Turmoil in the cryptocurrency market is weighing down shares of companies that hold bitcoin and other digital assets on their balance sheets, raising concerns over possible broader strains in the sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/06/markets/bitcoin-slump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #bitcoin #cryptocurrencies #us #donaldtrump
Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, the former CEO of Binance, said lingering accusations that the world’s largest digital asset platform bears responsibility for the crypto market crash last October are "far-fetched." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/02/tech/binance-zhao-crypto-crash/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #changpengzhao #binance #cryptocurrencies
A UAE investment firm purchased nearly half of the Trump family’s cryptocurrency company last year, even as U.S. President Donald Trump negotiated foreign policy matters with the Middle Eastern nation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/world/politics/uae-firm-trump-family-crypto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #uae #cryptocurrencies #us #donaldtrump #republicans #worldlibertyfinancial #erictrump #donaldtrumpjr
The argument that dollar-pegged stablecoins will extend it rests on a slew of shaky assumptions and leaves key questions unanswered. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/01/05/world/will-stablecoins-preserve-dollar-dominance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #stablecoins #cryptocurrencies #usdollar #donaldtrump #us #monetarypolicy #trade #globaleconomy
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Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/world/crime-legal/crypto-crash-do-kwon-15-year-sentence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #dokwon #cryptocurrencies #fraud #us #southkorea
Do Kwon, the South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur behind two digital currencies that lost an estimated $40 billion in 2022, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in prison. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/12/world/crime-legal/crypto-crash-do-kwon-15-year-sentence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #dokwon #cryptocurrencies #fraud #us #southkorea
What began the year as one of the best trades in the stock market has, in a matter of months, turned into one of the worst. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/07/markets/cryptocurrency-trade-collapse/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #cryptocurrencies #investments
Binance Holdings faces a lawsuit claiming the cryptocurrency platform "knowingly facilitated” crypto transactions by Hamas before the group attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/25/tech/binance-lawsuit-hamas-terrorism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #binance #cryptocurrencies #hamas #israel
Japan Exchange Group is considering measures to limit the growth of listed digital-asset treasury companies, as concerns deepen over losses connected to the crypto hoarding frenzy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/13/markets/japan-exchange-crypto-regulations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #japanexchangegroup #tse #cryptocurrencies
A Chinese woman who orchestrated a multibillion dollar investment fraud to buy Bitcoin was sentenced to 11 years and 8 months in jail by a London judge. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/world/crime-legal/chinese-bitcoin-uk-crypto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #china #uk #cryptocurrencies
China’s cybersecurity agency accused the American government of orchestrating the theft of about $13 billion worth of Bitcoin, representing Beijing's most recent attempt to attribute major cyberattacks to the U.S. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/world/politics/china-us-13-billion-bitcoin-hack/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #china #us #cryptocurrencies #bitcoin
U.S. President Donald Trump has defended his decision to pardon convicted Binance co-founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao, who pleaded guilty to violating laws against money laundering in late 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/24/companies/binance-cofounder-trump-pardon/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #cryptocurrencies #donaldtrump #changpengzhao
The Financial Services Agency is considering allowing commercial banks to invest in cryptocurrencies, an official has said, as long as they have a structure to properly manage risks linked to the assets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/21/tech/fsa-banks-crypto/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #fsa #banks #cryptocurrencies #donaldtrump #nomura #daiwa #brokerages #bitcoin
Japan's three megabanks are planning to jointly issue corporate-use stablecoins pegged to legal tender like the yen and the dollar, aiming to promote their use in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/18/japan-banks-stablecoins/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #banks #mizuho #mufg #sumitomomitsui #cryptocurrencies
South Korea will send a special team to Cambodia on Wednesday to discuss cases of fake jobs and scam centers involved in kidnapping dozens of its nationals, officials said a day after Seoul vowed to bring them all home. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/15/asia-pacific/crime-legal/seoul-cambodia-scam-kidnappings/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #southkorea #cambodia #forcedlabor #fraud #cryptocurrencies
SoftBank Group’s digital payment provider PayPay has taken a 40% stake in Binance’s Japan unit, seeking to capitalize on the country’s booming crypto market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/09/companies/softbank-paypay-invests-in-binance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #softbank #paypay #binance #investments #cryptocurrencies
A race by crypto companies to sell tokens pegged to stocks is raising alarm bells among traditional financial firms and regulatory experts who warn that the fast-growing novel products pose risks. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/08/tech/crypto-tokenize-investor-protection/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #cryptocurrencies #investors #wallstreet #stocks #sec
Japan Post Bank says it will issue Tokyo-based DeCurret DCP's digital currency DCJPY backed by yen deposits in fiscal 2026, and hopes that local governments will use it for subsidies and other benefits in the future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/companies/japan-post-bank-digital-currency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies#japanpostbank #banks #cryptocurrencies #currencies
Eric Trump, who recently joined Japanese bitcoin firm Metaplanet as an adviser, appeared at a shareholder meeting in Tokyo to show his support for the company as it approved a ¥130 billion capital plan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/02/companies/eric-trump-japan-bitcoin-firm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #erictrump #donaldtrump #cryptocurrencies #metaplanet #bitcoin
On a reclaimed island in Malaysia, crypto and tech entrepreneurs are building software, chomping down Australian ribeye — and getting schooled in a radical blueprint for creating new sovereign states from scratch. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/01/tech/tech-utopia-malaysia-forest-city/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #malaysia #southeastasia #cryptocurrencies #tech #bitcoin #coinbase