AMERICA’S TREASURY secretary, Scott Bessent, is used to making audacious bets against central banks. He once worked for Soros Fund Management, the hedge fund famous for “breaking” the Bank of England ...
Japan Escaped a 30-Year Economic Slump, But Crypto Could Pay the Price
Japan escaped its Lost Decades. Now rate hikes threaten the cheap-yen trade that funds crypto and global risk assets.
Nikkei 225 Opens at 67,524 as BOJ Rate Signals Test Japan’s Rally
Tokyo opens at 67,524 with the Bank of Japan signaling a faster hike pace and the yen still sliding, a combination that decides whether Japan's exporter-led run keeps going. Anyone holding Japan ...
SEC-CFTC Crypto Map Advances as Clarity Act Stalls
The SEC-CFTC crypto regulation framework gives markets a working map while the Senate's CLARITY Act remains stalled over stablecoin rewards.
Beyond price: How crypto investors can read market risk through data
Price remains the most visible crypto market signal, but liquidity, volatility, correlation, on chain activity and portfolio exposure can provide a broader view of risk.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 makes astonishing new all-time high above 50,000
The Nikkei 225 crossed above 50,000 for the first time on Monday. The benchmark index closed at 50,051.11, up 751.46 points or 1.52%. The move came as investors reacted to progress in U.S.-China trade ...
Coincheck Group Eyes Japan’s Institutional Crypto Boom With New Infrastructure Push
Coincheck Group (NASDAQ:CNCK) is positioning its business around institutional crypto infrastructure, execution and asset management as regulatory developments in Japan and other markets broaden ...
Japan passed landmark crypto law, but stablecoin payroll workers have no tax rules
Japan's most influential blockchain industry body announced Wednesday the formation of a dedicated Taxation Committee to address a gap that has grown more urgent with every stablecoin adoption ...
A Crypto Twitter Post Just Spawned a 10,000% Meme Coin Rally
PLUMBER meme coin surged 10,000% in a day as Crypto Twitter debated oldheads vs plumbers. Yet, the rally could fizzle fast.
Japanese self-driving startup Turing plans U.S. office, $10B IPO
Turing, a Tokyo-based autonomous-driving startup, plans to open a U.S. office within the next year and is targeting a potential American stock listing within five years at a valuation of roughly $10 ...
Japanese self-driving startup plans US office, targets $10 billion IPO valuation
Turing is targeting mass production of its driver-assistance software for cars in Japan and the U.S. by 2030.
Japan’s Nikkei struggles for direction as investors await US CPI data
TOKYO: Japan’s Nikkei share average was trading sideways on Wednesday ahead of key US inflation data, while markets remained jittery over fading prospects for an immediate breakthrough in the Middle ...
Global market: Japan stocks muted as investors await US CPI report
Japan’s Nikkei share average traded largely sideways on Wednesday as investors awaited key U.S. inflation data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate outlook, while uncertainty over the ...
Crypto bridge loses nearly all of 200,000 XRP in 97 minutes
As a single verification check goes missing, an attacker drained nearly 200,000 XRP from the Coreum bridge, though the XRP Ledger itself stays untouched.
Trump’s media and crypto firm just posted a $238 million quarterly loss—here’s where those losses came from
The decline in Bitcoin’s price and merger-related legal costs hurt results, prompting a push into new businesses.
MoneyGram brings cash-to-crypto service to Solana
MoneyGram brings its cash-to-crypto service to Solana, letting users move between digital assets and physical cash across its global network.