Crypto.com said Thursday that cybercriminals had breached its security systems earlier in the week and made off with a total of $34 million in stolen bitcoin and ethereum.The cryptocurrency exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Congress Is Trying To Figure Out What To Do About Crypto’s Colossal Carbon Footprint
House members pushed back on crypto CEOs' assertion that Bitcoin's energy consumption is actually a "feature not a bug." ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Russia seeks to outlaw mining and trading of crypto
Russia’s central bank proposed a blanket ban on the use and creation of all cryptocurrencies within one of the world’s biggest crypto-mining nations, citing the dangers posed to the country’s ... ( read original story ...)
URGENT: Nikkei opens over 2% lower on weak Wall St., COVID quasi-emergency
Tokyo stocks opened sharply lower Friday, with the Nikkei dropping over 2 percent following overnight losses on Wall Street while preparations to implement a quasi-state of emergency in additional ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei falls 2% as Asia-Pacific stocks track Wall Street declines; oil slips from highs
Japan's autos and tech stocks fell across the board. Economic data in the region for Friday includes Japan's inflation data for December, as well as minutes of its monetary policy meeting. Oil prices ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s Dec consumer inflation hovers at near 2-year high
Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.5% in December from a year earlier, increasing for a second month in a row at the fastest pace in nearly two years in a sign of broadening inflationary pressures ... ( read original story ...)
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Naomi Osaka says she’s ‘proud’ of the WTA for how it’s handled the Peng Shuai situation in China
Naomi Osaka said she's "proud" of the way the WTA handled the situation with Peng Shuai and China. Peng accused a top Chinese government official of sexual assault and was subsequently censored. The ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Osaka, Barty could set Australian Open matchup
The Latest on Friday at the Australian Open (all times local): 11:20 a.m. Day 5 at the Australian Open features two much-anticipated matchups that could lead to an even bigger one. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Dec consumer inflation hovers at near 2-year high
Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.5% in December from a year earlier, increasing for a second month in a row at the fastest pace in nearly two years in a sign of broadening inflationary pressures ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Topix Falls 1.8%, Takes Drop From September Peak to 10%
Japan’s Topix index is set to follow the technology-heavy Nasdaq 100 into a correction amid concerns over the potential for monetary policy tightening in the U.S. and the global struggle to contain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Prices Fail to Make Further Progress to Distant BOJ Goal
Gains in Japan’s key consumer prices failed to accelerate toward the Bank of Japan’s target in December, highlighting ongoing weakness in the economy’s inflation pulse in stark contrast to its global ... ( read original story ...)
ShakeAlert earthquake warnings offer people time to protect themselves – but so far, few have actually done so
Videos during a recent earthquake in California show what people do – or don’t do – when they receive a ShakeAlert-powered alert. The footage suggests we have more work to do. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo ward assemblyman’s tweet against same-sex partnership system causes controversy
An assemblyman in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward is causing a stir after opposing the ward's partnership system, which officially certifies same-sex co ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka says ‘it’s freaking me out’ to play opponents born in the 2000s
"I feel like a veteran at this point on tour," Naomi Osaka said at the Australian Open. "There are so many kids that are born in the 2000s." ... ( read original story ...)
OSAKA: Hack Osaka2022 –Mega Startup Event in Kansai Registration is now OPEN
Global Innovation Conference Hack Osaka Executive Committee (Osaka City, Urban Innovation Institute, JETRO Osaka, and Osaka Business Development Agency) will host the Annual Global Innovation ... ( read original story ...)