Writer Harlan Vaughn took advantage of the limited-time Citi ThankYou transfer partnership with American Airlines to book Japan Airlines flights. ( read original story ...)
The New Crypto Economy Could Use a Cop on the Beat
Bitcoin and its ilk were supposed to eliminate financial intermediaries. Instead, the middlemen are piling in — and creating a new sort of systemic risk. ( read original story ...)
Money Stuff: Crypto Hackers Are Nice Now
Yesterday “ hackers perpetrated what is likely the biggest theft ever in the world of decentralized finance, stealing about $600 million in cryptocurrency from a protocol known as PolyNetwork that ... ( read original story ...)
Hackers return $260M in crypto after massive theft
Cryptocurrency platform Poly Network said on Wednesday that it lost an estimated $600 million in digital tokens, in what could be the biggest ever cyberheist of the decentralized asset. But later on ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech Startup Titan Launches Active Crypto Management With $100 Minimum
Count retail investing platform Titan as the latest financier to roll out a crypto offering. The twist: Titan is billing the strategy as the first actively ... ( read original story ...)
At the Tokyo Olympics I hid from the sun. Now, in quarantine, I long for it
It is a fitting end to a surreal Games; a gilded cage for athletes and observers to reflect on a unique experience ... ( read original story ...)
BMX racer Connor Fields, who ‘nearly died’ after crash at Tokyo Olympics, is undergoing rehab
BMX racer Connor Fields suffered a brain hemorrhage and other injuries in a crash at the Olympics and is now being treated at a rehab hospital. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama to invest additional $171 million to double capacity of upcoming Vizag plant
The initial plan for the Visakhapatnam plant, which is underway now with the steel structure being erected, was 137 tonne per day capacity at an investment of USD 165 million. The capacity is being ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama reports record 1st half earnings
Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd. reported record earnings for the half-year ended June 30 on 27.7% higher sales, prompting YRC management to revise upward the company's sales and earnings outlooks for the ... ( read original story ...)
Who Is Naomi Osaka’s BTS Bias?
Naomi Osaka shared her love for BTS songs and even one BTS member's forehead. Here's what we know about her favorite members of the group. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Hacker Returns $258 Million After Stealing $600 Million, Solicits Donations For ‘Hacking For Good’
In an unusual twist for the one of the largest cryptocurrency heists ever, a hacker who stole more than $600 million in tokens from blockchain-based platform Poly Network started sending back the ... ( read original story ...)
Lawmakers fought over crypto’s place in the infrastructure bill. Here’s what’s next for the industry
The crypto industry lost its fight to remove potentially harmful language from the infrastructure bill, but the Senate's response to it is a long-term bullish signal. "The tax reporting language is ... ( read original story ...)
Hackers return nearly half of the $600 million they stole in one of the biggest crypto heists
Hackers exploited a vulnerability in a protocol called Poly Network stealing more than $600 million worth of cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Hackers Start Returning Stolen Tokens—With $600 Million Still Missing After Massive Heist
In an unusual twist for the one of the largest cryptocurrency heists ever, hackers who stole more than $600 million in tokens from blockchain-based platform Poly Network have apparently started ... ( read original story ...)
Hackers steal over $600M in one of the largest crypto heists ever
Hackers have made off with more than $600 million in various cryptocurrencies, likely the largest heist ever in the burgeoning world of decentralized finance. The hackers targeted PolyNetwork, a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan antitrust watchdog probes underwriter role in IPO pricing
The Japan Fair Trade Commission, the anti-monopoly watchdog, has begun investigating if securities companies and underwriters are pricing shares fairly in initial public offerings, Nikkei has learned. ( read original story ...)