Zumo aligns with new FCA rules for crypto assets Zumo, a digital asset service platform ... SBI Holdings and TradeFinex seek to boost commercial blockchain in Japan SBI Holdings and TradeFinex have ...
Japan retail inflation weakens after August surge: Nikkei index
TOKYO -- Rising prices at Japan's supermarkets and other retailers appear to have begun easing after peaking in late August, according to a Nikkei index, as suppliers pull back on passing along higher ...
Japan insurers to report inappropriate practices after internal probes, Nikkei reports
Japan's four biggest casualty insurers found inappropriate business practices in dealings with more than 100 corporate clients combined after conducting internal probes on alleged price fixing, the ...
Coinbase CEO slams JPMorgan for banning crypto payments in UK, suggests government should act
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong slammed the move by Chase UK to ban crypto transactions, saying it was wrong for private companies to "deplatform" the industry.
Crypto Fugitive Su Zhu Has Been Arrested
The former manager of Three Arrows Capital, a crypto fund that blew up last year, has been sentenced in Singapore.
Bitcoin Traders Eye $28K; Solana, Cardano and Tellor Lead Altcoin Bump
Traders at Japanese exchange Bitbank said in a daily note that they expect bitcoin prices to move towards the $28,000 level, citing ETF optimism.
Bank of Japan announces unscheduled bond buying
The Bank of Japan said it would buy 300 billion yen ($2.01 billion) of 5 to 10-year bonds. Japan's 10-year JGB eased slightly.
Japan’s Nikkei slides to worst quarter in a year as shippers, oil stocks drag
Japan's Nikkei share average ended a volatile week with slight declines on Friday, swinging between gains and losses during the session to send the stock benchmark to its worst quarterly performance ...
Japan Display, HKC End Tie-Up Talks on OLED Display Plant in China – Nikkei
The tie-up talks, launched in April, sought to build display-making plants using Japan Display's eLEAP OLED technology and start mass production in 2025. In June, they had delayed the deadline for an ...
Japan Finance Minister says no ‘defence line’ set in dealing with currency moves
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Friday Japanese authorities have set no "defence line" in dealing with currencies, while also warning the yen's weakness had progressed "quite a bit".
‘There’s no doubt we picked a side here’ — Chainalysis founder Michael Gronager talks analytics, Ukraine and crypto adoption in Asia
In the second in a series of 1-on-1 interviews from the Token 2049 crypto conference in Singapore held Sept. 13-14, Michael Gronager, founder of blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, spoke to Forkast ...
Former crypto star Sam Bankman-Fried faces US trial
Fried, once the most respected face of crypto currency, goes on trial Tuesday in federal court facing seven counts of fraud that could see him spend decades in prison.Pending the trial, Bankman-Fried ...
Japan’s Nikkei falls, set for worst quarter in a year as energy stocks weigh
Japan's Nikkei share average sank on Friday as a retreat in crude oil pulled down energy shares, keeping the stock benchmark on course for its worst quarterly performance since mid-2022.
Asia markets poised for rebound, mirroring moves on Wall Street; Japan data in focus
Japan will release its September inflation figures for Tokyo, which is seen as a leading indicator of nationwide trends.
Japan Finance Minister Pledges Appropriate Action Against Excessive Yen Moves
Japan’s Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki renewed his pledge to take action against sharp falls in the yen as it weakened to its lowest level in almost a year.
Japan monitoring forex volatility, yen falling sharply: minister
Japan is closely watching volatility in foreign exchange markets and will respond appropriately to rapid movements, Finance Minister ...