Exposure to one of the fastest growing and most controversial corners of the crypto world is now available in an index fund format. ( read original story ...)
Crypto wallet and exchange company Blockchain.com raises $120 million
Blockchain.com has announced that it has raised a $120 million funding round. The company develops a popular cryptocurrency wallet as well as an exchange, an explorer and more. Moore Strategic ... ( read original story ...)
New York sues to shut down ‘fraudulent’ Coinseed crypto platform, SEC also sues
New York's attorney general filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to shut down the cryptocurrency platform Coinseed Inc for allegedly defrauding thousands of investors, including by charging hidden trading ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei at 30K After 30 Years: Time for Japan ETFs?
The Nikkei 225 Index recaptured the psychologically important 30,000 level for the first time since August 1990. Energy, healthcare, and industrial shares mainly drove the rally, per Economic Times. ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares slip from 30-year high as investors book profits
Japanese shares slipped on Wednesday as investors booked profits after a recent rally drove them to a 30-year high, even as pandemic-beaten shares gained on expectations for an economic recovery from ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, AfDB Group, sign over $668m loan agreement
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the African Development Fund (ADF) – the concessional arm of the African Development Bank Group – on Tuesday signed a loan agreement of 73.6 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, AfDB Group, sign JPY 73.6 billion loan agreement
The concessional donor loan will support the 15th replenishment of the African Development Fund, approved in December 2019 by ADF donor countries ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast — The Japan International ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka have a brief but memorable history
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka, who will meet in an Australian Open semifinal, have met four times before, most memorably in the 2018 U.S. Open final. ( read original story ...)
Nissan curtails production in Japan after earthquake
Nissan will adjust production in Fukuoka prefecture this week due to disruptions in parts supplies after an earthquake hit northeastern Japan, two sources familiar with the matter said. The earthquake ... ( read original story ...)
Is Your Favourite Japanese Whisky, Really Japanese? It’s Time To Check.
It's only been a day since Japan's revised rules surrounding the category of Japanese whisky were announced, and while the rules don't come into affect for several years, one of the country's biggest ... ( read original story ...)
Japan begins COVID-19 vaccinations as cases rise
Japan began to administer COVID-19 vaccines from Pfizer and BioNTech, inoculating hospital workers in Tokyo as cases continue to soar in the country. ( read original story ...)
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo Celebrates Camellia Blossom Season
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, a luxury urban resort, has unveiled "Tokyo Camellia" ('Tsubaki' in Japanese), a temporary installation to highlight ... ( read original story ...)
BitPay joins forces with the major mobile wallet providers, helping power up crypto payments
BitPay Mastercard cardholders can now use their cards with Apple Pay, with Google Pay and Samsung Pay soon to follow as crypto payments heat up. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Wallet Blockchain.com Raises $120 Million in Latest Funding Round
Blockchain.com, a provider of cryptocurrency services, has raised about $120 million in its latest funding round, which included investments from Alphabet Inc's venture capital unit, GV, the company ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Records $3.05 Billion Trade Deficit in January
TOKYO – Japan recorded a trade deficit of 323.9 billion yen (about $3.05 billion) in January, the government announced on Wednesday. The trade deficit in the first month of the year is 75.4 percent ... ( read original story ...)
Report: Hashimoto will be offered job to head Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee is about to get a new president — and it looks like it will be a woman. According to a report in Japan, the job will be offered ... ( read original story ...)