Toyota's operating profit soared 67.9 percent to 2.53 trillion yen (21.91 billion U.S. dollars) in the recording period, marking another record high as the Nagoya-based automaker endured the rising ... ( read original story ...)
Asteroid Sample Brought to Earth Exposes Ryugu’s Hidden Interior
Asteroid Ryugu, as imaged by the Hayabusa2 probe. Image: JAXA, University of Tokyo, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji University ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Health Ministry committee approves Pfizer oral COVID-19 drug
TOKYO (Reuters) -A Japanese Health Ministry committee has approved the oral COVID-19 drug made by U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc, the ministry said in a statement on Friday. Jiji news agency later reported ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Mocks ‘Bluster’ of Pair Charged in Massive Crypto Scam
U.S. prosecutors came out swinging against the Manhattan couple charged with trying to launder billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin stolen from the Bitfinex currency exchange, mocking the pair’s ... ( read original story ...)
The Crypto Bowl is just the beginning
If you’re already feeling inundated with crypto ads, don’t watch the Super Bowl on Sunday. FTX, Coinbase, Crypto.com and others have booked commercial time during the most-watched media event of the ... ( read original story ...)
Cybercriminals are extorting huge sums of crypto in ransomware attacks as they go after bigger and bigger targets, Chainalysis says
An earlier Chainalysis report found that laundering surged 30% in 2021, and the organization Cybercrooks laundered $8.6 billion worth of dirty crypto. Some $33 billion in crypto has been laundered ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Fans, FriesDAO, Want to Buy McDonald’s, Subway
"It started from the sort of, you know, 90% meme," recalled Bill "Swo" Lee, Launch Code Capital partner and crypto veteran. Lee is an adviser to friesDao. A month later, the joke has become reality. ( read original story ...)
Beyond Bitcoin and Metaverse: Crypto Categories Investors Should Know – FREE Webinar
[00:00:05.16] Bob Lang: The cryptocurrency world is evolving fast. There are now over 12,000 coins in the crypto ecosystem. And with so many coins and even more data points, a rigorous classification ... ( read original story ...)
Seemingly Ubiquitous NFTs Make Up Only 1% of Crypto Universe
Nonfungible tokens have a combined value of about $16 billion, a sliver of the roughly $2 trillion ecosystem of thousands of digital assets, according to an analysis of NFTGo data by crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Binance to take $200m stake in Forbes
Binance sued Forbes in 2020 for defamation, later dropping the case. Analysts also noted that crypto assets have proven particularly vulnerable to manipulation by celebrities and media hype, prompting ... ( read original story ...)
Everything You Need to Know About the NYC Couple Accused of Laundering Billions in Crypto
The 34-year-old Ilya Lichtenstein, a dual Russia-U.S. citizen, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, have become the weirdo Bonnie and Clyde of the crypto world after the pair were arrested early ... ( read original story ...)
New advice helps homeowners trapped by Japanese Knotweed rules
In previous years, many homeowners with Japanese Knotweed on their property have faced difficulties getting a mortgage. Some lenders would refuse to lend at all while others would require homeowners ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto meets media: The company controlled by the crypto billionaire worth $86.8 billion just sank $200 million into Forbes
From renaming stadiums to taking over ads at the upcoming Super Bowl, crypto companies have made their mark recently with U.S. investments. Now, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, ... ( read original story ...)
These 7 crypto miners could soar by over 100% as bitcoin moves back past $43,000, according to top stock pickers
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have bounced back this week, drawing analysts towards seven crypto mining stocks, according to TipRanks. ( read original story ...)
Recent Crypto Buyers Still See Red Despite Rebound
Bitcoin’s drop since its November high has been so steep that the average buyer over the last couple of months is likely underwater until it once again tops $47,000. Kraken Head of OTC Trading Juthica ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Binance invests $200 million in Forbes ahead of the magazine’s SPAC merger plans, report says
"As Web 3 and blockchain technologies move forward and the crypto market comes of age we know that media is an essential element to build widespread consumer understanding and education," Changpeng ... ( read original story ...)