Bitcoin, Ether end week in interest rate, summer doldrums; Binance’s BNB token leads winners

Bitcoin and Ether prices were largely mixed but running into the red on Friday morning in Asia, looking to end the week with losses after a period of directionless trading.

• 2023-07-28
• BNB Japan Bank of Japan Bitcoin prices Grayscale Bitcoin Bitcoin

Bitcoin Trading in Japan Rises as Yen Turns Volatile

The share of bitcoin trade volume on Japanese exchanges rose from 69% to 80% in the first six months of the year, data tracked by Kaiko show

• 2023-07-20
• Japanese yen Bank of Japan the Federal Reserve Japan Kaiko Japanese markets fiat currencies

Crypto in the land of geisha — the global Web3 community arrives in Kyoto

Geisha, kimono, tea ceremony — the Japanese city of Kyoto is a place rich in traditional culture. But as the national government pivots toward the cutting edge potential of digital assets and Web3, the city is this week playing host to one of Asia’s largest crypto get-togethers.

• 2023-06-28
• Japan Infinity Ventures Crypto Bank of Japan Akio Tanaka organizers Jeremy Allaire

Fed, ECB and Others Take Coordinated Steps to Boost Dollar Liquidity; Bitcoin Tops $28K

The U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) on Sunday announced it had joined hands with other major central banks to ensure a steady flow of the U.S. dollar, a dominant reserve currency, in the global financial system. The Fed said it would increase the frequency of the dollar swap lines with the European Central Bank, the Bank of Japan, the Bank of England, the Bank of Canada and the Swiss National Bank from weekly to daily, starting Monday.

• 2023-03-20
• Swiss National Bank U.S. Federal Reserve Bank of Japan European Central Bank Bank of Canada the Bank of England central banks

Dollar set for first weekly loss since January as Fed path eyed; crypto slides

"In turn, this will depend on incoming U.S. data, particularly inflation data." The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is also expected to start to dismantle extraordinary stimulus measures some time after Governor Haruhiko Kuroda retires next month. Tokyo inflation data for February exceeded the BOJ's target for a ninth month, but the core measure did decelerate from a 42-year high.

• 2023-03-03
• Haruhiko Kuroda Bank of Japan