Shinhan and SBI explore yen stablecoin payments for Japanese visitors in South Korea
Shinhan Card and SBI units will study yen-backed stablecoin payments, wallet transfers and trade settlement for cross-bo...
Mt. Gox extends creditor repayment deadline to October 2027
The Tokyo District Court approved a sixth extension of Mt. Gox repayments, moving the deadline from Oct. 31, 2026 to Oct...
Japan bond auction shows firmer demand as foreign-debt sales raise Bitcoin financing question
Japanese institutions sold ¥2.6 trillion in foreign debt before a ten-year bond auction that attracted higher competitiv...
Metaplanet's bitcoin round trip: 10,000 BTC sold, 11,000 bought, holdings at 44,000 BTC
Metaplanet added a net 1,000 bitcoin in Q3, holding 44,000 BTC, after selling 10,000 BTC and buying 11,000 BTC at higher...
Metaplanet plans to put up to 15% of assets into income-generating investments to fund Bitcoin buys
Metaplanet says10% to 15% of its assets can go into strategic investments, with the income used to buy more Bitcoin and...
Japan Adds Sanctioned Crypto Exchange Garantex to Russia Sanctions List
Japan added Garantex, a Russian crypto exchange already sanctioned by the US and EU, to its expanded sanctions list targ...
Binance Pay Users Can Now Spend USDT at PayPay Merchants in Japan
Overseas visitors to Japan can use Binance Pay to spend Tether (USDT) at most PayPay merchants, with settlements made in...
Bitcoin tops $80,000 in tech-led relief rally before weak US data
Bitcoin rose above $80,000 on Sept. 18, driven by a tech rebound, yen weakness, and ETF inflows, before weak US data.
Bitcoin Rises to $77,400 After Bank of Japan Raises Interest Rates
The Bank of Japan raised interest rates to a 31-year high of 1.25%. Bitcoin's price climbed past $77,000 following the a...
Metaplanet CEO gives back $220 million in stock rights to ease investor worries
Metaplanet cancels 131.3 million executive share rights after later Bitcoin purchases provided weaker returns per share,...
Japan's 4% bond yield spike raises borrowing costs for Metaplanet's Bitcoin purchases
Japan's 30‑year bond auction hit 4.079%, increasing funding costs for Metaplanet's corporate Bitcoin buying strategy.
Dogecoin the only loss as Japan’s Remixpoint sells altcoins for bitcoin
Remixpoint sold ether, solana, XRP, and dogecoin, with DOGE the only one sold below its fiscal-year opening value.
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