Japan's Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent shared concerns over what she called the yen's recent "one-sided depreciation", after the Japanese currency ...
172-year-old bank to launch crypto prime brokerage
Prime brokerage services include financing, securities lending, and custody that let investors manage risks and trade more efficiently across mark ...
Crypto firm BitGo eyes up to $1.96 billion valuation in US IPO
Crypto custody startup BitGo said on Monday it was targeting a valuation of up to $1.96 billion in its U.S. initial public offering, seeking to tap into the investor appetite for crypto firms.
Japan’s Pasona to sell extended-reality video services with new venture
TOKYO -- Japanese staffing services provider Pasona Group plans to offer video content production services using extended reality (XR) and other technologies that blend the real and the virtual in a ...
Best Crypto Apps of 2026 Announced: Top Mobile Platforms for Everyday Crypto Investing
With crypto investing increasingly mobile, this analysis identifies the apps delivering the strongest user experience in 2026.
Securing digital assets as crypto crime surges
As the value of digital assets continues to grow, so too does the risk landscape. Threat research and attack labs are working to identify vulnerabilities and protect the digital asset ecosystem with ...
Japanese Banks Step Up Digitization To Retain Customers Amid Rising Rates
Japan's traditional banks are spending billions of dollars to accelerate their digital transformation, seeking to compete better with new-age lenders for deposits amid Japan's shift to higher interest ...
Maduro’s crypto-backed oil deals put Tether at center of Venezuela money drama
“The Venezuelan bolivar lost 99.8% in the last 10 years against the U.S. dollar, the Turkish lira lost 80%, the Argentina peso around 94.5%,” said Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino at a recent crypto ...
Korea-Japan shuttle diplomacy begins amid Nikkei’s Dokdo warning
President Lee Jae-myung will visit Nara Prefecture, Japan, for two days starting on the 13th and hold talks with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. This marks the full-scale launch of shuttle diplomacy between the two leaders,
China-Japan spat morphs into info war as both sides woo Europe, US
TOKYO -- Tensions between Japan and China over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments about a Taiwan emergency are turning into information warfare, with Beijing spreading the narrative ...
The crypto ATM’s days in America may be numbered
With scammers using crypto ATMs to steal hundreds of millions of dollars from Americans, a movement to ban bitcoin teller machines is growing nationwide.
‘Run It Hot’—Bitcoin And Crypto Traders Are Suddenly Betting On A Surprise 2026 Fed Price Game-Changer
The bitcoin price surged to almost $95,000 per bitcoin earlier this week before falling back sharply as traders panic over an unexpected $17.3 trillion geopolitical earthquake. Now, as bitcoin and ...
Japan’s Takaichi says potential February election ‘an option’
TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has told top-ranking Liberal Democratic Party members that dissolving the lower house of the parliament on Jan. 23 is "an option," setting up a possible ...
Betterment’s financial app sends customers a $10,000 crypto scam message
Betterment, a financial app, sent a sketchy-looking notification on Friday asking users to send $10,000 to Bitcoin and Ethereum crypto wallets and promising to “triple your crypto,” according to a ...
1inch co-founder explains how to fix crypto’s fragmented liquidity problem
With chains multiplying and liquidity spreading thin, 1inch’s Aqua aims to make trading across networks faster, cheaper, and more efficient.
Popular crypto company fires staff
2026 has just begun, and it has come to light that a popular crypto company has let go of some of its staff. OKX crypto exchange's institutional business has recently undergone global restructuring, ...