To be clear, these aren’t crypto and NFT projects that got hacked. There were plenty of those in March, among them the largest in history—the Ronin Network was hacked for $625 million. These are ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. SEC says crypto safekeeping arrangements should be treated as liability
U.S. listed companies that hold cryptocurrencies on behalf of users and customers should account for those assets as a liability on their balance sheet and disclose the related risks to investors, the ... ( read original story ...)
Disney Throws a Fit Over Florida But Keeps Mum on France, Tokyo, Even California
After acquiring ESPN, Marvel, Star Wars, and 20th Century Fox, the Walt Disney Company is well versed in acquiring large and popular enterprises to bolster its own portfolio. They may have gone too ... ( read original story ...)
Yokohama man arrested for stealing car navigation system, blames Vladimir Putin
At around noon on 30 March, someone in the Aoba Ward of Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, spotted a suspicious person rummaging through a parked minivan and called the police emergency number 110. ( read original story ...)
Japan celebrates cherry blossoms despite pandemic
People across Japan are celebrating the peak cherry blossom viewing season this week without COVID-19 restrictions in place for the first time in two years. ( read original story ...)
Fairly strong quake jolts Tokyo area, no tsunami warning issued
A fairly strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.7 jolted Tokyo and nearby areas on Thursday but no tsunami warning was i ... ( read original story ...)
If you traded crypto last year, you need to report it on your tax return: ‘One of the misconceptions of crypto is that it’s anonymous’
Tax Day is just weeks away, and for many Americans it will be the first time they answer questions about cryptocurrencies on their tax returns. ( read original story ...)
Behind the crypto hype is an ideology of social change
Hardcore enthusiasts argue crypto will get people to trust in technology rather than government, which they see as inherently untrustworthy. This ideology leads people to encourage its use while ... ( read original story ...)
About half of the crypto donation campaigns for Ukraine were scams, says blockchain research report
"They raised anywhere from a couple of hundred dollars to a couple thousand, before being taken down," said research firm TRM in a report. ( read original story ...)
Baseball: Showman Shinjo earns 1st win as Fighters skipper
Tsuyoshi Shinjo, whose managing tenure has been highlighted by attention-grabbing stunts, earned his first win Thursday in the Nipp ... ( read original story ...)
Magnitude 4.7 earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo briefly, no tsunami warning
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake briefly shook buildings in Tokyo on Thursday (March 31), although there appeared to be no immediate damage and no tsunami warning. The earthquake hit northwest Chiba ... ( read original story ...)