On October 9, 2026, there were significant movements in the crypto market. Here are 5 notable news stories from the US and Japan.---1. BTC drops to the $82,000 range—US Treasury yields rise to 5.31%, ...
Nomura Research Institute (TSE:4307) Is Up 10.6% After AI-Sector Rotation Amid Nikkei Weakness – What’s Changed
Earlier this week, Japan’s Nikkei 225 index dropped amid doubts around the AI sector and stress in global bond markets, yet Nomura Research Institute was among the strongest gainers while high-profile ...
Nikkei 225 Breaks Through 70,000, Then Stalls. The “Three Changes” in Japanese Stocks This Week | October 5–9
October 10, 2026What to watch in the Japanese stock market this week is not just the Nikkei 225 breaking through 70,000.More importantly, it is how the flow of market capital changed after breaking ...
Ledger’s Crypto Wallets Reportedly Backdoored, $71 Million in Crypto Already Moved
Arkham Intelligence’s unverified custom entity for the case, labeled ledger-drainer, showed about $71.5 million still sitting in flagged addresses on Friday afternoon. The largest balances were about ...
‘We Know Where It Is’: Treasury Secretary Threatens To Freeze $1B of Iran’s Crypto
The U.S. will seize $1 billion of Iran’s crypto this week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said. It isn’t clear which asset though.
Why Is SoFi Technologies (SOFI) Pushing Crypto Payment Cards Into Mexico?
SoFi Technologies (NasdaqGS:SOFI) is working with Orbi and Mastercard on new crypto-linked payment cards in Mexico. The Orbi program uses SoFi Tech Solutions infrastructure to support crypto-to-fiat ...
US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent
Scott Bessent said at a Thursday conference that the country was “probably“ going to seize cryptocurrency linked to Iran by the end of the week.
Japan’s FSA tells banks and exchanges to drop photo-ID checks early
Banks and crypto exchanges received a notice on Friday from Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) to stop requiring photographed identity documents for ...
What to know about ‘perps,’ the popular crypto-powered trade expanding across markets
Perpetual futures have exploded overseas, and more platforms are angling to offer the blockchain-powered contracts to US traders. Here's what to know.
3 Reasons Behind the Crypto Market’s Aggressive Selloff: What to Expect Next?
On October 10, 2025, a tariff shock forced out more than $19 billion in leveraged positions across over 1.6 million accounts, according to CoinGecko data. Traders fear a repeat. On Thursday, more than ...
Crypto Exec Calls Ripple’s XRP Decentralization Claims ‘Fraud’ Over Closed-Source Upgrade
An XRP commentator has outlined a wild $3,000-plus scenario. Cyber Capital founder Justin Bons accuses Ripple and XRP’s promoters of misleading investors over decentralization. XRPL ...
Netflix releases trailer for its miniseries about Sam Bankman-Fried’s scandal-ridden crypto exchange
Watch the trailer for Netflix's The Altruists, a mini-series about the rise and fall of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
The Impact of National Bitcoin Reserves on Japan: A Quiet Question of ‘How Will Japan Move When the World Moves?’
IntroductionThe possibility of the United States holding Bitcoin as a national reserve is becoming a reality. The Philippines has introduced a bill to lock 10,000 BTC for 20 years, and discussions are ...
Tokyo turns to blockchain to find new buyers for its record debt pile
The Ministry of Finance in Japan held its first meeting geared towards the tokenization of government bonds. The meeting was held on Thursday, October 8, 2026, and it mapped out three avenues ...
Global market: Japan’s Nikkei falls as AI concerns, global bond market stress weigh
Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.06% as AI-sector concerns, elevated global borrowing costs and rising oil prices weighed on investor sentiment. Weak household spending and expectations of further Bank of ...
Crypto hacker convicted of $53M theft after spending millions on rare Pokemon and Magic cards
A Crypto hacker has been convincted of stealing $50 million before spending some of it on rare Pokemon and Magic: The Gathering cards.