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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) will push for taxes on crypto to be slashed as it moves to make the industry more competitive.

First lady Melania Trump followed her husband into the famously volatile cryptocurrency industry, and her token has fared even worse. Her $MELANIA coin has lost more than 98 percent of its value since ...

Japan's FSA proposes crypto tax cuts and regulations to enable crypto ETFs adoption, aiming to boost adoption and lead global digital finance.

Trump's Japan visit highlights the family's growing stake in digital assets, from Metaplanet's $2.1B Bitcoin holdings to new ventures across Asia.

Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff has admitted he got bitcoin and crypto wrong ten years ago, warning a coming dollar “crisis" could propel crypto

Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SUMFDS.UL) has received Indian central bank approval to buy up to 24.99% of India’s Yes Bank , the Indian bank said in a stock exchange filing on Saturday.

Private sector lender Yes Bank on Saturday said that Japanese Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has received Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) nod to acquire 24.99 per cent stake ...

The purchase is valued at approximately $1.6 billion and likely to become the biggest foreign investment in an Indian bank till date.

Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation approved to acquire up to 24.99% of YES Bank, becoming largest shareholder.

The approval, conveyed through a letter dated August 22, will remain valid for one year. Notably, the central bank clarified that SMBC will not be categorised as a promoter after the investment ...

Japan’s SBI Holdings announces new crypto ventures with Circle, Startale, and Ripple to expand stablecoin and tokenized asset markets.

Ripple is preparing to expand its stablecoin operations into Asia by introducing its dollar-backed token, Ripple USD (RLUSD), to the Japanese market in early 2026. The move comes through a strategic ...

VanEck, a global investment management firm, filed a form S-1 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Aug. 22 to launch a spot exchange-traded fund tied to JitoSOL, a Solana -based liquid staking token (LST).

Speaking with CNBC Crypto World at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, Jonathan Jachym, global head of government affairs and policy at Kraken, discusses regulatory advancements for crypto and the impact on the crypto exchange.

Ripple and SBI Japan have inked a memorandum of understanding to launch and distribute Ripple USD in Japan starting early 2026.

Traders on Polymarket, the crypto-based prediction market, think there is an 81% chance of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates by 25 basis points in September. As per Polymarket traders, there ...