Trump's housing chief said he had directed Fannie and Freddie to come up with proposals to start counting crypto as an asset in mortgage risk assessment.
Japan to establish guidelines for chip industry cybersecurity
TOKYO -- The Japanese government will compile guidelines by around this fall for semiconductor plants on how to deal with cyberattacks, looking to spur the development of ways to minimize damage and ...
Nikkei rises to 5-month high as Middle East calm boosts tech shares
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei share average touched its highest in almost five months on Thursday, as a period of calm in the Middle East encouraged investors to buy back riskier assets, particularly chip and ...
High-priced drones and Japan’s hidden AI champion
In a collaborative work by Nikkei Asia's Lauly Li and Cheng Ting-Fang in Taipei and Ryohtaroh Satoh in Tokyo, they explain how this relatively little-known AI-enabler is currently the only company in ...
Japan’s Metaplanet Acquires 1,234 More Bitcoin, Total Holdings Reach 12,345 BTC
Metaplanet Inc., widely recognized as Japan’s leading Bitcoin treasury company, has announced today the acquisition of an additional 1,234 Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 12,345 BTC. The ...
Trump administration moves to count crypto as a federal mortgage asset
In a landmark shift for the U.S. housing finance system, the Federal Housing Finance Agency has issued a directive ordering Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to formally consider cryptocurrency as an asset i ...
Trump’s Crypto Project Gets $100 Million From UAE-Based Fund
A little known crypto fund bought $100 million of World Liberty Financial Inc. tokens, the second Middle East-based investor to put money into the Trump family affiliated decentralized finance ...
2025 Free Dogecoin Cloud Mining Guide: How to Earn Passive DOGE Income with MiningCoop During Crypto Market Volatility
In 2025’s unpredictable crypto market, many investors are seeking a low-barrier, low-risk, and fully automated way to generate steady passive income. […] ...
SEC, Ripple wants to settle crypto lawsuit, but US judge rebuffs them
A federal judge on Thursday rejected an unusual joint motion by Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to endorse the cryptocurrency company's reduced $50 million fine to settle a ...
Global financial crime watchdog calls for action on crypto risks
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global financial crime watchdog, on Thursday called on countries to take stronger action to combat illicit finance in crypto assets, warning that gaps in ...
Japan Regional Bank M&A May Accelerate As Lenders Brace For Higher Rates
Mergers and acquisitions among Japanese regional banks may accelerate as they seek scale to benefit from higher interest rates amid a declining population.
Exclusive: Crypto giant Galaxy raises $175 million for first venture fund
M ike Novogratz, a colorful former Goldman Sachs partner and blockchain industry veteran, founded Galaxy in 2018 to bridge the worlds of traditional finance and crypto. After year ...
AstraBit Offers Markowitz-Based Portfolio Optimization for Algorithmic Crypto Strategy Allocation
NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESS Newswire / June 26, 2025 / AstraBit has integrated a portfolio optimization engine grounded in Markowitz’s Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) and Post-Modern Portfolio Theory ...
The Top 5 Analyst Questions From MGM Resorts’s Q1 Earnings Call
MGM Resorts’ first quarter results met Wall Street’s revenue expectations but drew a modestly negative market reaction, as sales declined compared to last year and operating margins compressed.
Nikkei stock index ends at 5-month high on firm chip shares
Tokyo stocks climbed Thursday for a third straight day, with the Nikkei index ending at a five-month high, boosted by semiconductor-r ...
Mutuum Finance (MUTM) Attracts Global Attention As Bitcoin Investments Surge in Japan
Amid weakness in the Japanese Yen and sluggish growth in domestic investments, firms like ANAP and Metapalent in Japan have been stocking up on Bitcoin. The Japanese economy is going through a period ...