Japan

Japan to Ban Crypto Insider Trading, Setting Global Benchmark

Japan plans to ban insider trading in cryptocurrencies under its Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The policy will give financial regulators greater authority to investigate...

SoftBank’s PayPay Buys 40% Stake in Binance Japan, Plans Integration

PayPay, operated by SoftBank Group, acquired a 40% stake in Binance Japan.The partnership will let users buy and sell cryptocurrency through PayPay’s cashless payment...

Crypto Rallies as U.S. Shutdown Looms, Japan Yields Spike

Cryptocurrencies held strong despite a potential U.S. government shutdown and turbulence in Japan’s bond market.Bitcoin, ether, solana, and Dogecoin saw significant gains, with total...

Metaplanet Forms Japan, US Subsidiaries to Expand Bitcoin Business

Metaplanet forms two new subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S. to boost its Bitcoin business.The Japanese subsidiary, Bitcoin Japan Inc., focuses on media, conferences,...

Trump, Ishiba Sign Auto Tariff Deal, Spur $550B Japan Investment

The U.S. and Japan have signed a new trade deal setting a 15% cap on automotive tariffs.The agreement secures a $550 billion investment commitment...

Chainlink (LINK) Eyes $40 High After SBI Japan Partnership Boost

ChainLink (LINK) gains momentum following a partnership with SBI Japan to develop tokenized and stablecoin solutions.Recent forecasts expect LINK’s price to reach an average...

SBI Group, Chainlink Partner as Japan Eyes 20% Crypto Tax, ETFs

SBI Group and ChainLink entered a strategic partnership to support digital asset adoption in Japan. The partnership focuses on developing tokenized real-world assets, regulated stablecoins,...

SBI Holdings Files XRP, Bitcoin ETF Applications in Japan

SBI Holdings has filed applications for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tied to Bitcoin, XRP, and Gold in Japan. Proposals include a mixed asset ETF with over...

Latest news

U.S. Blocks Anthropic’s Top AI Models Over Security Fears

The U.S. government ordered Anthropic to suspend foreign access to its advanced AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Claude...

Critical Splunk Vulnerability Allows Unauthenticated RCE

Splunk has patched a critical vulnerability, CVE-2026-20253, rated 9.8 on the CVSS scale, allowing unauthenticated file operations and potential...

AI Agent Bills Operator $6.5k After Wild AWS Spree

An AI agent deployed by an operator named JertLinc autonomously spun up five powerful AWS instances, generating a $6,531.30...