TOKYO -- Three decades since the deadly sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subway by the Aum Shinrikyo cult, Japan is contending with starkly different threats from lone-wolf attackers who turn to ...
Japan emerges as moderator at U.N. drugs meeting as U.S.-Europe rift grows
The rift was on display at a five-day meeting of the U.N. Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna. Cartwright Weiland, a senior U.S. State Department official recently appointed by the Trump ...
Zero crypto tax rumors swirl ahead of Trump’s talks
Zero crypto tax? Trump talks spark rumors of no capital gains on cryptocurrencies as crypto commentors weigh in.
Bybit tracks $1.5 billion in stolen crypto through mixers
Bybit hackers use Bitcoin mixers to launder $1.5 billion in stolen cryptocurrency. CEO Ben Zhou reports on the ongoing challenge of tracing funds and recovery efforts.
Exclusive: Walrus Foundation raises $140 million from Standard Crypto and a16z for a high speed storage network
The foundation supports the Walrus protocol, a decentralized network for storing files.
Crypto Will ‘Expand Dominance of U.S. Dollar,’ Trump Says
With the U.S. government's help, the crypto industry will become a dominant in finance, U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday. Crypto is "as big as you can get," he said during a five-minute taped ...
XRP jumps 8% after Ripple’s CEO says SEC has dropped its case against the crypto currency
The price of the XRP coin is up more than 8% after the CEO of cryptocurrency company Ripple said the U.S. securities watchdog has dropped its four-year-old case against the company.
Leak Fuels Wild Speculation Of A ‘Big’ Trump Crypto Update As Bitcoin Price Suddenly Surges
I’m told a big announcement regarding Donald Trump’s plans for next steps in crypto policy is coming imminently out of the Blockworks Digital Asset Summit,” Eleanor Terre
The crypto industry is advancing. (Just don’t ask it where it’s going.)
After a dramatic start to the year, the crypto industry is settling into a new reality — one in which the White House is laying out the red carpet and promising an unprecedented level of support.
Japan’s Exports Growth Aided by Pre-Tariff Demand From U.S.
The rush to secure products before President Trump imposes higher tariffs on imports into the U.S. has helped boost shipments from Japan.
Bitcoin Hoarder Metaplanet Issues Fresh Bonds To Increase Holdings to 3,200 BTC
The Japanese hotel and investment firm Metaplanet has issued fresh bonds and accumulated an additional 150 Bitcoin (BTC).
Value Creation Joins Japanese Corporate Bitcoin-Buying Frenzy
Value Creation, a Japanese, Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed real estate transformation firm, has bought around $667,000 worth of Bitcoin.
Japan’s new ‘cyber defense’ spy bill to target crypto transactions
A hotly debated set of "active cyber defense" (ACD) bills hit the floor of the Japanese parliament Wednesday (JST), which would legalize peacetime spying on ...
Semiconductor Materials Maker’s Shares Soar In Japan’s Biggest IPO Since 2018
Japanese oil giant Eneos raised nearly $3 billion from selling a majority stake in its subsidiary JX Advanced Metals.
Largest crypto miner exec says Bitcoin is now ‘much more liquid’
Jeff LaBerge, Head of Capital Markets at Bitdeer, says Bitcoin's increasing institutional adoption has made it behave more like a traditional risk asset.
SEC drops case against crypto firm with ties to Trump, CEO says
The SEC has ended its yearslong case and appeal against the cryptocurrency firm Ripple Labs, whose CEO has ties to the White House, the CEO said Wednesday.