The yen is taking a hit from hawkish comments by Fed officials this week, extending its weakness against the U.S. dollar on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka bounces back from tearful Indian Wells exit with win in Miami
Naomi Osaka bounced back from her tearful exit in Indian Wells with a comfortable victory over Astra Sharma at the Miami Open. Osaka was reduced to tears after being heckled during her second-round ... ( read original story ...)
Zelensky asks Japan to increase sanctions on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday urged Japan to increase pressure on Russia and implement a trade embargo with the country as tensions between Japanese and Russian officials ... ( read original story ...)
Billions in stolen crypto. Oligarchs’ illicit assets. Financial crime is more complex than ever — and investigators say they need help to keep up
The IRS criminal investigation unit is tasked with rooting out financial crimes – from Russian oligarchs attempting to evade sanctions to tax fraud – in an ever-developing global financial system. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Digital Asset Funds – An Easy Way Into Crypto Investing For Family Offices?
There’s more to crypto investing than simply buying coins and for family offices considering this move numerous yield opportunities and strategies exist. ( read original story ...)
How a Hot Crypto Company Timed its IPO to Perfection
The avoid things like setting the IPO price, leaving money on the table and closing below the offering price (breaking). But what a difference a year (almost) can make. Take Coinbase (COIN) , for ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese Crypto Exchange Coincheck Eyes U.S. Listing Via $1.25 Billion SPAC Deal
Coincheck, a subsidiary of Japanese online brokerage firm Monex Group, is expected to list on the Nasdaq Global Select Market when the transaction is closed in the second half of 2022. ( read original story ...)
Fusang delays security-token IPO amid market jitters
Conflict in Ukraine takes a toll on Malaysian exchange’s $10 million IPO just a week before planned listing. A Malaysia-based digital securities exchange has decided to put a brake on its security ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 3.00%
Japan equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Mining, Insurance and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 3 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 10-year bond yield rises to one-month high
Japan's 10-year bond yields tracked U.S. Treasury peers higher on Wednesday, extending gains to hover near a level that prompted the Bank of Japan to step in. TOKYO, March 23 (Reuters) - Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Queen Raises $1.5 Billion in Largest Ever Female VC Fund
She was an early adopter of crypto and created one of the government's first cryptocurrency task forces in 2014. ( read original story ...)
U.K. watchdog calls out 50 crypto companies that could be punished for misleading ads
The UK's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) is stepping up its enforcement against crypto advertisers in an attempt to protect consumers. ( read original story ...)
Katie Haun’s VC crypto firm has a name, and $1.5 billion
Haun's firm also has $1.5 billion, the largest fund raised by a solo female founder according to Pitchbook. Last year Haun left a16z, where she co-led the firm's crypto investing ... ( read original story ...)
Kioxia plans new flash memory chip venture in Japan with Western Digital
Kioxia Holdings Corp said on Wednesday it plans to jointly build with Western Digital Corp a new flash memory fabrication facility in its plant in northern Japan, which, a source said, may entail an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Terra Drone lands $70M Series B funding to accelerate global expansion
As the use of aircraft like drones, electric vertical take-off and landing vehicles and uncrewed aerial vehicles take off, Japanese startup Terra Drone wants to make sure trafficking the skies doesn’t ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 rises nearly 2% as SoftBank Group shares surge more than 4%
The European Union is unlikely to impose an immediate oil embargo on Russia over its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, sources told CNBC. ( read original story ...)