The Japanese yen plunged against the US dollar on Monday as the Bank of Japan (BOJ) continued to ease monetary policy aggressively, diverging further from the Federal Reserve’s increasingly hawkish ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho Says Its Exposure to Russia Is $2.87 Billion
Mizuho Financial Group Inc.’s exposure to Russia is about $2.87 billion, and the bank will record reserves for possible losses “as appropriate” for uncertainties stemming from the war in Ukraine. ( read original story ...)
Americans Are Increasingly Bullish on Crypto
Last week, a new poll from Quinnipiac University showed that Americans below 50 are increasingly "bullish" about cryptocurrencies, with the majority of Americans — 43% — belie ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com price continues higher; bulls may push CRO to $0.60
Crypto.com price maintains a strong drive higher, showing significant and sustained buying pressure. Bulls appear unfazed as CRO gets closer to the critical $0.50 resistance level. Weekly oscillators ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Outlook: Musk Holding on; EU Warning
Some of the big themes in cryptocurrencies recently include regulatory warnings, Elon Musk's thoughts on inflation hedging and Katie Haun's huge funding raise. ( read original story ...)
UAE Crypto Push Sees Bybit, Crypto.com Announce Dubai Offices
Crypto exchange Bybit on Monday said it will open its global headquarters in Dubai and crypto platform Crypto.com said it would establish a regional hub there, the latest moves in the UAE's drive to ... ( read original story ...)
These are the only 8 major altcoins to see gains this year amid a crypto bear market
Waves, Zcash, and Ethereum Classic are some of the best performing altcoins year-to-date as popular cryptos like bitcoin and ether remain in a lull. ( read original story ...)
Crypto news site The Block has appointed a new editor-in-chief from Bloomberg as it plans a major newsroom expansion
Former Bloomberg editor Sarah Kopit is planning to quadruple the size of the news outlet to about 80 staffers, she told Insider. ( read original story ...)
FTX signs tennis champion Naomi Osaka as crypto ambassador
Naomi Osaka will take an equity stake and will have an active role with FTX, including creatively directing and producing content alongside FTX. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s yen keeps weakening against dollar, raising possible need for formal intervention
Eisuke Sakakibara, Japan's former top currency diplomat, calls for the country to intervene or hike rates if the yen weakens past 130 per dollar, reports say. ( read original story ...)
JBIC aims to finance additional $500 mn to SBI for Maruti Suzuki’s supply, value chain
The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has disbursed $1.5 billion to SBI to finance Maruti Suzuki's supply and value chain in the country, and it is ready to facilitate $500 million more, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan To Plug Loophole To Prevent Russia From Evading Sanctions Through Crypto
Reuters reports a number of top government officials as promising an imminent change to the country's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act. ( read original story ...)
Crypto prices rise by more than 5%; Bitcoin up 12% since March 20
Cryptocurrency prices were higher early Monday morning with Bitcoin, Ethereum and Dogecoin all higher by more than 5%. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Scams Surge Amid Ukraine War
There's been a glut of crypto scams during the war. The ongoing war in Ukraine has been a boon for cyber-criminals hoping to financially benefit from an upsurge in cryptocurrency donations to the ... ( read original story ...)
Janet Yellen: Crypto has “Grown by Leaps and Bounds”
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has increasingly warmed to cryptocurrency's use cases and even highlighted the benefits of crypto by claiming digital assets have recently "gr ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto On March 28: Bitcoin Rallies Over $46k, Market Cap Zooms Over $2.1T
The cryptocurrency market received a bullish start to the week as top token Bitcoin rallied over $46.5K after three months. The global market cap was up 4.73% at $2.12 trillion as of 3.50 a.m. ET, ... ( read original story ...)