TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average rose on Wednesday as heavyweight technology stocks tracked US megacap growth stocks higher overnight. The Nikkei was up 0.81% at 40,398.35 as of 0142 GMT, after ...
Japan Launches New Banknotes
Japan on Wednesday started issuing new 10,000 yen (61.9 U.S. dollars), 5,000 yen and 1,000 yen banknotes, which marked the first ...
The End Of Japan’s Negative Interest Rate Policy: What It Means For Investors
The end of Japan's negative interest rate policy has helped in igniting some growth in the Japanese stock market with the Nikkei 225 hitting a high in 2024 ...
Japan’s Metaplanet Buys Bitcoin Worth 200M Yen, Share Price Jumps 60% MoM
Japan's public-listed firm Metaplanet is on a Bitcoin buying spree! In a fresh announcement earlier today, Metaplanet declared the purchase of 20.2 ...
Japanese E-commerce Giant Mercari to Give Away Bitcoin in Promotion Drive
The Japanese e-commerce heavyweight Mercari has announced it will give away Bitcoin (BTC) as part of its latest promotion drive. Read more!
$105 Billion Electronics Giant Sony To Launch New Bitcoin Exchange
Sony Group acquired Amber Japan and is relaunching it as the S.BLOX Bitcoin and crypto exchange, marking Sony's expansion into the Bitcoin space.
Sony Group Planning Launch of Crypto Exchange With Acquisition of Amber Japan: Report
Japanese conglomerate and consumer electronics giant Sony Group is reportedly preparing to unveil a crypto exchange platform in its home country.
Sony Crypto Exchange To Launch In Japan After Platform Acquisition Last Year
Multiple upgrades will be introduced to the platform after Sony purchased Amber Japan last year via its subsidiary Quetta Web. Changes will be made to the exchange’s user interface, while the platform ...
Shiba Inu Lead Developer Shytoshi Kusama Stirs Up Crypto World With Mysterious Post: ‘I’ve Been Shy And Quiet These Past Few Years… But It’s Time That Changes’
Shytoshi Kusama, the mysterious lead developer and co-founder of the Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) project, hinted at plans for the aggressive promotion of Web3 across the world. What Happened: On Monday, ...
Exploring Three Japanese Growth Stocks With Minimum 13% Insider Ownership On Tokyo Exchange
Amid a backdrop of significant currency fluctuations and anticipations of monetary policy shifts, Japan's stock markets have shown resilience, with notable gains in major indices. This environment ...
Sony Group Rebrands Amber Japan To S.BLOX – Future Gaming Crypto Exchange in Japan?
Sony Group’s foray into crypto continues with a rebrand of Amber Japan to S.BLOX after acquiring the crypto trading firm in 2023.
Sony to Restart Japanese Crypto Exchange Whalefin Purchased From Amber Group in 2023
On Monday, Whalefin put out a notice that parent company Amber Japan was rebranding to S.BLOX. The notice added that the company was bought by Quetta Web, a unit of Sony, in August 2023. The financial ...
Crypto Hacks Cost $176 Million in June, a 54% Drop from May
June 2024 saw several crypto hacks, which resulted in a net loss of nearly $176M. This loss represents a 54.2% decrease from May's total.
Coinbase lands $32.5 million U.S. government crypto contract
America's largest registered crypto exchange, Coinbase, has inked a $32.5 million deal with the Justice Department's U.S. Marshals Service to provide custody and trading of its digital assets.
Crypto Whales & Institutions Shift Focus on Chainlink’s LINK
Crypto whales and institutions shift their attention to Chainlink (LINK), accumulating 2.08 million $LINK in 7 days. Potential surge in price
USDC Becomes Compliant as MiCA Regulations Change Crypto: Expert Analysis
Circle became the first stablecoin issuer to become compliant with the EU’s MiCA regulations. The incoming regulatory wave looks to change the crypto industry forever.