Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda has been hospitalized and is expected to miss next week’s monetary policy meeting, the central bank said Wednesday.
Company that bet big on Trump-backed crypto says its fortunes have improved
AI Financial Corp. says it has mitigated some of the concerns that prompted it to say earlier that it may not be able to stay in business.
Solana brings crypto payments to WSOP for the first time
The World Series of Poker is accepting Solana for tournament buy-ins for the first time, with stablecoin payouts coming later this year.
Crypto Hits a New Low With Misspelled Memecoin Forehead Tattoo Bounty
Take, for example, the launch of “GO”, a marketplace launched last week by memecoin sewer pump.fun. As per pump.fun’s own X account, the marketplace lets users “Pay ANYONE ...
Trump family made about $500M from crypto deal while investors took losses
Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. showed up at the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York in late 2025 to celebrate a new business partnership with a little-known publicly traded company, then called Alt5 ...
Starbucks weighs Japan stake sale or IPO
The coffee chain has held preliminary talks with investment banks on options for its Japan unit, which could be valued at up to $3.1 billion ...
Japanese game firm Enish dumps Bitcoin, bets on Solana staking
Japanese game company Enish (3667.T) sold off all of its holdings in Bitcoin (BTC) and booked a loss. It is reportedly turning toward staking in the Solana ecosystem. However, dropping BTC prices have ...
Starbucks Evaluates Sale and IPO Options for Japanese Operations (SBUX)
Starbucks (NASDAQ:SBUX) is reportedly reviewing strategic alternatives for its business in Japan, including a possible partial divestment or public listing, according to a Bloomberg News report citing ...
Japan’s Largest Banks Plan Joint Stablecoin Launch by March 2027
Megabanks MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and SMBC have formed a council to develop frameworks for jointly issuing a stablecoin in fiscal year 2026.
Japan’s largest banks to jointly issue stablecoins by March 2027
TOKYO, June 10 (Reuters) - Japan's three largest banks said on Wednesday they will jointly issue stablecoins during the current fiscal year ending in March 2027, a sign of growing momentum for digital ...
Trump family made $500 million in crypto deal before firm’s collapse hit investors
Less than a year after the deal was celebrated at the Nasdaq stock exchange by Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, AI Financial Corp. saw its share price plunge by more than 90 percent.
Bitcoin loses its luster as traders chase AI wave
Since hitting a record high of $126,000 last fall, bitcoin has dropped to just above $60,000 amid waves of selling. That has erased more than $1.2 trillion in market cap in eight months and wiped out ...
House crypto tax bills face bipartisan roadblock as Democrats push to slow reform
A new push to overhaul U.S. crypto tax rules is facing growing resistance in Congress, as a House hearing on six separate bills exposed sharp divisions between Republicans, Democrats, and the crypto ...
Kishida calls South Korea, Japan Indo-Pacific partners
Former Japanese PM Fumio Kishida said that South Korea and Japan have become partners that can grow together and help maintain peace and stability.
Japan’s new defense document to name China biggest concern
TOKYO -- Japan's Defense Ministry is expected to designate China as Japan's most serious concern in the ministry's annual white paper, Nikkei has learned, while committing to deeper cooperation with ...
Japan’s Megabanks Plan Joint Stablecoin as Bank-Issued Tokens Go Global
MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho are forming a stablecoin consortium, joining JPMorgan and SoFi in the global race for bank-issued tokens.