The bitcoin price dropped sharply over the last couple of months, with a potential 2026 bitcoin price catalyst suddenly ...
China now curbs civilian-use rare-earth exports to Japan
BEIJING -- China's restrictions on exports of rare earth-related products to Japan include those for non-military use, Nikkei learned on Friday. The move comes as Beijing strengthens export controls ...
Japan visa, tourism fee hikes to offset drop in tax revenue
TOKYO -- Japanese fee increases this year that mostly target foreigners are expected to add roughly 350 billion yen ($2.23 billion) in annual revenue when combined with a departure tax hike, as Tokyo ...
Japan seeks easier international-domestic transfers at Haneda Airport
TOKYO -- Japan will work to streamline transfers between international and domestic flights at Tokyo's Haneda Airport, aiming to encourage overseas visitors to travel to more far-flung parts of the ...
JPMorgan turns hopeful as crypto ETF outflows ease
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM) is hopeful as cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) outflows seem to be easing in January after the past drastic months. While Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) ETFs ...
Crypto token plunges 100% after alleged hack reports
Chainalysis reported that crypto theft topped $3.4 billion in 2025 (through early December), with a small number of outsized incidents driving the majority of losses, a pattern that has increasingly ...
Drake Lawsuit Exposes $38 Billion Illegal Crypto Casino Market
Drake faces RICO lawsuit as new data reveals illegal gambling captured $38.7 billion of US online market in 2025—74% of volume goes to unlicensed operators.
Trump crypto venture World Liberty applies for bank charter
World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by President Donald Trump, is seeking a US bank charter for one of its entities that would allow it to expand its USD1 stablecoin operations.
Bank of Japan rate path could make or break XRP in 2026—here’s why and when it stops
Quick Read Bank of Japan raised rates to 0.75% in December 2025—highest since 1995—pushing 10-year JGB yields above 2% for first time since 1999 and pressuring yen carry trades that fueled crypto ...
Fireblocks Buys Crypto Firm TRES Finance for $130M
The deal merges Fireblocks' trillion-dollar infrastructure with TRES Finance's financial intelligence platform.
What happens to your crypto when you die? Ledger executive explains
Ledger's VP of enterprise discusses crypto wallet security and the complexity of 24-words recovery phrase with TheStreet Roundtable.
Japan’s Nikkei slips a second day as AI, chemical shares give up gains
Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a second day, impacted by profit-taking in AI stocks and escalating trade tensions with China. The Nikkei 225 dropped 1.6%, extending Wednesday's decline, as ...
Bank of Japan sees wage hikes continuing, China tension clouds outlook
The Bank of Japan said on Thursday the country's regional economies were recovering gradually and many firms saw the need to continue raising wages, signalling its optimism over the outlook that could ...
Trump family’s World Liberty crypto venture applies for US banking licence
The Trump family’s World Liberty Financial (WLF), which counts the president as co-founder emeritus, on Wednesday said it had applied for a national bank trust charter from the Office of the ...
Nikkei May Decline as China-Japan Tensions Linger
Japanese stocks may decline amid the brewing China-Japan tensions.
Rumble launches crypto wallet to let creators get paid directly by viewers
The new "Rumble Wallet" lets creators get paid instantly in cryptocurrency, bypassing traditional financial institutions for direct payments.