It’s been two weeks since Christie’s historic $69.3 million auction for crypto art ignited light bulbs around the world. Digital content creators of all caliber have been plotting their own Beeple ... ( read original story ...)
Why the FATF Travel Rule Shows the FinCEN Crypto Wallet Rule Can Work
The FATF has proved to FinCen that mutually-acceptable solutions to anti-money laundering and terrorism financing can be found. ( read original story ...)
WeWork IPO: With $9 Billion Valuation And Merger, Softbank Takes A Shot, Again!
The Japanese conglomerate, however ... All of the doing right by things in only one bid – to arrive at a successful IPO, which has now been achieved by Softbank’s efforts with WeWork. Even though ... ( read original story ...)
Sapporo residents told to halt nonessential, nonurgent outings amid virus resurgence
The Hokkaido Prefectural Government on March 26 asked residents in the capital city of Sapporo, where coronavirus infections have been spre･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Uniper starts electricity trading with Japan
New Uniper team uses EEX products to enter Japanese power market • Japan has large import needs and is looking for ways to decarbonize • Niek den Hollander: "See great potential in the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Search continues for man who vandalized, burned Buddhist temple in L.A.’s Little Tokyo
The search continues for a man captured on camera last month setting fire to the Higashi Honganji Buddhist Temple in downtown Los Angeles. Around 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 25, the unidentified man climbed ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto boom continues as Chainalysis raises $100M, doubles valuation to over $2B
Chainalysis, a blockchain analysis company, announced Friday it has closed on $100 million in Series D financing, doubling its valuation to over $2 billion. The round comes just four months after the ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan to begin feasibility study on digital currency in April
The Bank of Japan said Friday it will begin a feasibility study on digital currency next month, accelerating preparation for the issu ... ( read original story ...)
Editorial: Distrust in Japan gov’t will grow if errors in bills are not explained
The Japanese government's response to the coronavirus is ... the Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Defense and the Banking Act. Why did these simple mistakes become rife? Is it because ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Electron Stock Is Estimated To Be Significantly Overvalued
The stock of Tokyo Electron (OTCPK:TOELY, 30-year Financials) appears to be significantly overvalued, according to GuruFocus Value calculation. ( read original story ...)
Persona 5 Strikers Wiki Guide
You can choose to go with the guys or the ladies, but unlike the Ferris Wheel trip in Sapporo, you will receive the same amount of Bond points either way. Before you leave the city on the 28th, speak ... ( read original story ...)
Police search for trio after youth fatally stabbed in Kamakura
Kanagawa Prefectural Police are hunting for three persons after a male youth was fatally stabbed in Kamakura City early Saturday ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnamese student’s private Japanese classes deemed school attendance in national first
YOKOHAMA -- A public junior high school here treated the time a Vietnamese student spent at private Japanese classes as part of his official school attendance in the 2020 academic year in what is ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka pulls out of Stuttgart Open
Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has pulled out of next month’s Stuttgart Open after confessing to being homesick and unsure of long stretches on the road. ( read original story ...)
Tennis: Osaka shakes off rust to win Miami opener
Naomi Osaka returned to action for the first time since winning the Australian Open with a 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 victory over Ajla Tomljanovic in her ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Tokyo Olympics chief again criticized for sexist comment
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, who resigned last month as president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee over comments criticized as sexist, has made another ... ( read original story ...)