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Bitcoin Steady, Gold Tokens Shine as XAU Hits Record High; Inflation in Tokyo Rises

BTC takes a breather as Trump's tariff threat bodes well for gold, and the uptick in Tokyo inflation supports BOJ rate hikes.

BTC, ETH carry trades lose shine, spurring record ETF outflows. (Pexels/Pixabay)

Opinion

Don’t Overlook Tokyo and Hong Kong as Crypto Hot Spots

The two Far East financial hubs take a comprehensive approach to overseeing crypto, and are likely to attract businesses from around the world. They don’t appear on CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 ranking of the 15 best places to live and work for crypto professionals, but they should not be ignored.

Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Finance

Crypto-Focused Menai Financial Group Shuttering Market-Making Business in London and Tokyo

The firm said it continues to invest in and expand its asset-management business.

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Finance

Major Japanese Utility Works With Local Hardware Maker to Capitalize on Excess Power With Crypto Mining

The utility behind the Fukushima nuclear reactor is trying out crypto mining.

Cityscape Tokyo, Japan (Ryo Yoshitake/Unsplash)

Finance

Japanese Trading House Mitsui to Launch Gold-Linked Cryptocurrency: Report

ZPG coin will also be used for digital payments, Nikkei Asia reported.

A view of Tokyo tower. (Image credit: Jaison Lin/Unsplash)

Markets

Asian Digital Asset Manager Hyperithm Raises $11M

Hyperithm said it is seeing growth in the institutional market for digital assets in East Asia.

Funding

Videos

Nexon Bags $100 Million in Bitcoin; Inner Mongolia Crypto Mining Exodus

Online gaming giant Nexon added 1,717 Bitcoins worth $100 million USD into its corporate treasury, stamping the largest crypto purchase from a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed firm. In China, the deadline for crypto miners to wrap up businesses in Inner Mongolia is inching closer. Could Europe and the United States present greener pastures?

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Markets

CoinDesk's On Tap Meetup With CoinDesk Japan Is Happening Tonight in Tokyo

See you tonight for pizza, beer, and blockchain.

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Markets

Meet CoinDesk Next Week in Tokyo

Let's talk crypto in Tokyo on Monday.

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Markets

To Scale Bitcoin, Little Improvements Will Need to Go a Long Way

Bitcoin Cash and SegWit in the past, it was a non-contentious year for the bitcoin developer community's annual Scaling Bitcoin conference.

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