BlackRock has revealed the next stage in its plan for a "technological revolution in the financial markets" that could cause a bitcoin, ethereum, XRP and crypto price ...
Crypto industry surveys US 2024 candidates, looking for friendly lawmakers
The cryptocurrency industry, a new financial force in the 2024 U.S. election cycle, is surveying candidates for Congress on their views around the digital asset, as the political arm of the movement ...
What are Crypto Stablecoins?
What is a stablecoin, and why does it matter for crypto users? Coins that maintain the same value as another asset are called stablecoins, and they have several different use cases.
MicroStrategy crosses major crypto milestone with $623 million buy
MicroStrategy, the largest publicly-traded company in terms of bitcoin holdings, bought another $623 million worth of bitcoin in the last week, making it the owner of more than 1% of bitcoin's total ...
Ethereum Foundation Gets SEC Scrutiny in Latest Crypto Crackdown
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has demanded information from companies about dealings with the Ethereum Foundation as part of a review of aspects of Ether — the world’s second-biggest ...
BloomZ Raises Expected IPO Price to $4.30 From $4 a Share
By Chris Wack BloomZ, a Japanese audio production company, has raised its expected 1.25 million-share initial public offering to $4.30 a share. In ...
The Bank of Japan’s tricky path to normalisation
The BoJ made a significant step on Tuesday. But the journey to normalising Japan’s monetary policy remains a long slog. Financial threats lurking after years of sub-zero rates have so far been tamed — ...
Bank of Japan ups interest rate first time in 17 years
When most of the central banks in the world have been raising interest rates, or refusing to bring them down, because of spiralling inflation and uncertain growth, Japan’s central bank, Bank of Japan, ...
End Of An Era – Bank of Japan Reverses Negative Interest Rate Policy
Bank of Japan raises short rates from -0.1% to 0.1%, becoming the last central bank to exit a Negative Interest Rate Policy. Read the implications of BOJ's move.
Japan’s $1.4 Trillion Government Pension Fund Requests Information On Bitcoin As It Mulls Diversification
The GPIF is requesting information on Bitcoin and other “illiquid assets” as it explores ways to diversify its trillion dollar portfolio.
Japan’s GPIF issues request for information on crypto, other illiquid assets
Government Pension Investment Fund, Tokyo, issued a request for information on illiquid assets in response to an “entrenched” global low-yield environment. The RFI called for information and ...
The crypto market lost $400 million — and Bitcoin had its worst day since the FTX collapse
Bitcoin’s value fell below $61,000 on Wednesday morning, dropping 8% in the past 24 hours after reaching its weekly peak. The decline is the biggest slide in a day since FTX’s collapse in November ...
Japan, Awash in Debt, Is Raising Interest Rates. Americans Should Watch Closely.
The Bank of Japan recently put an end to its negative interest rate ... After all, they ask, couldn’t the government always finance itself at close to zero interest rate? The spike in bond yields that ...
Exclusive: Reddit’s IPO as much as five times oversubscribed, sources say
The sources said the marketing of the IPO was continuing and asked not to be identified because the details are confidential. A Reddit spokesperson declined to comment. Reddit has already curbed ...
Crypto market sheds $400 billion of value as bitcoin sell-off intensifies after all-time high
Bitcoin slid further on Wednesday, briefly dipping below the $61,000 mark after, continuing a sell-off that began after the cryptocurrency hit an all-time high last week. Bitcoin has had a stellar run ...
Nikkei Bulls Scoff At Bank Of Japan That Forgot Its ‘Bazooka’
With the Nikkei 225 Stock Average up roughly 51% over the last 12 ... Nor is there a roadmap Ueda’s team can consult to unwind its titanically large holdings of Japanese government bonds — well over ...