Jill Carlson, Slow Ventures venture partner, and Meltem Demirors, Coinshares chief strategy officer, join 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Elon Musk's power in the cryptocurrency world, who is really ... ( read original story ...)
Ethereum co-founder on why he got into crypto: Empower the little guy, ‘screw’ the big guy — ‘they already have enough money’
Before Vitalik Buterin co-created Ethereum, he first learned about bitcoin in 2011, when he was 17 years old.Initially he dismissed it, but Buterin eventually connected with the idea of bitcoin after ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto bull Mike Novogratz sees any bitcoin pullback to this level as a buying opportunity
Galaxy Digital's Mike Novogratz told CNBC on Tuesday he's not concerned about bitcoin's recent sell-off. "Markets get ahead of themselves. They correct." ... ( read original story ...)
Curious About Crypto? What 10 Financial Advisors Are Telling Clients About Investing in It
Crypto is all over the news lately, but these advisors are telling clients to resist the "emotional euphoria." Read their advice before you make a move. ( read original story ...)
Japan Sees Worst GDP Drop Since End of World War II
Analysts say a more thorough vaccination effort is the only realistic way economic activity can resume close to normal and growth can recover to pre-pandemic levels. ( read original story ...)
Watch: Tokyo Olympics-bound Indian paddler Manika Batra practices with Belarusian partner Kiryl Barabanov
The Tokyo Olympics will see a four-member Indian table tennis contingent competing in five different events for the first time in history. While Achanta Sharath Kamal and G Sathiyan will fight it out ... ( read original story ...)
Experienced and evolved Mirabai Chanu eyeing podium finish at Tokyo Olympics
Mirabai Chanu believes she has mentally toughened up since the Rio Games and is now focused on winning a long-pending medal for India at the Tokyo Olympics. Mirabai, who was touted as one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk impersonators earn millions from crypto-scams
Crypto-currency scammers pretending to be Tesla boss Elon Musk have made more than $2m (£1.4m) in just six months, US consumer-protection officials say. The Federal Trade Commission received 7,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan looks to introduce finance system for defence exports
The government of Japan is reportedly looking into the possibility of supporting defence exports through the provision of low-interest loans. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama RFP application window closes with Galaxy out
While Macau casino firm Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd will not take part in the Japanese city of Yokohama’s request-for-proposal (RFP) process concerning its search for a commercial partner for a ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Rubber: Funds from HQ sale to “support aggressive investment in strategic domains”
Yokohama Rubber sold its headquarters building in central Tokyo. The company is now preparing to shift its headquarters functions to its Hiratsuka factory, which is located some 40 miles south of ... ( read original story ...)
Jeremy Lin back in New York – joins Naomi Osaka in Times Square ad for Asian-American NGO campaign
The 32-year-old tagged Osaka and others who appear in the advert: actor Daniel Dae Kim, Fareed Zakaria and Lisa Ling. He also used the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month hashtag. Lin’s fans were ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo doctors association calls for Olympics cancellation
A Japanese doctors' group has urged the cancellation of the Olympics, even as Games organisers reported a surplus of applications from medics to volunteer at the virus-postponed event. ( read original story ...)
Japan Is Shaken After a Detainee, Wasting Away, Dies Alone in Her Cell
Critics of the country’s immigration system say the death reveals an opaque and capricious bureaucracy with nearly unchecked power over foreigners caught inside it. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy slumps back into decline
Japan's economy shrank in the first three months of 2021, as new COVID-19 infections and a slow vaccine rollout hit consumer confidence.Much of Japan is still under a state of emergency and deaths ... ( read original story ...)
Special delivery: man donates $550,000 in cash to Japan city
An elderly Japanese man has anonymously donated his life's savings -- in cash -- to a city outside of Tokyo, an unexpected financial windfall as the economy reels from the fallout of the coronavirus ... ( read original story ...)