Japan's Nikkei hits one-week high after the positive outlook by Takashimaya boosted market sentiment. Travel shares also rallied amid expectations of return of big spending by Chinese tourists ...
Coinbase CEO: Crypto Has ‘A Black Eye’ Because of Scammers
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong evaluated the state of the crypto industry, telling Axios that "crypto isn't going anywhere." The crypto leader colorfully said the industry was suffering from "a black ...
Japan Plans to Allow Local Listing of ‘Foreign’ Stablecoins: Nikkei
Japan's Financial Services Agency is seeking feedback on new regulations that would allow stablecoins issued outside the country to be listed on local exchanges, Japanese newspaper Nikkei reported on ...
What Would Crypto Look Like Without Centralized Exchanges Like FTX?
The FTX crisis has put even more heat on centralized crypto exchanges. What if they went away entirely, leaving only DeFi?
Crypto Lender Vauld Looking to Exit Acquisition Bid from Nexo
On Monday, embattled British crypto lender Nexo told Decrypt that its acquisition of Singapore-based rival Vauld had not yet ended, after emails indicated that Vauld was looking to withdraw from the ...
Crypto will be fine
There have been many crypto booms and busts. But in each bust, the bottom is a little higher than it was the time before. This is the slow build that believers count on to eventually bring crypto ...
Japan’s Kyocera to invest $9.8 bln for chips over FY2023-2025 -Nikkei
Japan's Kyocera Corp plans to invest 1.3 trillion yen ($9.77 billion) for manufacturing facilities and development of semiconductor-related products over three years starting in the 2023/24 business ...
Japan could lift ban on USDT Tether and USDC circulation, recognising stablecoins as digital money
Stablecoins backed by Japan’s fiat Yen or any other legal tender to allow holders to employ it at face value. Japanese Financial Services Agency could reverse the ban on circulation of stablecoins ...
Bitcoin mining pool faces $3 million theft in a cyberattack; states recovery attempts underway
Bitcoin price has resorted to consolidation over the last few trading sessions, changing hands at $16,830. Bitcoin mining had been one of the most profitable businesses up until the recent crashes in ...
Top five crypto winners (and losers) of 2022
Cointelegraph looks back on the best and worst-performing cryptocurrencies of 2022 among the top 100 assets by market capitalization. We used the highest and the lowest year-to-date (YTD) returns through the close of Dec.
Japan’s Kyocera to Invest $9.8 Billion for Chips Over FY2023-2025 -Nikkei
Japan's Kyocera Corp plans to invest 1.3 trillion yen ($9.77 billion) for manufacturing facilities and development of semiconductor-related products over three years starting in the 2023/24 business ...
Japan To Ease Stablecoin Restrictions In 2023, Lift Ban On Dollar-Pegged Crypto Assets: Report
The new stablecoin regulations in the country will allow local exchange platforms to provide stablecoin trading "under the condition of asset preservation by deposits and upper limit of remittance." ...
Lawyer fees mount in crypto bankruptcies
A series of players have succumbed to the ongoing crypto winter including FTX, BlockFi, Voyager Digital and Celsius with customer accounts largely frozen. The novel legal issues about digital asset ...
Japan’s Nikkei hits 1-week high as retailers soar amid China hopes
Japan's Nikkei index touched a one-week high on Tuesday, as retailers soared after Takashimaya raised its profit forecast and amid hopes that big-spending Chinese tourists will return. Financials also ...
Jakarta-based fintech Akulaku raises $200M from Japan’s largest bank
Jakarta-based fintech Akulaku has raised $200 million from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the largest bank in Japan. This is part of a strategic investment, with startup and MUFG planning to ...
Japan’s Suzuki: Will continue to strive for the FY2025 main balance target
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said in a statement on Tuesday that “we will continue to strive for the fiscal year 2025 main balance target. His comment comes after Japanese Prime Minister ...