Japan Financial News

13.02 / 20:00

Blockchain UPS USDT Platform CEXs What can CEXs do to rebuild trust after the FTX crash?

The rapid collapse of FTX, once the world’s second-largest crypto exchange, followed by the collapse of Celsius, has undermined trust in centralized crypto services. The industry’s short history has shown that hacking attacks and fund misappropriation are the two leading causes behind centralized crypto exchanges (CEXs) crashing or losing clients.

13.02 / 19:45

UPS Digital Telegram Bitfinex Bitcoin week Cryptocurrencies To Watch: Week of December 19

The last seven days weren’t the best for the crypto market. Most tokens followed bitcoin, which experienced ups and downs as it attempted to break out of its bearish zone. Its value has fallen back under $17,000, and other tokens are in a similar condition.However, a few tokens recorded some strong movements.

13.02 / 13:47

Lowe's Rescue Hero Japan Says Sayonara to Idea of Central Banker as Rescue Hero

TOKYO—The next Bank of Japan governor is likely to find a challenge similar to the one that faced departing Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda when he arrived a decade ago: stubbornly low inflation and a sluggish economy to go with it.

12.02 / 18:25

Lowe's Rescue Hero Japan Says Sayonara to Idea of Central Banker as Rescue Hero

10.02 / 18:39

Blockchain UPS Provident Target CEO Platform acquires Gym Street acquires Japanese Kabutoucho Metaverse, expanding ecosystem and experience

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10.02 / 16:47

Japan Expected to Name Kazuo Ueda, Backer of Zero Rates, as Central Bank Head

TOKYO—The expected nominee to lead the Bank of Japan , a longtime advocate of aggressive monetary policy, said Friday he wanted to continue the low-interest rate stance of the current governor.

09.02 / 00:11

business Blockchain Technology Developers Web3 security data Fujitsu launches Web3 acceleration platform for startups and partner companies

The Japanese-based multinational tech company Fujitsu announced the launch of a new platform on Feb 8, designed to support Web3 developers worldwide.

07.02 / 23:53

CBDC regulation Laotian CBDC proof of concept project to launch using system pioneered in Cambodia

Japanese financial software firm Soramitsu has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the Bank of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic Payment Systems Department on the launch of a proof-of-concept project for a Laotian central bank digital currency (CBDC). Under the agreement, a digital form of the Lao kip, called the DLak, would launch Feb. 7.

06.02 / 18:11

defi Uniswap layer2 network Community votes to deploy Uniswap v3 on Boba Network

Members of the Uniswap community voted in favor of deploying Uniswap v3 on Boba Network's layer-2 protocol on Ethereum.

06.02 / 14:19

UPS Maxim CEO Platform FTX FTX Japan Bidding Deadline Extended

Bidders have been given more time to register their interest in the crypto exchange FTX’s Japanese arm, FTX Japan.

02.02 / 22:43

Government NFT regulation Web3 DAO Support Japanese Prime Minister says DAOs and NFTs help support government’s 'Cool Japan' strategy

Fumio Kishida, the Prime Minister of Japan, has come out in support of blockchain as a potential solution for technological issues facing the country.

02.02 / 21:49

business Middle east Kraken shuts down Abu Dhabi office: Report

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has reportedly closed its office in Abu Dhabi less than 12 months after receiving regulatory approval to operate in the region.

02.02 / 13:33

business CBDC Tokens HSBC Banks HSBC needs someone to helm its tokenization efforts

HSBC, the British multinational bank which manages the largest amount of assets in Europe, doubles down its interest in digital currencies. The bank is looking for a top executive to work with asset tokenization.

01.02 / 09:35

business Blockchain Adoption Toyota hackathon Toyota to explore blockchain use cases via DAO hackathon

Automotive giant Toyota is delving deeper into blockchain use cases through its involvement with a Web3 hackathon for decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) developers.

27.01 / 17:25

Target Telegram Platform Huobi Returns Huobi (HT) Fails To Bounce, Orbeon Protocol (ORBN) Offers High Returns In 2023

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27.01 / 13:37

Target Aware Fraud Scammer Scammer Dupes Elderly Japanese Woman out of $748k Worth of Crypto

A Japanese woman in her eighties was duped out of over $748,000 worth of tokens by a crypto scammer who told her that her bank account was under attack.

26.01 / 13:47

Core inflation Time Japan Core Inflation Hits 4% for First Time in Four Decades

TOKYO—Core consumer-price inflation in Japan reached a fresh 41-year high of 4% in December, adding to pressure on the Bank of Japan to unwind its decadelong monetary easing.

26.01 / 07:49

business FTX Court Bankruptcy Sky Mavis Charities FTX creditor list shows airlines, charities and tech firms caught in collapse

A complete list of the creditors owed money by the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX has been released, revealing a myriad of companies and government entities wrapped up in its collapse.

25.01 / 15:57

Core inflation Time Japan Core Inflation Hits 4% for First Time in Four Decades

TOKYO—Core consumer-price inflation in Japan reached a fresh 41-year high of 4% in December, adding to pressure on the Bank of Japan to unwind its decadelong monetary easing.

25.01 / 01:37

business Government Blockchain Technology coinbase Coinbase stock Surojit Chatterjee to retain 249,315 shares of Coinbase stock after departing company

Surojit Chatterjee, the former chief product officer at Coinbase, will officially leave the company on February 3rd after reportedly making an estimated $105 million in stock sales.

24.01 / 13:31

Core inflation Time Japan Core Inflation Hits 4% for First Time in Four Decades

TOKYO—Core consumer-price inflation in Japan reached a fresh 41-year high of 4% in December, adding to pressure on the Bank of Japan to unwind its decadelong monetary easing.

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