‘Dear God’: Japan’s borrowing costs hit 30-year high
As 30-year Japanese bond yields reached their highest level in decades, a market data vendor gasped at the government’s cost to borrow.
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Crypto clout chasers arrested after Punch the monkey stunt
Two members of a memecoin “cult” were arrested after jumping into the enclosure of viral sensation Punch the monkey.
Japanese man sentenced to 3 years after creating crypto ransomware with AI
In a reported legal first for Japan, the man was sentenced for abusing generative AI to create code for crypto ransomware.
Crypto crashed way harder than Japan or global markets
Amid the FX and carry trade crisis in Japan last weekend, bitcoin lost one-fifth of its value. Other crypto assets fared far worse.
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Japanese housewives might be among the best traders in crypto
Mrs. Watanabe — a community of Japanese housewives — mastered a skill that may have made them some of bitcoin’s most successful traders.
Mt. Gox repays some creditors, emails others to confirm accounts
Creditors have reportedly been contacted by the Mt. Gox trustee as it continues to fulfil bitcoin and bitcoin cash repayments.
FTX Japan promises to return funds but still won’t say when
FTX Japan users' assets will be made available via Liquid, a Japanese crypto exchange that was acquired by FTX in February 2022.
War and bear market forces Japanese crypto miners to flee Russia
Japanese crypto miners are set to call time on their Russian operations due to bearish markets and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
It’s a strange time for Japan to okay crypto ATMs but it has anyway
Once the crypto ATMs are up and running, Japanese traders will be able to convert and withdraw bitcoin, ether, bitcoin cash, and litecoin.
The US pressures Japan to cut crypto ties with Russia
More than 30 Japanese crypto firms still service Russian users despite laws that attempted to rule out sanction evasion via digital assets.