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Ether has been climbing ahead of its planned ‘Shanghai’ tech upgrade. Here’s what the event could mean for crypto investors
Here's how the Shanghai upgrade is expected to affect Ethereum network participants and crypto traders buying or selling ETH.
Japan Inc sells record short bonds amid Bank of Japan tightening bets
It reflects speculation the Bank of Japan (BOJ) will put an end to a decade of super-easy policy, which will likely hit longer debt especially hard Read more at straitstimes.com.
Ueda replaces Kuroda as Japan’s central bank governor
Economist Kazuo Ueda replaced Haruhiko Kuroda as governor of the Bank of Japan BOJ on Sunday marking the start of his five-year te ...
Inside the international sting operation to catch North Korean crypto hackers
A team of South Korean spies and American private investigators quietly gathered at the South Korean intelligence service in January, just days after North Korea fired three ballistic missiles into ...
Ex-BOJ deputy governor Nakaso predicts tweak or end to YCC -Nikkei
The Bank of Japan will likely modify or end its bond yield control policy due to increasing side-effects such as the hit to financial institutions' profits, former deputy governor Hiroshi Nakaso told ...
Ueda becomes 1st BOJ governor from academia in postwar Japan
Academic Kazuo Ueda began his five-year term as governor of the Bank of Japan on Sunday, the start of his tenure coming at a critical time for the bank as protracted monetary easing under his ...
Missed inflation goal haunts departing Bank of Japan chief Kuroda
Outgoing Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda has learned the hard way that even a decade of unprecedented monetary easing is not enough to attain a 2 percent inflation target that he once thought ...
Suspected North Korean smuggling ships visited Japan 38 times: Nikkei study
TOKYO -- Ships suspected of violating United Nations sanctions imposed on North Korea are sailing in and out of Japanese ports, according to a study by Nikkei.
Embracing Japan’s Spirit and Pioneering a New Era in Digital Finance: Mumon-Ginsen Token Launches April 6th with Anti-MEV Bot Contract
A key feature of the Mumon-Ginsen token is its anti-MEV (Miner Extractable Value) bot contract. This innovation combats the rising threat of MEV bots, which exploit transaction ordering within blocks ...
a16z will ‘continue to tailor’ its multibillion-dollar crypto funds to market opportunities, GP says
Welcome back to Chain Reaction, a podcast that interviews newsmakers in crypto to better understand the tech behind the hype and the people working to build a decentralized future. For this week’s ...
OS Therapies Aims For $10 Million IPO
OS Therapies Incorporated (OSTX) has filed to raise $10 million in an IPO of its common stock, according to an S-1 registration statement. The firm is a biopharma developing treatments for ...
Kuroda less dovish as he departs Bank of Japan after decade of massive stimulus
In his final press conference, retiring Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda says ‘the timing for achieving the BOJ's inflation target stably and sustainably is nearing’ TOKYO, Japan – Haruhiko ...
US, South Korea and Japan claim stolen cryptocurrency funds used to finance North Korea’s nuclear program
Seoul: The United States, South Korea and Japan have raised deep concerns over North Korea’s “malicious” cyber activities that allegedly support its military program, the three countries said in a ...
Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? Crypto fans just celebrated the bitcoin inventor’s birthday and his legend is as mysterious as ever.
Theories swirled this week that Apple visionary Steve Jobs was the legendary Satoshi Nakamoto after the bitcoin white paper was found on macOS.
Crypto Migration: European And Asian Regulators Welcome Crypto Innovation While U.S. Cracks Down
One could argue that the U.K. is starting a “race to the top” - a race to better regulation, clearer certainty, and a more stable environment for crypto companies. Meanwhile, the Bank of Japan is ...