Regulators who have ruled out any risk to customers are behind this move. Japan is clearly a key player in the global stablecoin market now. It has completed rules for overseas payment channels that ...
Crypto Enters Common Sense Era As US Tech Czar Gets Down To Business
David Sacks’ next steps will show a clear indication of whether the US is serious about making the nation a hub of web3 innovation, or not.
Japan, Australia shares tumble as US markets dive on tariff, recession fears
MARKETS in Japan and Australia fell on Tuesday (Mar 11) morning, as US markets dropped deep into negative territory on fears over tariffs and recession risks. Read more at The Business Times.
Bank of Japan’s next rate hike is likely in June, former executive says
TOKYO] The Bank of Japan (BOJ) will probably wait until the middle of the year before raising interest rates again as it looks to maintain a pace of one hike every six months despite recent market ...
Crypto Day-Trader Faithful Find Life Under Trump Is No Paradise
For months, crypto-loving investors sank billions into leveraged strategies with the hope that Donald Trump would eliminate regulations on their upstart industry and usher in a new world of digital ...
Will Japan’s Crypto Reform Bill Change the Market?
Japan's Cabinet authorizes a Payment Services Act amendment that relaxes stablecoin regulations and establishes a new class of crypto brokerages.
The crypto market continues to stumble as Trump declines to rule out potential recession this year
The latest comments follow closely on the heels of disappointment with a White House plan for a national crypto reserve. Many crypto enthusiasts expected Trump’s national crypto
Bitcoin Dips Below $80K as Crypto Sell-Off Goes From Bad to Worse
The price action came as the Nasdaq and S&P 500 stock indexes fell sharply early Monday as Trump failed to quell worries about a recession.
Japan Post Prices $4 Billion Bank Unit Stake Sale at High End
Japan Post Holdings Co. sold ¥592 billion ($4 billion) of Japan Post Bank Co. shares in the nation’s biggest stock sale since 2023, marking the latest disposal in a decade-long privatization effort by ...
Bitcoin faces pressure as Japan’s bond yields hit a 16-year high: could it drop to $70K?
Japan’s 20-year government bond yield has surged to its highest level since 2008, triggering concerns that risk assets like bitcoin could face renewed selling pressure. The yield rose to 2.265% last ...
Stock of the Day: Coinbase falls 5% on crypto-summit disappointment, S&P 500 snub
Trump's hotly anticipated crypto summit failed to lift prices, and the company was also left out of the benchmark S&P 500.
Bitcoin falls after hopes that purchases will boost Trump’s strategic crypto reserve are dashed
Only bitcoin already held by the US government will be included in President Donald Trump's crypto strategic reserve.
Crypto Slump Deepens as Macro Headwinds Offset Trump Push
Cryptocurrency prices extended their slide on Monday as escalating tariff war tensions and diminishing prospects of further Federal Reserve rate cuts offset a wave of pro-crypto announcements from ...
Trump Signs Order to Create a ‘Crypto Reserve’
The first-of-its-kind reserve will be anchored by a stash of Bitcoin the government already owns, estimated to be worth billions of dollars.
Bitcoin Traders Now Target $70K as Japan Bond Yields Surges to 17-Year Highs
A surge in Japanese bond yields, coupled with geopolitical and economic uncertainties, is fueling concerns among traders that BTC could face a significant correction.
Eneos Plans $3 Billion IPO of Metals Subsidiary
The Tokyo-based energy giant said that it plans to offer a majority of shares in the wholly owned subsidiary, JX Advanced Metals, in the offering that would raise as much as 438.6 billion yen, ...