Over the span of a decade, the central bank bought hundreds of billions of dollars in Tokyo-listed stock ETFs as part of its monetary easing programs, sitting on a handsome $130 billion profit. You ... ( read original story ...)
FSA Warns of Bybit Operating Unregistered Crypto Services in Japan
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued a warning letter to Singapore-based major cryptocurrency exchange Bybit. ( read original story ...)
IRS Crypto Tax Risks Expand With New Reporting
The US Treasury Department plans to impose new reporting requirements for crypto. Soon, banks and financial institutions will have to report information to the IRS. Exchanges, custodians, and crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan’s Governor Calls Bitcoin “Speculative”
Bank of Japan’s Governor Haruhiko Kuroda questioned Bitcoin’s usefulness. As per the governor, Bitcoin is barely used as a means of payment but data says not. Governor voiced his support for ... ( read original story ...)
Elinor Barker ‘not entertaining the idea’ of Tokyo games being cancelled
Reigning Olympic Elinor Barker is not contemplating the idea of the Tokyo Games being cancelled as questions continue less than two months before the planned opening cere ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Crash: Why Ethereum Could Eventually Overtake Bitcoin
Todd Morley, the co-founder and former executive at investment giant Guggenheim Partners who's become a crypto and blockchain investor and entrepreneur, has said he thinks ethereum has "much higher ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls on profit-taking selloff
Market trading volume was lower from Friday as many investors opted for a wait-and-see attitude due to Memorial Day market closure in the United States and on caution ahead of major global economic ... ( read original story ...)
Cinemas In Tokyo & Osaka To Resume Operations June 1; Universal Studios Japan Also Reopening
Cinemas in Tokyo and Osaka will be allowed to reopen from June 1, as local authorities ease restrictions on large-scale facilities. The central government of Japan is extending a state of emergency, ... ( read original story ...)
Kavalan Claims ‘Best of the Best’ Single Malt in Tokyo
Kavalan has been named the Tokyo Whisky & Spirits Competition's (TWSC) 2021 "Best of the Best" single malt. Kavalan took out four of the contest's top 5 single malts, ranking 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 5th ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency Firm Coincheck Plans to Conduct Japan’s First IEO
Coincheck, a cryptocurrency services provider, announced that it is planning to conduct an initial exchange offering (IEO) of Hashpalette this summer. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Shakeout Stirs Debate on Ether’s Shot at Usurping Bitcoin
The relative resilience of Ether in May’s cryptocurrency rout has put the spotlight back on the idea that the second-largest digital token could one day overtake Bitcoin by market value. ( read original story ...)
What Changed in Crypto Markets While You Were Sleeping — May 31
BeInCrypto presents our daily morning roundup of crypto news and market changes that you might have missed while you were asleep. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin price – live: Crypto crash continues amid bank crackdown
The price of bitcoin and other leading cryptocurrencies continue to slide at the start of the week, amid news that certain British banks are cracking down on crypto exchanges. Ethereum (ether), ... ( read original story ...)
Roshun Patel on What Really Happened During the Crypto Market Crash
The crypto market recently experienced one of its worst crashes ever, with numerous coins cut in half in a manner of days, seemingly without an obvious catalyst. So what really happened during the ... ( read original story ...)
Xcoins receives one of the first crypto licenses from MFSA
Pioneering cryptocurrency platform is now regulatedSANTA VENERA, Malta, May 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Xcoins, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, ... ( read original story ...)
Elopak aims for IPO in June
Norwegian packaging company Elopak is preparing to apply for listing on the Oslo Stock Exchange, with the goal of being listed this June. ( read original story ...)