The US Department of the Treasury has added the Tornado Cash crypto mixer to a list of sanctioned organizations, barring all US citizens from interacting with it and requiring that US assets belonging ...
Bankrupt crypto lender Celsius drops plan to rehire former executive at $93,000 a month
Investors had panned the proposal while pleading for release of frozen funds: "I'm begging you," wrote one 72-year-old woman.
SoftBank falls on hard times
Masayoshi Son’s empire takes a massive hitA “market correction of historic proportions”– and then someWhen in doubt, sell some Alibaba sharesWinter is coming ...
Over 16 million Pokémon caught during Pokémon Go Fest Sapporo event, unlocking bonuses for Bug Out! event
Trainers at the event unlocked bonuses for everyone. Pokémon Go held its Sapporo, Japan-based Go Fest event this past weekend, and Trainers at the event caught about 16.7 million Pokémon during the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games proved Covid is no match for working diligently together
Responsibility can be challenging. Just one year ago, I was heading the Independent Expert Panel of the International Olympic Committee IOC to work alongside the Japanese authorities and design ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese giant SoftBank dumps its entire stake in Uber as losses mount at its investment unit
SoftBank said it sold its remaining stake Uber as the Japanese conglomerate looks to raise cash amid mounting losses at its investment unit. ( read original story ...)
Bitmain co-founder welcomes crypto regulation to restore market confidence
The collapse of Three Arrow Capital and the counterparties wrapped in the crypto hedge fund’s troubles have drawn questions about the soundness of the heady digital asset investment space. For the ...
Crypto and the US Government Are Headed for a Decisive Showdown
A crop of lawsuits could finally settle the question of whether most digital assets are illegal securities offerings.
People Flock to South Korean Crypto Event Despite Market Turmoil
Falling prices and upheaval in the industry does not appear to have curbed Koreans’ appetite for crypto, blockchain and all things web3.
Asian Crypto Lender Hodlnaut Halts Withdrawals
Hodlnaut, a cryptocurrency lender operating in Asia, said it has halted withdrawals making it the latest company in the digital-assets sector affected by a series of defaults.
Crypto users in a fix as WazirX, Binance brawl over ownership
Worries surged as Binance had disabled off-chain transfers (transactions occurring on a crypto network that move the value outside of the blockchain) to WazirX. However, according to recent media ...
Japan’s current account shrinks 63.1 pct in H1
Japan posted a current account surplus of 3.51 trillion yen (25.96 billion U.S. dollars) in the first half of 2022 from a year earlier, down 63.1 percent, as rising prices for oil and a weak yen ...
Tokyo confirms 17,884 COVID-19 cases, down from last week
Tokyo confirmed 17,884 new COVID-19 cases on Aug. 8, down 4,074 from a week ago. It is the first time in about three weeks that the number of new cases dipped below 20,000. Officials reported the ... ( read original story ...)
Support for Japan PM’s cabinet lowest since it was formed – NHK
Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida slid to the lowest level since he took office last October, with voters questioning his decision to hold a state funeral for former premier ... ( read original story ...)
This small Japanese town is a vintage vending machine paradise
Japan has long had a thing for vending machines ... Saito, 50, says he didn't expect to start a business around his love of vending machines and their inner workings. He realized that those ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese top egg firm Ise Foods enters India, wants to be sector’s game-changer
Aiming to be a “game-changer” in India’s egg sector, Japan’s No 1 and world’s fifth largest egg producer Ise Foods Inc has begun producing and selling its quality eggs — Ise Premium — by forming a ... ( read original story ...)