Japan News
Japan’s FSA to Treat Crypto as Financial Products, Unlock ETFs with 20% Flat Tax
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has introduced a proposal to reclassify cryptocurrencies as financial products under the Financial...
Japanese Firms Double Down on Bitcoin: ANAP and Remixpoint Boost Holdings Beyond ÂĄ17 Billion
Japanese companies ANAP Holdings and Remixpoint Inc. are among the growing number of domestic firms expanding their Bitcoin holdings, joinin...
Ripple Expands into Japan with Web3 Partnership as XRP Treasury Investments Hit $500M
Ripple has teamed up with Japan’s Web3 Salon project (backed by JETRO and the Asia Web3 Alliance Japan) to boost blockchain innovation...
South Korea Considers Bitcoin ETFs Following Japan’s Lead in Crypto Regulation
Following an easing of their crypto stance, Japan and South Korea seem to be warming up to the idea of crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). ...
Metaplanet Launches Bitcoin Magazine to Empower 1 Million Japanese with Crypto Know-how
Japanese Bitcoin visionary Metaplanet is expanding its reach in crypto with the launch of a Bitcoin magazine. The company announced their pl...
Japanese Metaplanet Reveals Ambitious 2025 Bitcoin Buying Plan
Japanese firm Metaplanet, often called the country’s version of MicroStrategy, has revealed plans to expand its Bitcoin holdings to 10...
Report Says New Wave of Crypto ETFs to Hit Market in 2025, Including Solana Leveraged Funds
It appears the success of the Spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which launched in early 2024 in the United States – and to a less...
Swiss Initiative Moves Forward as Franklin Templeton Says 2025 Will See Global Bitcoin Reserves Expand
2024 shaped up to be all about crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and institutional adoption. And among that adoption, a trend emerged for ...
Bitcoin Hits Record $106K as US Considers Reserve, Japan Explores Crypto Options
Bitcoin has hit a fresh new high of US$106k (AU$166k) on Monday morning Australian time, topping at US$106,488 (AU$167,233) just before Midd...
Mark Cuban Tells Harris Camp FTX Debacle Could Have Been Avoided in US Under Different SEC Leadership
Billionaire investor Mark Cuban says he told Vice President Kamala Harris’ crypto advisor over lunch the collapse of FTX could have been a...
Bank Of Japan Could Raise Interest Rates, Sparking Further Crypto Market Fears
All eyes have been on the US Federal Reserve following Chair Jerome Powell’s pledge to lower interest rates sometime this month. This pres...
On the Radar – Coins to Watch 08/08
What a week. We’ve witnessed the largest volatility event in broader markets on record since the Covid crisis in 2020. We saw Bitcoin tumb...