Japanese investment firm Metaplanet Inc. doubled down on its Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) investment even as the digital currency continues to bleed. What Happened: The Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company ...
Crypto thieves have stolen $1.38 billion in crypto this year
Despite the high degree of crypto theft, the amount of crypto stolen has not yet surpassed the $2 billion recorded in the first half of 2022. Moreover, this year, almost three-quarters of the stolen crypto stemmed from just five incidents, indicating that crypto criminals were sweeping up large volumes of crypto in fewer attacks.
Rise of Telegram-Friendly Chain Spurs Talk of Crypto Super App
One of the top performers in crypto this year is a project with ties to Telegram Messenger LLP, a rival to WhatsApp whose blockchain plans have previously drawn the ire of US regulators.
Crypto Derivatives Market Hit with $279M in Liquidations Over Weekend
The crypto derivatives market faced significant turbulence over the past weekend, resulting in the loss of $279M from leveraged positions ...
Bitcoin’s Mt. Gox Swings Add to Signs of Rocky Crypto Rebound
Bitcoin is under pressure again on concerns about possible sales of the token by creditors of the failed Mt. Gox exchange, which has begun returning a roughly $8 billion hoard of the largest digital ...
Japan’s Nikkei posts limited gains as profit-taking weighs
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average edged higher on Monday, with further gains capped by profit-taking after both main stock indexes touched fresh all-time peaks last week. The Nikkei rose 0.21% to 40 ...
Japan’s net sale of foreign bonds in June biggest in two years
Domestic investors offloaded a net $24.42bln worth of foreign bonds last month, their largest monthly net selling since June 2022, as per Japan's Ministry of Finance data ...
Japan posts current account surplus of $17.7 bln in May
TOKYO, July 8 (Reuters) - Japan's current account surplus grew for the 15th straight month in May as a record primary income surplus more than offset the trade deficit, the Ministry of Finance said on ...
Japan books current account surplus of 18 billion USD in May
Japan logged a current account surplus of 2.85 trillion yen (about 18 billion U.S. dollars) in May, said a government report on Monday. The figure grew 41.8 percent from a year ago, preliminary data ...
Japan logs largest May current account surplus
Japan posted ¥2.84 trillion in current account surplus in May, up 41.8% from a year before and the largest for the month since comparable statistics became available in 1985, Finance Ministry data ...
Record primary income lifts Japan’s May surplus to $18 billion
Japan's current account surplus expanded 41.8 percent from a year earlier to 2.85 trillion yen ($18 billion) in May, buoyed by its la ...
Japan Has Y2.849 Trillion Current Account
Japan posted a current account surplus of 2.849 trillion yen in May, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday. That exceeded ...
Mark Cuban, Brad Garlinghouse expected to talk crypto at Democrat’s roundtable this week
Key figures including Mark Cuban and Brad Garlinghouse are expected to join Democrat Ro Khanna's roundtable to discuss crypto this week.
Celebrity crypto tokens will ‘absolutely’ catch SEC’s eye: Lawyers
U.S.-based public figures, including Caitlyn Jenner, Iggy Azalea (real name Amethyst Kelly), Jason Derulo (real name Jason Desrouleaux), and many others, have launched and promoted crypto tokens using ...
Hedge Funds Reshape Tokyo’s Exclusive Club of Government Bond Traders
When Hiroyuki Kubota’s boat party for Japanese government bond traders and strategists restarted last autumn, after a pause of several years, there was reason to celebrate. Most Read from ...
Tokyo Governor Koike Wins, Providing Some Relief for Kishida
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike secured a victory to lead the Japanese capital for a third term, NHK projected, providing some relief for struggling Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his ruling party that ...