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Japan Sanctions Russia, Adds Crypto Exchange Garantex to Asset Freeze List

TLDR: Japan added 33 entities and nine individuals, including Garantex, to its Russia asset freeze list on October 2. Garantex was...

Sep 18, 2026

SBI Group backs payments firm dtcpay in $25 million funding round

Stablecoin payments company dtcpay completed a $25 million Series A funding round with a strategic investment from Japan’s SBI Gro...

Sep 18, 2026

Bank of Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points. Bitcoin tops $77,000

The yen declined and BTC rose after the BOJ hiked rates to the highest level in 31 years.

Sep 11, 2026

Metaplanet cuts executive reward pool by 41%, extinguishes $220 million in value

The bitcoin treasury firm cut the potential Series 10 share pool to 188.2 million.