The U.S. Senate's infrastructure plan, which includes $550 billion in new spending on transportation and broadband, is expected to help boost the economy. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Olympic cyclist dies at 24 after reportedly citing pressures of competition
Olivia Podmore, who represented New Zealand at the 2016 Rio Olympics, has been found dead – prompting the cycling federation to say it would review its mental health support. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange BitMex To Pay $100 Million To Settle Claims Of Illegal Trading And Anti-Money Laundering Violations
Cryptocurrency exchange BitMex, one of the world's largest trading platforms for crypto derivatives, said Tuesday it will pay a $100 million penalty to settle civil charges with the Commodities ... ( read original story ...)
Venmo rolls out Cash Back to Crypto feature
Venmo is rolling out a new feature that lets Venmo Credit Card users automatically purchase cryptocurrency using cash back earned from their card purchases, the company announced Tuesday. Called ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Coinbase trading volumes jump over 1,500%
Coinbase Global Inc (COIN.O) reported a more than 1,500% jump in quarterly trading volumes on Tuesday, as the U.S. cryptocurrency exchange consolidated its huge expansion at the start of this year and ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Confusion Shows Why Congress Is Broken
The massive infrastructure bill just approved by the Senate would require some in the cryptocurrency business to report transactions to the IRS. But Congress doesn't know what it is doing. ( read original story ...)
BitMEX to Pay $100 Million to Resolve Regulator’s Lawsuit Over Crypto Derivatives Trading
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission had sued the cryptocurrency exchange over its derivatives offerings. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Jan-June current account surplus up 50% on surging exports
Japan's current account surplus grew 50.3 percent in the first half of 2021 from a year earlier to 10.5 trillion yen ($95 billion), boosted by a remarkable improvement in exports from a slump caused ... ( read original story ...)
Japan FSA chief: Country has to wait for crypto-restrictions relief
Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) said the country needs more persuasive rules in order to turn cryptocurrency investing into a more convincing way of trading for its population. ( read original story ...)
I’m a Health Writer Who Covers the Olympics. Here’s What I Thought of the Tokyo Games Bubble
As a health writer, I was excited and curious, yet wary about covering the first Olympic Games in recent history being held in the middle of a pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Column: Good start in Rio, Olympic golf hits stride in Tokyo
Her heart rate hit its peak only when Nelly Korda stood on the Olympic podium, not when she had a putter in her hand with a gold medal hanging on every shot. Six days earlier, the father of Xander ... ( read original story ...)
Hackers siphon $600m in digital tokens, crypto network says
A decentralised financial network has claimed hackers absconded with about $600m worth of cryptocurrencies in one of the largest heists in the rapidly growing digital asset industry. Poly Network, ... ( read original story ...)
The US Senate’s infrastructure bill passed with a privacy problem for crypto
The US Senate passed a $1 trillion infrastructure bill on Tuesday with a glaring problem for the cryptocurrency industry. The bill includes vague new tax reporting requirements that digital rights ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Lobbyists Falter in Bid to Fix Broad Tax Provision
Cryptocurrency lobbyists were caught ill-equipped in one of the first legislative battles for their nascent industry, despite a Herculean push that impressed Washington insiders with its intensity. ( read original story ...)
Senate approves $1 trillion infrastructure package as crypto worries loom
After weeks of negotiations, the Senate approved a bipartisan $1 trillion infrastructure package Tuesday authorizing over $500 billion in new spending to improve roads, bridges, and other physical ... ( read original story ...)
With 72% of total loan portfolio, Japan still PHL top ODA source
JAPAN has been the Philippines’s largest bilateral source of Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the past two decades, accounting for the bulk of the country’s total bilateral loans during the ... ( read original story ...)