Japan's SoftBank Corp, the domestic telecoms arm of SoftBank Group, posted a 2.1% increase in first quarter operating profit on Friday. Operating profit was 246.3 billion yen ($1.73 billion) in the ...
First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Remains Calm Above $29.1 K but Is Higher Volatility in Its Future?
Prices: The recent monotony in bitcoin and altcoin prices may be a set-up for more volatile times ahead. Meanwhile, bitcoin remained in its recent tight range above $29.1K. Insights: The supply of ...
Binance Introduces Crypto Trading Platform Designed for the Japanese Market
Binance, the largest crypto exchange, is pleased to announce the launch of Binance Japan, our new platform designed for the Japanese market.
Asia’s Crypto Regulatory Clarity Contrasts With Disarray in US
Asian regulators have stolen a march on the US by clarifying crypto rules, exemplified by Hong Kong’s first licenses for trading platforms under the city’s new digital-asset framework.Most Read from ...
Biotech start-up Mirxes weighs Singapore IPO, aims to double global headcount by 2026
In 2020, Mirxes developed Singapore’s first Covid-19 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test kit, the Fortitude Kit, in collaboration with A*Star. More than 10 million Fortitude ...
Japan’s Nikkei edges lower amid caution ahead US payroll data
Japan's Nikkei share average inched lower on Friday, as investors were cautions ahead of the release of U.S. payrolls data, while gains in chip-related stocks limited losses.
Japan’s Fiscal Plight Draws Scrutiny After BOJ Tweak to YCC
The Bank of Japan’s tweak to its yield curve control mechanism created another reason to take a look at the nation’s fiscal conditions, as Tokyo seeks to expand spending on defense and childcare while ...
Japan issues rare warning over fake X account
Japan's finance ministry has called on X, formerly known as Twitter, to take down an account impersonating its top currency diplomat Masato Kanda. "Please don't follow the impersonation account and/or ...
Elon Musk’s Crypto Tweets Led to Price Surges for Altcoins Traded by FTX’s Sister Company
Researchers scrutinized more than 3 million Tweets on 18 cryptocurrencies published on Twitter from January 1, 2019 to January 27, 2023. The researchers found that Musk’s allusions to these altcoins, ...
Top 10 Best Crypto Casinos in 2023 [Updated for August]
Here are the top 10 crypto casinos USA players can enjoy in 2023: All things considered, WildCasino.ag is the runaway winner. This website was launched in 2017 and is run by the same company that owns ...
Japanese shares fall as Wall St drop, rising yields weigh
as investor sentiment was hurt by rising yields in the United States and Japan. The Nikkei index lost 1.68% to close at 32,159.28, after losing 2.3% in its biggest one-day drop in the previous session ...
Typhoon Khanun eases off Japan’s Okinawa, but islands brace for return
TOKYO, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Typhoon Khanun barely moved on Friday in the East China Sea, with predictions that it will approach Japan's Okinawa islands again, raising fears of sustained damage in areas ...
See which celebrities invested in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin, the first and biggest cryptocurrency ... Provided by Showbizz Daily (English) Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan are major crypto countries Asian companies hosting cryptocurrency markets, ...
Hipster Couple Admits to Biggest Crypto Heist in History
The so-called Hipster Crypto Couple admitted Thursday to pulling off the largest cryptocurrency heist in history, making off with some $4.5 billion.
‘Crypto couple’ husband confesses to being the original Bitfinex hacker during plea hearing
Ilya Lichtenstein pleaded guilty to conspiring to launder the stolen cryptocurrency, and even admitted to the original 2016 Bitfinex hack.
An Unexpected Twist in the Saga of the Crypto Couple
But on Thursday, when Lichtenstein entered his guilty plea for the conspiracy to commit laundering charge, he delivered a bold revelation: He had, in fact, pulled off the biggest crypto heist in ...