Japan has a “free hand” to take bold action against currency moves that are not in line with fundamentals, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said, in her strongest warning yet to speculators following ...
Swarm Finance: When Economic Micro-Robots Begin Running The Markets
Swarm finance is set to transform financial infrastructure through decentralized, adaptive agent systems that enhance resilience, efficiency and decision making.
Japan Fast-Tracks $3.9 Billion in Aid to Shore Up Ukraine’s Finances
Japan plans to expedite financial support to Ukraine by reallocating aid to early 2026, as announced by Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama at the G7 meeting.
Japan 10-year government bond yield hits 2.1%, highest since 1999
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The yield on Japan's benchmark 10-year government bond rose to 2.1% on Monday, its highest level since February 1999, on prospects of the Bank of Japan continuing to raise interest ...
Institutional Meets Retail: How Teng Is Positioning Binance For The Next Crypto Boom
Binance is now a global system layer, able to carry the weight of institutional flows, the frequency of retail activity, and the precision of regulatory infrastructure.
US introduces new bill to fix tax loopholes in crypto
On Dec. 20, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) and Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nev.) introduced the bill called the Digital Asset Protection, Accountability, Regulation, Innovation, Taxation, and Yields (PARITY) ...
Japan’s Takaichi government maintains 75% approval rating
TOKYO -- The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government held steady at 75% in the latest Nikkei/TV Tokyo survey, maintaining the 70% level for three consecutive months ...
North Korea stole a record amount of crypto—again: report estimates its hackers’ 2025 haul at $2 billion
A massive amount of crypto was robbed this year, and most of it went to North Korea. The country accounted for roughly 59% of the more than $3.4 billion in stolen crypto, according to Chainalysis’ ...
House Plan Seeks Tax Safe Harbor for Stablecoins, Crypto Staking
A bipartisan House duo is drawing up a cryptocurrency tax framework that would provide a safe harbor for some stablecoin transactions and delay taxation of rewards earned by verifying blockchain ...
Fed moves closer to ‘skinny’ payment accounts for crypto banks
In October, Fed Governor Christopher Waller floated the idea of a “skinny” master account tailored for innovation-focused banks. Known formally as master accounts, these accounts enable financial ...
Brooklyn Man Accused of Stealing $16 Million in Crypto From Victims
From a house in Sheepshead Bay, Ronald Spektor bilked about 100 hapless marks across the United States, prosecutors say. Then, he went online to brag.
Bank of Japan raises rates to 0.75%; is Bitcoin going to slide?
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to 0.75%, pushing borrowing costs to their highest level since 1995. The move comes as inflation remains high in the country. The yen is still weak against the ...
Bitcoin jumps above $87,000, yen slides as Bank of Japan hikes interest rates
The Bank of Japan raised its short-term policy rate by 25 basis points to 0.75%, the highest in nearly 30 years.
Crypto Markets Today: Bitcoin rallies on Japan rate hike as futures traders pile in
BTC rose to $88,000 after the Bank of Japan raised interest rates. The increase, seen as a potential risk-off trigger, failed to spark a flight into the yen.
Chapter 11 bankrupt crypto firm’s administrator sues Jump Trading
As far as Terraform Labs is concerned, the crypto company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. in January 2024. The firm received a court approval in September 2024 to wind down its operations ...
Crypto Chaos Jolts Hedge Funds in Worst Year Since 2022 Crash
Fundamental and altcoin-heavy strategies, where managers take long-term, bottom-up views on blockchain networks and tokens, are down about 23% after sharp drawdowns. Only market-neutral funds, which ...