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For much of the past decade, crypto existed as a parallel financial system. It was volatile, experimental and largely detached from traditional institutions. In Japan, that separation is beginning to ...

Ultra-short-term cryptocurrency bets have surged in popularity with amateur traders on prediction markets, creating “even more mania” in digital tokens and new arbitrage opportunities for high-speed ...

SoftBank Group Corp.-backed PayPay Corp. is open to a dual listing with a presence on Tokyo’s bourse, its chief said after the digital payments company’s $880 million trading debut in New York.

TOKYO, March 13 (Reuters) - Japan is ready to take whatever steps are necessary at all times against sharp swings in foreign exchange and other financial markets, which have a huge impact on people's ...

Metaplanet (MTPLF) stock jumped 5.53% after announcing a $25M VC fund for Bitcoin startups and a Miami-based asset manager, with first JPYC investment.

Investors exposed to cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and ether have been on a wild ride over the past year.

One of the main aims of Isas is that they are simple . . . [this] creates a lot of complication.” Suter is perplexed by the government’s rollout of regulated crypto products. From next month, ...

FATF says offshore crypto service providers can create regulatory blind spots that increase risks of money laundering and sanctions evasion, urging countries to strengthen oversight.

By Arasu Kannagi Basil and Utkarsh Shetti March 12 (Reuters) - Shares of PayPay were indicated to open 37.5% above their offer price in their Nasdaq debut on Thursday, giving the SoftBank-backed ...

Metaplanet will invest $25 million in Japan’s Bitcoin infrastructure.

Metaplanet has launched a new venture firm to fund Bitcoin infrastructure startups in Japan as policymakers move toward recognizing Bitcoin as a regulated finan ...

Visa, ADIA and a subsidiary of the Qatar Investment Authority are anchoring the IPO by purchasing up to $220m of PayPay's shares upon debut ...

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has launched a new venture initiative aimed at supporting the development of Bitcoin infrastructure and startups in Japan, as the country moves toward recognizing ...

Tokyo-based PayPay priced the initial public offering of American depositary receipts at $16 apiece, according to a statement, below a marketed range of $17 to $20. The ADRs each represent one common ...

By Echo Wang March 11 (Reuters) - SoftBank Group-backed PayPay priced its U.S. initial public offering at $16 per share on Wednesday, below its targeted price range, people familiar with the matter ...

Bitcoin-buying company Metaplanet has established a new venture firm, Metaplanet Ventures, to support Bitcoin ecosystem development in Japan, as the country looks to recognize Bitcoin as a regulated ...