The Japanese investment firm Metaplanet now holds more than $168 million worth of Bitcoin after a recent BTC purchase.
The Worst of Crypto Is Yet to Come
No matter who wins in November, the digital-asset market could be on the brink of a deregulation-fueled bonanza.
Crypto’s ‘Death Star’ election spending has wowed D.C. Will profits follow?
I’m Chris Matthews, a reporter in MarketWatch’s D.C. bureau, where I cover the intersection of public policy and markets. The November election is less than a week away, and crypto has made a name for ...
Bankman-Fried’s ex-deputy Singh to be sentenced over crypto fraud
Former cryptocurrency executive Nishad Singh is set to be sentenced on Wednesday for his role in his imprisoned former boss Sam Bankman-Fried's theft of about $8 billion in customer funds from the now ...
PEPE becomes the first memecoin to be listed on Japan’s BITPoint exchange
PEPE has become the first memecoin in Japan after local crypto exchange BITPoint became the first exchange in the country to list the memecoin.
Trader’s $10,000 Spoofing Profit Haunts Nomura
At 8:45 am on a spring day in 2021, a Nomura Holdings Inc. trader began a series of complex transactions over five hours on the Osaka Exchange that would earn Japan’s largest securities firm next to ...
Japan’s Nikkei hits two-week high as tech shares track Nasdaq’s record high
Japan's Nikkei share average touched a two-week high on Wednesday, as technology stocks tracked Nasdaq's record closing high overnight. The Nikkei was up 1.25% at 39,390.49 by the midday break, its highest level since Oct.
Pressure campaign secures release of crypto executive from Nigerian prison
Gambaryan has been released from a Nigerian prison following a high-profile pressure campaign by current and former government officials, members of Congress and state attorneys general ...
Tokyo Customs fails to ask tourists to pay over $2.22M in tax for missing duty-free items
Tokyo Customs failed to ask inbound foreign tourists to pay at least 339.87 million yen (about $2.22 million) in consumption tax for failing ･･･ ...
Japan Adds Political Uncertainty to Its Economic Worries
Voters issued a damning rebuke to the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, William Pesek writes in a guest commentary.
BOJ to Sit Tight as Japan and US Elections Elevate Uncertainty
The Bank of Japan is widely expected to stand pat Thursday in the face of elevated uncertainty, as financial markets brace for the US presidential election after Japan’s polls resulted in a lack of ...
Kamala Harris Shouldn’t Just Embrace Crypto. She Must Help It Flourish
If Democrats take a fresh look at crypto without judgment, they will see much that aligns with their ideals, writes Laura Shin.
Leak Reveals A $1.4 Trillion China Earthquake Could Be About To Hit Crypto As The Bitcoin Price Soars Over $70,000
Now, as the Fed and the ECB are accused of quietly declaring war on bitcoin, a leak has revealed China could be about to drop a $1.4 trillion bombshell to kick start its stalled economy—with analysts ...
Tokyo Metro shares jump after stock exchange listing
JAPAN: Tokyo Metro was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on October 23 in Japan's largest IPO since the listing of SoftBank's mobile telecoms business in 2018. Prior to listing, the national ...
This Japanese Company Is Playing The Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Strategy
Now, a Japanese company called MetaPlanet is taking the same way. I spoke with the bitcoin strategy leader, Dylan LeClair to fully understand this approach. Saylor's MicroStrategy probed that it works ...
Japan’s unemployment rate at 2.4% in September, lower than forecast
Japan’s unemployment rate stood at 2.4% in September 2024, slightly lower than market consensus and August's reading of 2.5%. It was the lowest level since January, with the number of unemployed declining by 40K to a 20-month low of 1.