Alibaba will also prohibit the sale of cryptocurrencies themselves and ban any tutorials, strategies, and software for obtaining digital assets. ( read original story ...)
Investors used the crypto crash after China’s ban to buy the most bitcoin in four months last week: CoinShares
Investment in bitcoin hit its highest in four months in the week to September 24, when China announced it would ban most crypto activities. ( read original story ...)
China’s crypto ban could free up more energy than Finland uses in a year
China’s crackdown on cryptocurrencies came to a head on Friday with an announcement that all crypto-related activities would now be illegal. The reasons for China’s increasingly severe bans on crypto ... ( read original story ...)
The Great Firewall of China blocks access to two ultra-popular crypto data sites for users based in the mainland
Real-time crypto market data providers CoinGecko and CoinMarketCap were blocked by the country's firewall on Tuesday, according to tests conducted. ( read original story ...)
Crypto liquidity is ready to eat cross-border payments’ lunch
Traditional foreign exchange companies will need to change their revenue models, which currently rely heavily on transaction fees, or risk becoming obsolete. ( read original story ...)
China’s Alibaba to Stop Selling Crypto Mining Machines
Alibaba, China’s largest online retailer, will stop selling cryptocurrency mining machines, according to an announcement published online Monday. The ban comes after the Chinese government made its ... ( read original story ...)
Binance To Ban Singapore Users From Crypto Trading And Buying On Its Global Platform
Binance, owned by billionaire Changpeng Zhao, has scaled back its services for Singaporeans as the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange seeks to comply with the regulatory standards issued by the ... ( read original story ...)
Fitch Places FWD Limited, FWD Fuji Life and FWD Insurance on Rating Watch on IPO
Fitch Ratings has placed the 'A' Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Rating of Hong Kong-based FWD Life Insurance Company (Bermuda) Limited (FWD Life HK) on Rating Watch Evolving (RWE). Fitch has also ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei extends losses ahead of LDP leader election
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average declined 56.10 points, or 0.19%, to 30,183.96. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 5.97 points, or ... ( read original story ...)
Here Are the Contenders to Be Japan’s Next Prime Minister
Japan’s ruling party picks a new leader Wednesday to replace outgoing Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and guide the world’s third-largest economy as it tries to recover from the pandemic. Candidates ... ( read original story ...)
After AUKUS, Japan debates if it too should have nuclear-powered submarines
The AUKUS deal between the US, Australia and the UK to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines to tak ... ( read original story ...)
Shionogi to Present In Vitro and Real-World Data at IDWeek 2021 Demonstrating Activity of FETROJA® (cefiderocol) Against Gram-Negative Pathogens
(hereafter "Shionogi") today announces that 11 abstracts on FETROJA ® (cefiderocol) will be shared at IDWeek. The meeting will take place virtually from Sept. 29 – Oct. 3, 2021. "The data presented at ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles admits she should have quit a long time before Tokyo 2020
The four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles has said the trauma of abuse by Larry Nassar was ‘too much’ going into the Tokyo Games ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles: I should have quit before Tokyo Olympics
Four-times Olympic gold medallist Simone Biles told New York Magazine that she should have quit gymnastics "way before Tokyo," where she suffered from a case of "twisties" that derailed her attempt at ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles says she ‘should have quit way before Tokyo’
(CNN)Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles says she "should have quit way before Tokyo." Arguably the greatest gymnast of all time, the 24-year-old endured mental health battles and the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Film Festival Sets Asia-Heavy Competition Section
The Tokyo International Film Festival’s competition section will skew heavily towards Asian titles, festival organizers said on Tuesday. The festival announced the full lineup for its 34rd ... ( read original story ...)