TOKEN2049 Singapore opens October 7 at Marina Bay Sands with 25,000 expected attendees, 300 speakers, six stages, and a full week of side events.
‘Most dangerous product in crypto’ vexes Singapore
City-state averse to risk and scandal tries to distance itself from homegrown Hyperliquid Labs and its popular ‘perps’ ...
SEC’s new crypto FAQ is a reference, not a shield, says Renato Mariotti
Former prosecutor Renato Mariotti says the SEC's new crypto FAQ is non-binding staff guidance, useful as a reference but not legal protection.
These founders are using a crypto network to chase the most boring thing in AI: paying customers
Three Bittensor founders explain how they are using the network’s global pool of miners to build AI businesses with paying customers, from cheaper model optimization to robotics data and automated ...
Today’s Topic: Nikkei 225 at 70,000. Since when did Japanese stocks get so expensive?
I was surprised at 40,000, but now 70,000?“Nikkei 225 breaks through 40,000!”It was only in 2024 that we were surprised by that news. Yet, the number in front of us now is 70,000. Some of you might be ...
Japan passes the crypto law traders wanted but its 20% tax could still wait until 2028
Japan passes crypto laws to bring digital assets under financial rules, with a 20% tax target that could take effect in 2028.
Japan to open bank data to researchers in evidence-based policy push
Japan plans to open detailed banking-sector data to outside researchers as early as this fiscal year, Nikkei has learned, allowing them to analyze information from major lenders in a bid to uncover ...
CFTC chairman Michael Selig on new proposed crypto rules: We’re creating a federal option
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss details of its new proposed crypto rules to establish oversight after Congress failed to pass a law, monitoring for insider trading, ...
Crypto exchange OKX valued at $25B in funding round, including Circle, Stanchart
Hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies joined Circle Internet ( CRCL ), Ripple SC Ventures, and Standard Chartered ( SCBFF) ( SCBFY) as investors in OKX's new funding round that valued the crypto ...
SkyDrive Partners with Leading Kansai Enterprises, Including MUFG Bank, to Launch Feasibility Study for Commercial eVTOL Operations in Western Japan
SkyDrive Inc. ("SkyDrive"), a leading compact eVTOL (*1) aircraft manufacturer based in Japan, announced that it has launched a joint initiative with leading enterprises in the Kansai region — ...
[2026/10/06] Japanese stocks bullish, but fear index surging? A complete dissection of stock, currency, crypto, and commodity market conditions!
Today's financial market was a day where complex psychological warfare played out behind the scenes, with broad gains in Japanese stocks and a trend of dollar appreciation/yen depreciation in currency ...
FNB brings crypto trading to banking platform
The bank ventures into the retail crypto market, allowing customers to trade five crypto-currencies through its share trading platform.
U.S. Treasury Drops Crypto Wallet Rule—What Changed?
The U.S. Treasury scraps two unfinished crypto reporting proposals, leaving existing rules in place for wallets and financial firms.
Small Banks Sue to Block Bank Charters for Coinbase, Ripple, and Other Crypto Companies
Trump-affiliated World Liberty Financial was one of the crypto firms that recently received a conditional national trust charter.
Bain, GIC explore IPO or sale of Japan’s WHI at valuation of about $3.2 billion, sources say
By Miho Uranaka and Yantoultra Ngui TOKYO/HONG KONG, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Bain Capital and Singapore's GIC are exploring prospects for an IPO or sale for Japan's WHI Holdings at a valuation of at least ...
Nikkei discloses breaches of employees’ Microsoft, Google email accounts
Over the weekend, Japanese publishing giant Nikkei disclosed that unknown attackers recently breached two employee email accounts and used one to send thousands of phishing emails.