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The Bank of Japan on Friday revised down its growth forecast for the current fiscal year and laid out details of its first green fund, announced last month. ( read original story ...)

The Policy Board of the Bank of Japan, at the Monetary Policy Meeting (MPM) held today, decided by an 8-1 majority vote, to hold the interest rate at -0.1 percent on current accounts that financial ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan cut this fiscal year's growth forecast on Friday but maintained its view the economy was headed for a moderate recovery, a sign ... ( read original story ...)

Japan is the latest country to look into cryptocurrency regulation, as it fears that it could disrupt its financial system. ( read original story ...)

Japan's benchmark Nikkei share average fell below the psychologically key 28,000 mark on Friday as tech shares tracked declines on Wall Street overnight, while a continued surge in coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)

One of Japan’s biggest banks has emerged as a major creditor to the Bill Papas-run Forum Finance, a group accused of defrauding Westpac and other lenders by as much as $390 million. Sumitomo outed ... ( read original story ...)

With $1 billion-plus spent on its crypto-linked cards in the first half of 2021, the payments giant is reaping the rewards of its focus on fintech. ( read original story ...)

Founder Erik Voorhees said on CoinDesk TV today he's converting his exchange into a DAO in part due to "regulatory friction." ... ( read original story ...)

PayPal has announced that it is increasing its purchase limit for cryptocurrencies to $100,000 and has removed the annual limit. The company has cited customer ... ( read original story ...)

MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan traded 0.13% lower. Looking ahead, the Bank of Japan is set to release its monetary policy statement at 11:00 a.m. HK/SIN on Friday. ( read original story ...)

Cryptocurrency regulation is being considered at the Federal Reserve, according to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell this week. Here’s what to expect and what it means for your investment. ( read original story ...)

French NFT trading platform and fantasy soccer league Sorare is close to completing a $532 million funding round led by Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank. ( read original story ...)

Dogecoin founder Jackson Palmer tweeted yesterday that he is leaving cryptocurrency forever. Nic Carter, Castle Island ventures partner and Coin Metric co-founder, joins 'Tech Check' to discuss the ... ( read original story ...)

Rapper Fetty Wap, born Willie Junior Maxwell II, has gotten into the cannabis game – quite literally. The artist recently partnered up with social media entrepreneur Branden Hampton, the mind behind ... ( read original story ...)

The American Cancer Society is nosing its way into crypto. The non-profit giant, which reported $1.1 billion in assets in 2019, is hiring a product manager to develop a cryptocurrency and NFT strategy ... ( read original story ...)

Hot IPO momentum from Q1 continued into Q2 resulting in the most active second quarter by deal numbers and proceeds in the last 20 years. While Q1 2021 was dominated by special purpose acquisition ... ( read original story ...)