Bitcoin enthusiasts meeting in El Salvador on Friday said a recent surge in the cryptocurrency's value since Donald Trump's U.S. election win has heightened their expectations the price will rise ...
Crypto enforcement seen slowing as Trump shifts priorities
Less enforcement in the cryptocurrency sector is on the horizon, as Republican President-elect Donald Trump prepares to reset policy at the Justice Department and regulatory agencies, current and ...
Japan’s Economy Slows But Central Bank Still Likely to Raise Rates
The Japanese economy managed to continue growing for a second straight quarter thanks to a recovery in consumption.
COP29: Japan’s International Cooperation Bank Supports Morocco’s Carbon Neutrality Efforts
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has reiterated support for Morocco’s efforts towards sustainable socio-economic growth, with a focus on carbon neutrality, through a Memorandum of ...
Manhattan US Attorney to scale back crypto cases, prosecutor says
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Manhattan will devote fewer resources to policing cryptocurrency crimes after securing several major convictions, including that of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, a ...
Bitfinex hacker receives five-year sentence for record-breaking crypto heist
The hacker behind one of the biggest-ever cryptocurrency heists will serve five years in prison for conspiring with his wife to launder billions in stolen Bitcoin. Ilya “Dutch” Lichtenstein was ...
EU Banking Authority Issues Guidelines to Tighten Crypto Oversight
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has released new guidelines aimed at ensuring compliance with the European Union's restrictive measures for payment service providers (PSPs) and crypto-asset ...
Japan’s Nikkei 225 Faces Uncertainty As Rates Rise
A weaker yen boosted Japanese exports, contributing to a 55% surge in the Nikkei 225 from January 2021 to July 2024. With uncertainty ahead in Japanese equities, there is rising interest in Nikkei 225 ...
Japan’s economy cools, but rate hikes are still very much on the table
Japan’s economy grew for a second straight quarter, but don’t start celebrating just yet. The pace slowed, thanks to summer’s typhoons and an earthquake warning that kept people indoors and cautious.
Take Five: Crypto bulls and euro bears
Chip behemoth Nvidia is reporting quarterly results and global PMI data is rolling in as markets continue to digest the fallout from Donald Trump's U.S. presidential election win, with bitcoin and the euro taking centre-stage.
Nikkei snaps 3-day falls on bargain-hunting, weak yen lifts autos
The Nikkei stock index snapped a three-day losing streak Friday as investors bought battered shares, while a weaker yen spurred buyin ...
Chinese stocks lead Asia markets’ weekly losses amid China data, Fed signal on rate cuts
Major markets across Asia-Pacific broadly fell this week as US consumer prices released showed that inflation stayed firm, and its central bank indicated it was in no hurry to cut interest rates. Read ...
Japan GDP expands by 0.3% in third quarter, snapping two quarters of year-on-year declines
Japan's third-quarter real gross domestic product expanded 0.3% year on year, snapping two straight quarters of year-on-year decline. Third quarter GDP rose 0.2% quarter-on-quarter, expanding 0.9% on ...
The Human Cost of Japan’s Tech Boom: AI, Robots, and NFTs
We explore Japan’s latest document regarding AI, NFTs, and robots and evaluate the true cost of Japan’s tech boom.
The Week in Crypto; Major Price Moves, U.S. Political Developments, and Key Partnerships
Whale pump spotted as Bitcoin breaks $90,000 on institutional demand and optimism This week, Bitcoin set a new record high trading above $90 000 majorly due to ...
Bitcoin could hit $100,000 by Inauguration Day, says crypto expert—what a Trump Presidency could mean for digital assets
All told, bitcoin, the largest and most widely traded cryptocurrency, has risen 30% since election night, and crypto experts say there could be more room to run in the near term.