Russian cryptocurrency exchange Livecoin posted on message on its official website on Christmas Eve claiming it was hacked and lost control of some of its servers, warning customers to stop using its ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Investor Novogratz Hopes for ‘Open-Minded’ Regulators in Biden Administration
Cryptocurrency companies are willing to accept regulations, but in a way that protects innovation, not fights it, Galaxy Digital founder Michael Novogratz said. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo December core consumer prices fall at fastest pace in over 10 years
Core consumer prices in Tokyo dropped at the fastest pace in more than a decade in December while Japan's jobs market remained subdued in November, raising the risks of a return to deflation as the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prime Minister Apologizes Over Scandal Tarring His Term
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said he had unintentionally misrepresented the facts around a political scandal after prosecutors announced they would seek to punish a former aide to Shinzo Abe. ( read original story ...)
SEC sues Ripple and two executives for selling XRP crypto: A $1.3 billion illegal security offering
The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against cryptocurrency platform Ripple, its CEO, and its chairman, for illegally selling unregistered securities worth $1.3 billion, the ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes near Ibusuki, Japan
Just 13 minutes ago, a 5.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Ibusuki, Ibusuki Shi, Kagoshima, Japan. The tremor was recorded early morning on Friday 25 December 2020 at 5:38 am local time, at an ... ( read original story ...)
The Global Challenge of Regulating Virtual Assets
Moving through the high-level confusion of an emergent field of digital assets during a pandemic presented unique challanges. ( read original story ...)
Ministry Of Finance Japan Releases 2021 Budget Outlook
Japan trade balance and current account stay in surplus. Japan central bank balance sheet is spiking as debt to GDP hits record high. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Japan PM Abe says sorry over political funding case
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday apologized for denying allegations that his office may have possibly violated Japan's strict political funding laws and admitted he was unaware ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin is irrelevant to financial markets and investors ‘are going to weep’ if regulators come down hard on crypto, says Kevin O’Leary
"Is this a nothing burger? It's not even a single cell amoeba," Kevin O'Leary said about bitcoin in a Thursday CNBC interview. ( read original story ...)
Treasury is floating new regulations for crypto. Is Bitcoin still a good play?
The Treasury Department is proposing a new regulations surrounding cryptocurrency last week, but with Bitcoin sitting well over $20,000, could it still be a good play for your portfolio? Anthony ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Shinsei Bank says SBI Holdings now largest shareholder – filing
Japanese financial group SBI Holdings 8473.T has become Shinsei Bank's 8303.T largest shareholder, a regulatory filing by the bank on Thursday showed. SBI's stake in Shinsei represents 13.09% of total ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Nagoya Grampus sign former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani, Cerezo add Taggart
NAGOYA (Kyodo) -- Nagoya Grampus announced the signing Thursday of former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from fellow J-League first-division side Cerezo Osaka, who the same day added Australian ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 reaches basic agreement with domestic partners to extend contracts into 2021
Tokyo 2020 announced it has reached a basic agreement to extend ... all over the world can gather to perform at their best will open the door to a new era of business, for Japan and for all over the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Economic Policy Guru: An Englishman Who Restores Temples
David Atkinson, a former Goldman Sachs analyst who has the ear of the prime minister, urges raising the productivity of Japan’s smaller companies. ( read original story ...)
Former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani signs with Grampus
Nagoya Grampus announced the signing of former Japan forward Yoichiro Kakitani from fellow J. League first-division side Cerezo Osaka on Thursday. A Cerezo ... ( read original story ...)