South Korea has been castigated by environmentalists and international investors for failing to follow Japan in slashing funding for coal power overseas. The criticism was levelled as Moon Jae-in’s ... ( read original story ...)
Federal Reserve Watch: Central Bank Swaps Tapering Off
One of the major efforts made by the Fed to combat the economic recession and possible liquidity crisis was to create a central bank swap facility with foreign central banks. ( read original story ...)
BlockFi Raises $50M to Connect Digital Assets and Traditional Finance to Make Crypto Mainstream
Interview with BlockFi CEO Zac Prince. BlockFi is the secured non-bank lender that offers cryptoasset-backed USD loans to cryptoasset owners. ( read original story ...)
Revealed: Twitter Habits of the Crypto Elite
The Winklevoss twins not only share physical similarities, but Twitter habits as well. Many crypto heavyweights use Twitter as their primary tool for sharing information (or even misinformation) about ... ( read original story ...)
First Mover: Wacky Bitcoin-to-DeFi Crypto Markets Might Be New Home of Capitalism
Cryptocurrency markets from bitcoin to DeFi might be full of rampant speculation, but they might be keeping the fires of capitalism lit. ( read original story ...)
BlockFi Raises $50M From Universities, NBA Star, Others as Crypto Lending Soars
BlockFi, a major player in the crypto lending sector, has now raised nearly $100 million in the past 12 months. ( read original story ...)
IRS Plans to Ask Every American Worker if They Used Crypto in 2020
Every American filing taxes for 2020 will have to tell the IRS whether they used crypto this year, according to new drafts from the tax agency ... ( read original story ...)
Today In Payments: $50B In Crypto Moved Out Of China; Uber Health To Deliver Meds
In today's top news, $50 billion worth of cryptocurrency was transferred out of China, and Uber Health and NimbleRx have teamed on prescription delivery. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong gives approval in principle to OSL for first crypto exchange license
Hong Kong's markets regulator has agreed in principle to issue a license to cryptocurrency firm OSL Digital Securities, a unit of Fidelity-backed BC group , the company said in an exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Robinhood’s former head of crypto joins FTX.US as COO
Sina Nader, the former head of crypto at brokerage firm Robinhood, has joined FTX.US exchange as COO, The Block has learned.The post Robinhood's former head of crypto joins FTX.US as COO appeared ... ( read original story ...)
High-end, transparent public toilets come to Tokyo
Visitors and residents in Tokyo are "flipping their lids" over the city's latest attraction: high-tech public toilets that feature see-through walls when they’re unoccupied. Lucy Craft has the story. ( read original story ...)
LHHATL’s Tokyo Vanity Was Told She “Ain’t Fine Enough To Be A Rapper”
Tokyo Vanity has had her opportunities limited because she allegedly doesn’t have a desired look. However, she says that hasn’t stopped her from being propositioned for sex by men who ... ( read original story ...)
5.2-magnitude quake hits Izu Islands, Japan region: USGS
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 10:31:23 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10.0 km, was initially determined to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Izu Islands hit by 5.2-magnitude quake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 jolted Izu Islands, Japan region at 10:31:23 GMT on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s office worker struggles to adjust to a ‘new normal’
Then came COVID-19, with its frontal assault on the office culture. “Social distancing,” “remote work,” “officelessness” — can salarymen breathe this air? They cannot, Mito argues. Only entrepreneurs ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gets ready to lift COVID-19 reentry ban on foreigners
TOKYO -- Japan has begun preparing to allow long-term foreign residents to return to the country in September, Nikkei has learned, after facing criticism as the only Group of Seven economy to ... ( read original story ...)