Beeple, a digital artist, made $69 million for his work, and this isn’t just a big financing event, it’s a signal that crypto enthusiasts and crypto assets are getting to an inescapable spot ... ( read original story ...)
Banned from Bitcoin Posts, WallStreetBets Turns to Crypto Miners
Reddit message board WallStreetBets has a “ No Cryptocurrency ” rule, which forbids posts devoted solely to digital tokens like Bitcoin and their underlying technology -- there are offshoots like ... ( read original story ...)
A sauna in a museum? Welcome to Tokyo’s teamLab
World A sauna in a museum? Welcome to Tokyo's teamLab. Posted . A wall of flower petals bursts into a thousand fragments. A huge ball levitates in the air turning from red to blue ... ( read original story ...)
How Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams Reignited Tennis Style
NEARLY ONE YEAR into a global shutdown with nary a live fashion show or red carpet, tennis champions Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka drew a record viewership for their distinctly stylish Feb. 17 ... ( read original story ...)
“Really Can’t Sleep At Night”: Naomi Osaka Reveals Stress Ahead of Grand Slam Clashes
While she has a fair bit of ground to cover to replace idol Serena Williams as the new queen of Slams, Naomi Osaka is undoubtedly the queen of many hearts in her native Japan and beyond through the ... ( read original story ...)
From Crypto Art to Trading Cards, Investment Manias Abound
Each market frenzy seems crazier than the last. But all have the same roots. Credit...Simoul Alva Supported by By Erin Griffith SAN FRANCISCO — This past week, a trading card featuring the quarterback ... ( read original story ...)
Largest Crypto Exchange Names Ex-U.S. Senator Baucus Adviser
“We believe Senator Baucus will play an instrumental role for Binance, the crypto industry and the different government bodies around the world going forward.” Baucus’s appointment comes at a time of ... ( read original story ...)
Soccer: Yoshito Okubo nets winner to extend J1 goal record to 190 in Cerezo rout
Veteran forward Yoshito Okubo extended his J-League first division scoring record to 190 on Saturday, netting the winner in Cerezo Os ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese fisherman uses lessons from 3.11 disaster to clarify ocean evacuation rules
MISAWA, Aomori -- The fishing port in this northeast Japan city endured catastrophic ... Then he heard from someone else in the fishing business that Takahashi's body had been found near the ... ( read original story ...)
China’s ‘corona tech’ takes hold across Japan and ASEAN
The company has been giving online video advice to service remote areas for some time, but after the pandemic took hold the company launched a VR system to make the store more accessible. Visitors can ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s teamLab melds museum and sauna in fresh digital art experience
The Tokyo-based digital art group took over an empty lot in the city's glitzy Roppongi district and over the last year erected a gigantic tent housing the sauna rooms and three immersive art ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams Puts Her Beverly Hills Mansion on the Market for $7.5 Million
Serena Williams is parting ways with her Beverly Hills mansion. The tennis star, whose primary residence is in Florida, has listed the 6,000-square-foot Calif. home for $7.5 million, the New York Post ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Hoard Fuels One of World’s Biggest Crypto Fortunes
The chief executive officer is now worth $3 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, joining the ranks of the world’s richest crypto holders, a list that isn’t definitive since some ... ( read original story ...)
How we can use lessons learned from devastating Japan earthquake, tsunami to make SoCal safer
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami that devastated the island country 10 years ago is considered one of the most powerful natural disasters ever recorded. Since then, experts have studied the ... ( read original story ...)
US, India, Australia, Japan agree to send one billion vaccines across Asia by end-2022
Leaders of the United States, India, Australia and Japan agreed to pool financing, manufacturing and distribution capacity to send 1 billion coronavirus vaccines across Asia by the end of 2022, ... ( read original story ...)
Canada’s Katie Vincent qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in debuting canoe event
Katie Vincent is headed to Tokyo. The 25-year-old canoe sprint athlete officially qualified for the 2021 Olympics on Friday after winning a race-off in the 200-metre C1 event against fellow Canadian ... ( read original story ...)