrical/Machinery and Steel sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.43%. The best ...
Bank of Japan loses $6 billion on bond holdings
The Bank of Japan reported an unrealized loss on its Japanese government bond holdings for the first time in more than 16 years, reflecting the sharp rise in yields.
Fresh Off The Block: Singapore amongst top most impacted countries by FTX’s collapse alongside South Korea and Japan
Singapore makes up 5% of FTX’s global traffic with 241,675 monthly average unique users on the exchange and is the second most impacted country by the exchange’s demise. In recent times, Singapore ...
Nervous auditors turn up the heat on crypto clients
Fried’s crypto empire, and the spotlight it put on the auditors that signed off on his books, has prompted small audit firms to re-examine their work for businesses in the nascent industry. Several US ...