Why There’s Zero Chance the Fed Will Start Buying Stocks
There’s a growing belief that the Federal Reserve will start investing directly in the stock market. Here’s why that’s delusional.
July 20, 2020 No Comments
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Dramatic Tokyo Coronavirus Spike Parallels Scary New York Outbreak
Since late March, scientists warned that Japan is likely to be the next coronavirus pandemic hotspot after the U.S., with Tokyo its epicenter.
April 7, 2020 No Comments
Japanese Scientists Find New Coronavirus Transmission Route in Breakthrough Study
Scientists in Japan have found a third transmission route for coronavirus. Some are hopeful it could reduce the spread of the virus.
March 30, 2020 No Comments
Japan Lied About Coronavirus to Keep Olympics, Former PM Says
As the number of new coronavirus cases spikes, suspicion is rising that Tokyo understated its coronavirus cases to hold on to the summer Olympics.
March 30, 2020 No Comments
Japanese Bitcoin Exchange Goes Bust After a $700,000 Theft Coverup
As it announced a decision to close down last year Bitcoin firm CoinExchange expressly stated it wasn’t caused by a security breach.
January 23, 2020 No Comments
Xbox Head Shops for Game Studios in PlayStation’s Homeland Japan
Xbox head Phil Spencer is back in Japan, seemingly scouting potential targets for the next addition to the Game Studios roster.
January 21, 2020 No Comments
Trump Signs Trade Deal With Japan, Despite Calls for Impeachment
President Donald Trump stated Wednesday that the United States and Japan have reached a limited trade deal in the midst of continued negotiations for a
September 25, 2019 No Comments
Asian Stocks Levitate as Fed’s Repo Bonanza Continues
Asian stocks rose on Friday, with Japan’s benchmark index reaching new five-month highs amid reports that the Federal Reserve was pledging more liquidity to prop
September 20, 2019 No Comments
Asian Stocks See Mixed Results Following Fed’s Unusual Repo Operation
Stocks in the Asia Pacific region traded mixed on Wednesday, as investors gauged prospects for monetary policy after the Federal Reserve took action in re-balancing
September 18, 2019 No Comments
Risk Appetite Fuels Asian Stocks as Nikkei Surges to Four-Month High
Asian stocks were mostly higher on Thursday, as the prospect of U.S.-China trade talks and more stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB) fueled risk
September 12, 2019 No Comments
Japan Second-Quarter GDP Revision Sparks Recession Fears
Japan’s economic expansion cooled more than initially forecast in the second quarter, revised data showed, complicating the government’s planned consumption tax hike later this year.
September 8, 2019 No Comments
Crypto Fever Plummets 14% in Japan Amid Bitcoin Exchange Sweeps
Interest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin tumbled 13.9% in Japan, according to the country’s financial regulator. In data posted Sept. 3, the Financial Services Agency (FSA)
September 3, 2019 No Comments
Japan Leads G20 Nations’ Plot of a Global Cryptocurrency Exchange Register
By CCN.com: The hurdles of using crypto in money laundering are set to increase if plans by G20 countries materialize. Per Nikkei Asian Review, G20
May 31, 2019 No Comments
Trump Sees ‘Incredible’ Sumo Wrestling Before Tokyo Trade Talk Fireworks
By CCN.com: Donald Trump has again lived up to his maverick reputation. Despite worrying about hammering out a trade deal with Japan and staving off
May 26, 2019 No Comments
Dow Teeters on Knife’s Edge as Trump’s Trade Crusade Hits Japan
By CCN.com: President Donald Trump flew to Tokyo today for high-stakes trade talks with Japan as stock market sentiment teeters on the brink of collapse.
May 25, 2019 No Comments
Japan Targets Bitcoin Exchanges for Money Laundering as G20 Looms
By CCN.com: Japan’s financial regulators are considering enacting new rules aimed at bitcoin exchanges as it steps up anti-money laundering countermeasures. This issue will also
May 22, 2019 No Comments
5th-Largest Japanese Bank Abruptly Ditches Ripple Trial
Ripple, the blockchain-based payment network, suffered a setback after Japan’s Resona Bank said it would no longer use MoneyTap, a consumer-centric retail payments app that
April 12, 2019 No Comments
Japanese Court Acquits Coinhive Cryptojacker in Shocking Verdict
‘Cryptojackers of the world, pack your bags and head to Japan!’ This seems to be the message a Japanese court delivered after a man who
March 27, 2019 No Comments
How an 18-Year-Old Hacker Stole Millions of Yen from a Crypto Project
According to local publications, an 18-year-old hacker stole 15 million yen, which is equivalent to $134,640, worth of a crypto asset called Monacoin. On Monappy,
March 15, 2019 No Comments
Swiss Franc Plummets – Here’s What Caused the Haven Currency’s Mini ‘Flash Crash’
On Monday during the Tokyo session, the Swiss franc (CHF) was aggressively sold. The USD/CHF pair, for instance, touched the 1.0106 level. This was a high
February 11, 2019 No Comments
Why Japan Might Quash Brock Pierce’s Plans to Re-Launch Notorious Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox
Ever since the security breach of Coincheck in January 2018, formerly the largest crypto exchange in Japan, local authorities have imposed a stricter process in
February 10, 2019 No Comments
Sony Shares Jump after Japanese Giant Announces Unprecedented ¥100 Billion Stock Buyback
Japanese conglomerate Sony will kick off a $910 million stock buyback program beginning next week, Reuters reports. The move will result in Sony buying a
February 8, 2019 No Comments
Softbank CEO is $5 Billion Richer after Masterminding Company’s Biggest-Ever Stock Buyback
Another day, another $5 billion in the purse for SoftBank’s Chief Executive Officer Masayoshi Son. The Japanese business mogul saw a boost to his net
February 7, 2019 No Comments
Japan Megabanks Kill Joint Blockchain Money Transfer Project, Turn to Their Own Cryptocurrencies
Three of Japan’s biggest banks have canceled a joint project of a blockchain-based peer-to-peer money transfer service. The three so-called Japanese ‘megabanks’, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial
February 5, 2019 No Comments
A Scandal Unfolds: Japan’s Impressive Growth Rates Were a Lie; 40% of Economic Data Faked
Years of growth, trillions in government bonds, and substantial capital sought from outside investors may see a U-Turn in the coming days as Japan’s prized
January 29, 2019 No Comments
US Stock Market Still Not in All-Clear Mode: Tech Stocks Present Key Problems
By CCN.com: The U.S. stock market has performed relatively well in comparison to other major regions including China and Japan, as seen in the strong
January 23, 2019 No Comments
Japan Not Considering Approval of Bitcoin ETF, FSA Denies Reports
According to a spokesperson from the Financial Services Agency (FSA), Japan is not considering the approval of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Speaking to Bitcoin.com,
January 13, 2019 No Comments
Japanese Crypto Exchange Coincheck Granted a License, a Year after $530 Million Hack
Nearly one year after a $0.5 billion hacking incident, Coincheck has been handed a cryptocurrency exchange license. In a statement, the exchange’s operator indicated that
January 11, 2019 No Comments
Could Japan’s Approval of the Bitcoin ETF Affect US SEC’s Decision?
On January 7, CCN.com reported that the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan is considering the approval of the country’s first Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF).
January 8, 2019 No Comments
Japan’s Financial Watchdog Might Approve Cryptocurrency ETFs After Saying No to Futures
The Financial Services Agency of Japan is considering approving exchange-traded funds which track digital assets, Bloomberg reports. According to sources who confided in Bloomberg, the
January 7, 2019 No Comments
Japanese Police See Surge in Suspicious Cryptocurrency Trade Reporting
The National Police Agency of Japan has revealed that between January and October this year, it recorded 5,944 reports from crypto exchanges regarding suspicious cryptocurrency
December 7, 2018 No Comments
Next Big Crypto Market? Cash is Rapidly Disappearing in Sweden
Half of Sweden’s retailers predict that the country will stop accepting cash by the end of 2025, the New York Times reported. Sveriges Riksbank, the
November 27, 2018 No Comments
9 Months after $530 Million Hack, Crypto Exchange Coincheck is Accepting New Users
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, the victim of the largest theft in the crypto industry’s history, has reopened new user registrations and limited trading services. Coincheck
October 30, 2018 No Comments
Japan Approves Self-Regulation for Cryptocurrency Industry
Japan’s primary financial regulator has formally granted the cryptocurrency industry with a self-regulatory status by allowing an industry body to police domestic exchanges. The Financial
October 24, 2018 No Comments
In a First, Japanese City Deploys Online Blockchain Voting System
The government of the Japanese city of Tsukuba has introduced an online voting system, powered by blockchain, to enable residents to vote for social development
September 3, 2018 No Comments
Korean Crypto Giant Bithumb Eyes Japan and Thailand for Expansion
South Korean exchange Bithumb has announced that it will open new offices in Japan and Thailand. According to local news outlet ZDNet, Bithumb is awaiting
July 16, 2018 No Comments
20 Percent? Japan’s Finance Minister Ponders Crypto Tax Policy Change
Japan’s minister of finance has discussed the possibility of changing the country’s current capital gains policy which sees crypto investors face between 15 and 55
June 26, 2018 No Comments
Japan Wants to Stop Cryptocurrency Criminal Activities With Credit Evaluation
This week, after disclosing its plans to crack-down on anonymous cryptocurrencies Zcash, Dash, and Monero, the government of Japan has said that major credit agencies
June 25, 2018 No Comments
Japan’s Biggest Cryptocurrency Exchange Suspend New Accounts amid Stricter Regulation
Merely three days after the Japanese government and local financial authorities requested cryptocurrency exchanges to improve their infrastructures, bitFlyer, the country’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, has
June 22, 2018 No Comments
$33.5 Million: Monex is Buying Hacked Cryptocurrency Exchange Coincheck
Major Japanese online brokerage has confirmed its foray into the cryptocurrency sector by announcing its acquisition of Tokyo-based exchange Coincheck for ¥3.6 billion ($33.5 million).
April 6, 2018 No Comments
Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles tells Creditors: I’m on Your Side
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles has a simple message for creditors of the disgraced, now-defunct Bitcoin exchange: I’m on your side.
April 4, 2018 No Comments
Yahoo Japan is Launching a Cryptocurrency Exchange: Local Report
Yahoo Japan is preparing to launch a cryptocurrency exchange, regional media sources say. Nikkei Asian Review reported on Friday that the tech firm — originally
March 23, 2018 No Comments
‘The Biggest Theft in History’: What We Know So Far About the $530 Million Coincheck Hack
It’s official. Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck was hacked in what is believed to be the largest exchange theft ever carried out. This story is continually
January 26, 2018 No Comments
$400 Million Hack? Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Halts Withdrawals as Theft Rumors Mount
It’s Mt. Gox déjà vu all over again. Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has announced via Twitter that it has halted client withdrawals in all cryptocurrencies with
January 26, 2018 No Comments
Korea, China and Japan are Swapping Ideas for Cryptocurrency Regulation
South Korea’s primary financial regulator is in discussions with counterparts in China and Japan toward the regulation of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. Speaking to reporters today,
January 8, 2018 No Comments
Japan’s Biggest Bitcoin Exchanges Reveal Bitcoin Gold Hard Fork Plans
Two of Japan’s leading bitcoin exchange have announced their plans for the upcoming bitcoin hard fork, scheduled to occur this week. Tokyo-based bitFlyer, Japan’s largest
October 23, 2017 No Comments
ICO Ban in Japan a ‘Definite Possibility’
Japan is a powerhouse in the cryptocurrencies market, trading about 63% of the world’s Bitcoin. However, ban of Initial Coin Offering (ICO) by some Asian
October 23, 2017 No Comments
China ICO Ban Sparks Startups’ Exodus to Japan for Token Listings
Japan’s biggest bitcoin exchange Coincheck has been receiving “hundreds of requests” from Chinese startups to list their tokens following China’s blanket ICO ban. Tokyo-based Coincheck,
October 9, 2017 No Comments