Japan’s government is preparing to announce a third state of emergency in Tokyo and the western metropolitan area around Osaka following requests from local leaders who say current measures are ... ( read original story ...)
Winklevoss-backed crypto platform Gemini has more than doubled the assets it stores so far this year
Winklevoss-backed crypto platform Gemini said its gains were linked to overall market growth and increased appetite from institutional investors. ( read original story ...)
How to Buy Crypto on Venmo As Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash Hit App
The four types of cryptocurrencies can now be bought and sold via the social payments app. Here's what you need to know about trading. ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin Price Volatility Overshadows The Bigger Picture – Effective Crypto Policy
Dogecoin and bitcoin price swings might generate exciting headlines, but policies for effective crypto implementation are the real story going forward. Blockchain and cryptoassets have developed ... ( read original story ...)
5 Best Stories on Real Money: Cramer’s Two-House Market; Top Talk; Crypto
Must-reads from Jim Cramer, Helene Meisler, Peter Tchir and the Real Money/Real Money Pro team make sense of the market's big moves. ( read original story ...)
London-listed crypto stock Argo surges 20% on Texas mining deal
Argo Blockchain will work with Navier, a specialist in the design and construction of cryptocurrency mining facilities, to develop its new mining facility in West Texas. ( read original story ...)
Baillie Gifford Backs Crypto With $100 Million in Blockchain.com
Baillie Gifford & Co., a money manager known for early bets on technology stocks like Tesla Inc., has invested $100 million in one of the U.K.’s biggest cryptocurrency start-ups. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s first app-only bank to run entirely on Google Cloud
Minna Bank, Japan's first app-only bank, is set to open for business in May after acquiring a banking licence from the country's Financial Services Agency. ( read original story ...)
Improving survival in pancreatic cancer
Nagoya University researchers and colleagues in Japan have uncovered a molecular pathway that enhances chemotherapy resistance in some pancreatic cancer patients. Targeting an RNA to interrupt its ... ( read original story ...)
New Catalyst for Asymmetric Synthesis of Aziridine Aids Development of Novel Drugs
Researchers have been able to obtain aziridine-oxazolone compounds in high yields (99%) as well as high enantioselectivity or purity (98%) using a new catalyst. ( read original story ...)
Osaka marks new high in COVID-19 patients as US military reports three cases on Okinawa
A relatively quiet Wednesday passed for U.S. military commands in Japan and South Korea, which reported just a few fresh coronavirus cases as of 6 p.m. All three new patients tested positive for COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Japan moves closer to declaring virus emergency in Tokyo, Osaka
Tokyo and Osaka will ask the Japanese government to declare a state of emergency, looking to ramp up restrictions to contain a surge in coronavirus cases just three months before the start of the ... ( read original story ...)
‘Comfort Women’ Lose Lawsuit Against Japan Over Sexual Slavery During WWII
The latest ruling follows one made in January which ordered Japan to compensate 12 women who were forced to work in wartime brothels each with 100 million won ($91,300). ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga makes offering at war shrine but doesn’t visit
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday donated a religious offering to a Tokyo shrine viewed by China and both Koreas as a symbol of wartime aggression, though he avoided a visit. Suga’s ... ( read original story ...)
More than 50% of young UK investors now trade crypto, raising concerns about risk-taking
Cryptocurrencies, contracts for difference and spread betting were more popular than shares among young UK investors, Charles Schwab UK found. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 2.03%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 2.03%. The ... ( read original story ...)