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Global stock markets slid sharply on Tuesday. Japans Nikkei dropped 1.6%. Hong Kongs Hang Seng fell 1.5%. South Koreas Kospi sank 2.2%. U.S. stock futures also turned lower, with S&P 500 futures down ...

The treasury is preparing a sweeping overhaul of how cryptocurrencies are regulated, moving the UK toward a framework that treats digital assets much like traditional financial products. The new set ...

TOKYO -- Japan's aerospace agency JAXA and its biggest airline group ANA Holdings are combining to monitor greenhouse gas emissions using spectrometers carried on passenger flights, in a world first.

Japan's Nikkei share average dropped more than 1% on Tuesday, weighed down by declines in chip and other artificial intelligence-linked stocks ahead of crucial U.S. employment data later in the day.

The Nikkei225 has traded largely sideways during the first half of December after snapping its seven-month winning streak in November with a decline of around 4.1%. This followed a blistering 16.64% ...

Shinsei Trust and Banking is set to issue a yen-based stablecoin next year, in the hopes that it will achieve widespread adoption as a global settlement currency domestically and internationally. With ...

The Bank of Japan is expected to hike interest rates Friday for the first time since January, pushing them to their highest level in 30 years and potentially exacerbating turmoil in debt ...

As the crypto founder got extradited from Montenegro to the U.S., the legal proceedings continued to take place. He was found guilty of nine charges, including fraud and money laundering, and a ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he would consider a pardon for Keonne Rodriguez, the CEO of privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet Samourai, who was sentenced to five years in federal prison last month for ...

A quarterly survey of major Japanese manufacturers shows business sentiment improving to its best level in four years, even after President Trump raised tariffs on goods from the U.S. ally to a baseli ...

Japan’s central bank could make a historic move in December, how might this reshape the Bitcoin price prediction going into 2026?

At the time of writing, Bitcoin was trading near $86,300, down roughly 3% over 24 hours. Ether (ETH) slipped about 3.7% to $2,960, while XRP (XRP) dropped more than 4% to around $1.90, according to CoinGecko data .

JPMorgan recently tokenized a private-equity fund on its blockchain platform for wealthy clients served by its private bank. And companies, including Robinhood, Kraken and Gemini, earlier this year launched tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds for non-U.S. investors.

The Bank of Japan is a critical driver of global liquidity. BoJ’s expected 25 bps rate hike on Dec. 19 could have outsized effects on ...

Historically, crypto has reacted sharply around inflation surprises. Bitcoin jumped above $84,000 after a softer-than-forecast U.S. CPI print in March 2025, while a hotter CPI print in February 2025 ...

SBI Shinsei Bank, which begins trading on Wednesday, has raised $2.4bn, valuing the company at $8.3bn. Owner SBI Holdings plans to retain a majority stake and could use the funds to fuel mergers and ...