The Nikkei Stock Average rose 0.3% to 66212.61. Japanese stocks swung between mild gains and losses as investors digested the U.S.-Canada trade spat.
Japan Borrowing Costs Reach 1996 Highs: Will the Weak Yen Hurt Bitcoin?
Japan borrowing costs hit 1996 highs and the yen is sliding again. Bitcoin is up 22% anyway. Here is what breaks that calm.
Bitcoin Tops $75,000 For The First Time Since May As Crypto Surge Continues
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Japan backs fusion, recycling startups in $125m public-private funding
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Bitcoin Bears Get Short-Squeezed by Rebounding Crypto Optimism
A comeback that squeezes out short sellers could make investors less likely to doubt the digital asset going forward.
Bitcoin soars to nearly $80,000—but crypto’s new favorite coin, Hyperliquid, is stealing its thunder
Bitcoin’s rally to $78,200 coincided with a record run for Hyperliquid as active traders increasingly use the platform to place leveraged bets on crypto prices.
Nomura ends Japan crypto registration drought: First new exchange in four years
Japan crypto exchange registration: Nomura's Laser Digital Japan becomes the country's first new licensed crypto exchange since Binance Japan in October 2022, ending a four-year drought. The firm will ...
Why Japan Approved a New Crypto Exchange for the First Time Since 2022
Japan approved its first new crypto exchange operator in four years under a regulatory regime that’s already scheduled to be replaced.
Japan ends 4-year crypto approval freeze with Nomura-backed Laser Digital
Nomura-backed Laser Digital Japan wins crypto exchange approval, ending a 4-year gap and boosting institutional access.
Nomura unit becomes first firm licensed to run a crypto exchange in Japan in four years
Nomura's Laser Digital Japan completed crypto asset exchange registration on August 21, the first new approval Japan has granted since 2022.
Nomura-Backed Laser Digital Becomes Japan’s First New Crypto Exchange in Four Years
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Is bitcoin back? Why the king crypto has soared more than 20% in the last week.
Bitcoin pulled out of its long-running bear market this week, soaring 22% due to regulatory optimism and lower Treasury yields.
Japan to invest additional $940m in homegrown chipmaker Rapidus
TOKYO -- The Japanese trade ministry will seek 150 billion yen ($944 million) for additional investment in Rapidus in the fiscal 2027 budget, Nikkei has learned, aiming to boost the capital of the ...