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In what could be yet another major development for the global economy, Japan has agreed to negotiate a new trade deal with the United States. Indeed, US President Donald Trump confirmed the talks were beginning in a post to his Truth Social platform. Since the announcement of his Liberation Day tariff plan, countries have been carefully formulating their response. Several have sought to renegotiate trade deals with the country, with Japan now joining that growing list. Alternatively, it remains embroiled in an ongoing tariff war with China as import duties on the nation are set to reach heights of 245%. JUST IN: Japan agrees to negotiate new trade deal with the United States. — Watcher.Guru (@WatcherGuru) April 16, 2025 Also Read: US Stock Market Could Plunge 50% After Tariffs Resume Japan to Meet With US President Trump, Talk New Trade Deal In recent weeks, the global economy has sought to navigate increasing geopolitical concerns. The US debuted its first string of America-first eco...

Japan’s financial giant Nomura launches Bitcoin adoption fund The Bitcoin Adoption Fund is offered by Laser Digital Asset Management, a subsidiary of $500 billion Nomura. Laser Digital’s new fund offers long-only exposure to Bitcoin (BTC). Nomura, a $500 billion Japan ese investment banking giant , has launched a new Bitcoin fund for Institutional investors . The new fund is an offering from Laser Digital Asset Management, a subsidiary of the Japanese financial behemoth and will offer institutions access to investment opportunities across the digital assets space. Fund offers long-term exposure to BTC Per details in a report by Bitcoin Magazine, the new fund is Laser Digital’s first product in a series of crypto investment solutions lined up for the growing market. Institutional investors will have access to long-only exposure to BTC. Sebastian Guglietta, the head of Laser Digital, noted that with technology key to the world’s e...

According to local media, Nikkei.com, this updated system is specifically applicable to a category of funds known as Investment Business Limited Partnerships (LPS). The Japanese government reportedly plans to permit start-ups to raise public funds through the issuance of crypto , assets, such as currencies, instead of stocks , local media has reported.  According to Japanese financial news site Nikkei.com, this updated system is specifically applicable to a category of funds known as Investment Business Limited Partnerships (LPS). So far, Japan has lagged behind the rest of the world on embracing digital assets. However, this has been changing in recent months. Japan's primary financial regulatory authority, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), made a significant move on August 31, seeking to amend the tax code related to crypto currencies, thereby taking a more active role in crypto currency regulation. The noteworthy move is aimed at exempting local businesses from the year-e...

SBI Remit will use XRP as a bridge currency to enable faster and more cost-effective remittances to several Southeast Asian countries. Japanese financial holding company SBI Group has announced that its international remittance services arm SBI Remit has partnered with Ripple and SBI Ripple Asia to offer an XRP (XRP) remittance service to bank accounts in several Southeast Asian countries.  In an announcement, the company highlighted that SBI Remit has been using Ripple payments services for international remittance s since 2017. Furthermore, SBI Remit also introduced solutions using crypto in 2021, claiming that it was the first in Japan to provide remittance services using XRP to crypto wallets in the Philippines. XRPを活用するRippleの送金ソリューションを用いた国際送金サービスをフィリピン・ベトナム・インドネシア向けに順次拡大 【XRPのブリッジ通貨利用】 スピーディかつ低コストで送金 拡張性あり(世界中のRipple提携先へ容易に送金可) ⇒国際送金事業における競争力強化https://t.co/2mwo33cn4q pic.twitter.com/vaOKwlC79y — SBI VC Trade (SBI VCトレード） (@sbivc_official) September 6, 2023 With the new...