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The price of so called “move to earn” crypto token STEPN (GMT) has witnessed a massive rise in a little over a month time since March. According to data on CoinGecko, GMT price has jumped over 3500% ... ( read original story ...)

The yen finally got a break after a dreadful slide and is in positive territory today. The BoJ came to the rescue, although the central bank wasn’t looking to prop up the yen, but rather to defend its ... ( read original story ...)

Online scams have reached the lucrative world of non-fungible tokens -- but a group of tech sleuths are fighting back against would-be scammers. ( read original story ...)

The cryptocurrency market continued to gain momentum for the second consecutive day. Most of the top 10 tokens, including Bitcoin and Cardano, surged. The global market cap was up 1.74% to $1.92 ... ( read original story ...)

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Insurance, Banking and Financial Services sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.86%. The best ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has reported a much bigger than expected trade deficit for March as a weaker yen and high oil prices pushed costs of imports sharply higher. Preliminary customs figures released ... ( read original story ...)

The Japanese yen dropped to a new 20-year low in the 129 zone against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday, amid concerns over further divergence in monetary policies and the interest rates between Japan and ... ( read original story ...)

"I am an absolute believer that this industry is going to continue to thrive." Bitcoin "maximalism" has meant the crypto industry has "fractured representation" in Washington, D.C., according to ... ( read original story ...)

Trading volumes in crypto assets, like Tether, spiked following the introduction of sanctions against Russia and the use of capital restrictions in Russia and Ukraine. ( read original story ...)

Crypto started to feel even more intense selling pressure when Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. As a result of the war, the US and its allies announced several rounds of sanctions on Russia, and ... ( read original story ...)

Hackers are using the social media platform to encourage users to click on links that can get your crypto stolen. ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares rose for a second session on Wednesday, as heavyweight technology stocks tracked overnight Wall Street gains, while the yen's recent slump helped boost automakers. The Nikkei share ... ( read original story ...)

The dollar climbed to a fresh two-decade peak to the yen on Wednesday, buoyed by more Federal Reserve officials pushing for sizeable interest rate hikes. ( read original story ...)

And Zilingo suspends its CEO amidst a probe on its accounting practices. From Reuters: Japanese convenience store operator Lawson is considering taking wholly owned supermarket chain Seijo Ishii ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan said on Wednesday it has decided to offer to buy an unlimited amount of 10-year Japanese government bonds (JGB) at 0.25%, in its third move to defend its yield target since February. ( read original story ...)

"The BOJ has done the opposite of normalization. They have dug their heels in," said Richard Benson, co-chief investment officer at Millennium Global Investments in London. ( read original story ...)