The Bank of Japan, Finance Ministry and financial regulator are expected to help develop a plan as early as 2027.
Global market: Japan’s Nikkei reverses gains as Advantest shares drag
Japan’s Nikkei slipped 0.14% as Advantest and SoftBank declined, despite Nvidia’s strong AI outlook. The Topix gained 0.19% as investors rotated towards value stocks. Financial shares advanced, while ...
Advantest, SoftBank lift Nikkei 225: is Nvidia about to decide next move?
Nikkei 225 rises as Advantest and SoftBank lead gains before Nvidia now. Lower oil prices ease inflation fears, supporting Japanese shares today. Tokyo Electron and Kioxia lag as investors await ...
Japanese startups, IPOs set for boost with platform to trade unlisted companies
The Japanese regulator's registration of a new trading platform for unlisted shares could help create a more favorable capital-raising environment for the country's IPO ecosystem.
Morning brief: Trump heads to Japan, Nikkei breaks 50,000 mark, SoftBank’s $30B OpenAI bet
US President Donald Trump’s Asia trip is making major headlines on Monday as he is vising Japan, where he is expected to push for increased investments and defense cooperation. The Asian markets ...
Don’t count on the landmark crypto policy bill to pass Congress this year, prediction traders say
Trader on prediction platforms have turned bearish on the odds of a key piece of crypto legislation becoming law in 2026.
Kioxia to invest $6.3bn in new memory production facility in Japan
TOKYO -- Memory chip maker Kioxia Holdings plans to build a new production facility at its plant in northern Japan, with investment in the project expected to top 1 trillion yen ($6.27 billion), ...
Crypto IRAs are expanding what you can actually own in retirement
IRAs once meant stocks and funds. Platforms like Unchained and Retired.com now let you hold Bitcoin, gold, real estate, and private deals directly.
The Trump family is poised to own a crypto bank as regulators sound the alarm
World Liberty Financial now has conditional approval to act as a crypto-focused bank, putting the president’s family in unprecedented financial territory ...
SHIB joins XRP, Bitcoin on Japan’s first new crypto exchange in 4 years
Shiba Inu (CRYPTO: SHIB) now trades on Japan’s newest crypto exchange after Nomura’s Laser Digital Japan secured the country’s first new crypto exchange approval in four years. What the Laser Digital ...
SEC Sends Proposal to White House To Modernize Crypto Custody
The Securities and Exchange Commission has sent a proposal to the White House aiming to “clarify the framework for the custody of crypto assets” for investment advisers and companies. In a rule change ...
SEC Crypto Custody Rule Hits the White House: Lighter Standards Ahead?
The SEC sent its crypto custody rule rewrite to the White House with a deregulatory tag. Here is what that signals.
Crypto Greed Gauge At Highest Level Since Last October
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index was last this high on Oct. 5, 2025, five days before a crash forced $19 billion U.S. of liquidations in leveraged positions, the largest such event on record. The shift ...
Japan’s 40 banks test tokenized deposit settlement to kill Zengin’s end-of-day batch clearing
Japan tokenized deposit interbank settlement enters its boldest test yet: 40 banks are running a blockchain-based proof-of-concept to replace the Zengin System's 53-year-old end-of-day net clearing ...
Tokenization push? Japan eyes blockchain for real-time settlement of stocks and bonds: report
Japan is moving toward developing a blockchain-powered settlement infrastructure for real-time settlement of stock and bond transactions, according to a report published on Tuesday. Blockchain-Powered ...
US Sanctions Target Iran Crypto as Bearish Bitcoin and XRP Forecasts Resurface
The US has expanded its authority to sanction foreign people and businesses operating in or supporting Iran’s digital-asset sector. The measures do not sanction Bitcoin, ...