China expands export controls against Japan, targeting 40 entities in escalating trade war

Brazil's cautious approach against Japan highlights the intertwining of sports and crypto, where fan token volatility mirrors on-field performance. The post Marquinhos warns Brazil not to underestimate Japan as fan token trading heats up appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

China's slight PMI growth suggests fragile economic recovery, impacting global markets and investor confidence amid mixed economic signals. The post China’s factory activity likely returns to growth in June as PMI inches above the expansion line appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

China's excessive M2 growth risks asset bubbles and economic instability, challenging sustainable growth and investor confidence. The post China’s M2 money supply reaches record 240% of GDP appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Japan's innovative prediction platforms could redefine market engagement, challenging global norms by prioritizing compliance and user interaction. The post Japan’s prediction platforms seek to rival Polymarket using loyalty points appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

China's undisclosed overnight reverse repo rate adds short-term uncertainty, impacting interbank lending costs and global investor perceptions. The post China’s central bank conducts debut overnight reverse repo operation without disclosing interest rate appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

House lawmakers spotlighted bitcoin as a challenge to authoritarian governments after Representative William Timmons said cryptocurrency could mark the “beginning of the end” of authoritarian rule. At a House roundtable, participants discussed financial repression, China’s digital-currency ambitions, and U.S. leadership in digital-asset policy. House Roundtable Examines Crypto Access Under Repressive Governments A bullish view of […]

Japan's tactical adjustments without Kubo could redefine their World Cup strategy, impacting team dynamics and competitive balance against Brazil. The post Japan loses star attacker Kubo to knee injury ahead of World Cup showdown with Brazil appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

China's Zhipu AI (Z.ai) released its open-weight GLM-5.2, and some researchers have claimed that it matches Mythos in certain bug-finding and cybersecurity scenarios. While GLM lags behind models from Anthropic and OpenAI in other, more general tasks, it seems that China has dramatically reduced the gap in the capabilities between its models and those of the US. This level of advancement is particularly concerning to the US government, which has worked to restrict China's access to powerful models like Anthropic's Mythos and Fable, as well as the hardware necessary to train and run them. The Trump administration views Mythos and other advan … Read the full story at The Verge.