Tag: finance

The CFTC accused the stablecoin giant of falsely claiming that it backed each of its digital tokens with an equivalent amount of U.S. dollars. Tether said the issues have since been corrected. ( read original story ...)

Any "applications built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs" are now banned from Steam ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan underlined the importance of a simple, interoperable central bank digital currency, should it decide on one. ( read original story ...)

The problem is the way crypto risks are “creeping” into more than $7 trillion worth of market capitalization in the old-school analog stock market. ( read original story ...)

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.81%. The best ... ( read original story ...)

At the Black Blockchain Summit, there is almost no conversation about making money that does not carry with it the possibility of liberation. This is not simply a gathering for those who would like to ... ( read original story ...)

Ethereum's token looks set for a breakout and could soon top $4,900, research house Fundstrat has forecast. Analysts said ether's market share has grown in recent days, a positive sign for the ... ( read original story ...)

Market sentiment is on the upturn as the SEC appears ready to allow the first US bitcoin futures ETF to start trading next week. ( read original story ...)

Plus, an FDA advisory panel gives a unanimous boost to a Moderna booster shot and Boeing slumps on a negative news report. ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan should try to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that can coexist easily with private payment methods, an executive director has said in a speech. ( read original story ...)

A US territory, the island has made a play for a piece of the tax haven pie since 2012, when it passed two laws that resulted in a drastic reduction in rates. The transformation caught the eyes of ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei jumped to a more than two-week high on Friday and posted its first weekly gain in four, after overnight gains on Wall Street boosted technology heavyweights ahead of their earnings ... ( read original story ...)

Buyers swarmed Asian stock markets on Friday, cashing in on a global rush to stocks. Gains in Asia mirrored those made on Wall Street and other markets around the world a day earlier. Not everyone ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond yields fell on Friday, tracking U.S. Treasury yields lower, but declines were limited as stronger equities dampened the safe-haven appeal of debt. TOKYO, Oct ... ( read original story ...)

Currency stability is "very important" and Japan's government will scrutinise the economic impact from the yen's recent decline, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday.The dollar rose to a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's new Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki wearing a protective mask, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo, Japan, October 5, 2021. REUTERS/Kim ... ( read original story ...)