The crypto industry has emerged triumphant in the first half of 2025.
Bitcoin Soars, Altcoins Fade in $300 Billion Crypto Shakeout
On the face of it, 2025 looks like a banner year for crypto: Bitcoin hitting a record, an industry-boosting US president whose family is venturing headlong into the sector, and key legislation widely ...
Robinhood Goes All In on Crypto With Major Product Push
The brokerage will allow European customers to trade more than 200 U.S. stocks and ETFs as digital tokens and is developing its own blockchain.
Robinhood Launches Stock Tokens, Reveals Layer 2 Blockchain, and Expands Crypto Suite in EU and US with Perpetual Futures and Staking
Crypto staking is launching to eligible US customers, starting with Ethereum and Solana. With our user-friendly interface, you can now participate in blockchain ecosystems and access competitive ...
Japan’s May factory output rises, but slower than expected as tariff threats loom
TOKYO] Japanese factory output rose at a slower pace than expected in May, government data showed on Monday, as sweeping US tariffs were threatening to derail the country’s already fragile economic ...
Japan’s May factory output rises 0.5% month-on-month
TOKYO] Japan’s factory output rose 0.5 per cent in May from the previous month, less than a median market forecast for a 3.5 per cent rise, government data showed on Monday. Read more at The Business ...
Ishiba weighs up Trump’s suggestion that Japan buy US oil
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is weighing up U.S. President Donald Trump's suggestion that Japan buy oil from the U.S. to reduce bilateral trade imbalances. Ishiba acknowledged the ...
Nikkei index ends at 11-month high on US economy optimism
Tokyo stocks climbed for a fifth straight day, with the Nikkei index ending at an 11-month high, buoyed by hopes that the U.S. econom ...
Japan’s Dai-ichi Life could double investment target to at least $4 billion
Japan's Dai-ichi Life could double its strategic investment target to at least 600 billion yen ($4.17 billion) in its next medium-term management plan, the life insurer's CEO said, as the company ...
Japan’s SMBC seeks CCI nod to acquire 20 pc stake in Yes Bank
Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) has sought clearance from the fair trade regulator CCI to acquire a 20 per cent stake in private sector lender Yes Bank ...
JGB Futures Fall as Investors Digest Japanese Economic Data
JGB futures fell in the early Tokyo session as investors digest Japanese economic data released earlier.
Japanese Bitcoin Stock: Michael Saylor-Inspired Company Leaves Galaxy, CleanSpark Trailing, Becomes Fifth-Largest BTC Corporate Holder
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet Inc. (OTC:MTPLF) surpassed a couple more Nasdaq-listed companies to become the fifth-largest Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) corporate holder on Monday.
Trump slams unfair Japan auto trade as tariff deadline nears
As time ticks toward the July 9 deadline, under that agreement, if the Doha talks made no progress, the US would be free to impose 25% tariffs on Japanese car imports — under a “reciprocal tariff” ...
Japan’s Nikkei ends at over 11-month high as US stocks rally boosts risk appetite
Japan's Nikkei share average closed at a more than 11-month high on Monday as investor risk appetite grew after a strong rally in U.S. equities, driven by hopes for trade talks and Federal Reserve's ...
Metaplanet surpasses Cleanspark with $108M Bitcoin buy
Japanese firm Metaplanet issues $208M in 0% interest bonds to fund Bitcoin purchases, becoming the fifth-largest corporate holder with 13,350 BTC.
Asia markets mostly rise on U.S. trade optimism, Nikkei hits 1-yr high; U.S. futures advance as major indices reach new all-time highs
Asia stock markets mostly higher on Monday, following gains on Wall Street, where major U.S. indexes hit new record highs amid easing tariff risks and receding geopolitical tensions, the investors ...