A coming wave of companies providing accounts for digital assets could reorder the consumer crypto landscape ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Binance suspends dogecoin withdrawals due to a glitch after a network update
Binance, the biggest crypto exchange in the world, said Thursday it had temporarily halted all dogecoin withdrawals. ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s Volatile Power Market Beats Crypto’s Wild Swings
Singapore’s wholesale electricity prices have surged to a record high and slumped below zero in the span of a month, a level of volatility more nerve-wracking than Bitcoin’s. ( read original story ...)
Japan economic stimulus package to require fiscal spending of over 40 trln yen – Nikkei
Japan's economic stimulus package aimed at easing the pain of the COVID-19 pandemic will require fiscal spending of over 40 trillion yen, the Nikkei reported on Friday. According to local media, Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan plans stimulus of $350 billion to ease pain of COVID-19, oil costs
Japan’s economic stimulus package will require fiscal spending worth 40 trillion yen ($350 billion), the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday, and a draft of the spending plan reviewed by Reuters ... ( read original story ...)
LeBron James and Naomi Osaka invest in StatusPro
Sports technology and gaming company StatusPro has announced a list of new high-profile investors, including basketball icon LeBron James and tennis star Naomi Osaka. The pair are ... ( read original story ...)
‘Ugly History’: The Battle To Restore Japan’s Iconic Brothel Building
An unusual architectural jewel stands at the corner of a red-light district in the Japanese city of Osaka: a century-old former brothel at the center of a restoration operation. Although Taiyoshi ... ( read original story ...)
Bootleg anime cakes? Charges filed against Tokyo woman for selling unlicensed Demon Slayer sweets
Tokyo Metropolitan Police want to serve just desserts. On Tuesday, charges were officially filed against a 34-year-old woman living in Tokyo’s Shibuya district. Starting in the summer of 2019, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Toshiba spins off energy, computer device units
Embattled Japanese technology conglomerate Toshiba said Friday it is restructuring to improve its competitiveness, spinning off its energy infrastructure and computer devices businesses. ( read original story ...)
Tencent buys 90% stake in Japan’s Wake Up for about ¥5bn
Wake Up owns Soleil, which helped develop Nintendo Switch hits Ninjala and Travis Strikes Again: No More Heroes ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Is Testing 1 New Feature That Will Change Who Invests In Crypto–and How
One of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinbase, is beta testing a new subscription-based service that would offer its members perks, such as fee-free trading. It stands to impact not ... ( read original story ...)
Toshiba plans to split into three firms, shareholder reaction in focus
Japan's Toshiba Corp outlined plans on Friday to break up into three independent companies by spinning off two core businesses - its energy and infrastructure business as well as its device and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SMFG, Mizuho post surge in first-half profit as credit costs ease
Two of Japan's megabanks, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SMFG) and Mizuho Financial Group Inc, on Friday reported a surge in first-half profit as the economy ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SBI may take a majority stake in Shinsei Bank if tender offer succeeds
SBI Holdings Inc on Friday said it would consider taking a majority stake in Shinsei Bank Ltd if it succeeds in its $1.1 billion tender offer to raise its stake in the mid-sized lender to 48% from ... ( read original story ...)
Loan broker claims he gave $260K to Japan ex-lawmaker over 6 yrs: sources
A man alleged to have played a key role in brokering coronavirus-related loans that involved a firm not registered as a money-lending busines ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese airline selling $44 ‘gacha’ capsule tickets in Nagoya to mystery destinations
Japanese low-cost carrier Peach Aviation Ltd. has begun selling flight tickets to mystery destinations for 5,000 yen (about $44) through a c ... ( read original story ...)