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Dollar retreats, headed for biggest weekly loss since mid-January; bitcoin down
The U.S. dollar slid from a 2-1/2-month high versus the Japanese yen on Friday, on track for its largest weekly loss since mid-January against a basket of six major currencies, as traders stepped back ...
Bitcoin, ether slide on Friday as investors weigh potential fallout from Silvergate woes
Investors were weighing the latest financial woes at Silvergate and what a potential bankruptcy at the crypto bank could mean for the broader crypto industry.
Japan’s Norinchukin Bank ‘vigilant’ after slashing U.S. bond holdings: CIO
Agricultural lender Norinchukin Bank, one of Japan's biggest institutional investors, sold off tens of billions of dollars of U.S. government bond holdings last year in response to soaring interest ...
Students hospitalized after eating teacher’s homemade yogurt in Nagoya
It’s a teacher’s duty to nourish their students’ minds. Providing nutritional nourishment, though, is generally something better left to the school kitchen staff, as an incident this week in Nagoya ... ( read original story ...)
Japan targeting Sunday for 2nd try at H3 rocket’s debut launch
Japan has big plans for the H3, which JAXA and its partner Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have been developing for the past decade. The H3 is designed to be flexible and cost-effecti ( read original story ...)
Latest Crypto Collapse: Bitcoin And Ethereum’s Losses Top $24 Billion As Silvergate Unravels
Spurring bitcoin’s 4% drop were growing concerns about the health of one-time crypto banking titan Silvergate, whose shares are down 98% over the last 16 months.
Crypto Bank Silvergate Crashes on Wall Street
The Californian firm is in great difficulty. Most of its crypto clients have left, after it announced that it had to review the books with its auditors.
Taking stock of the US crypto crackdown
Welcome to the latest edition of this week’s Cryptofinance newsletter, where we’re taking stock of Binance’s rocky start to 2023. One consequence of the collapse in crypto markets last year is that ...
Yakuza in Japan: Why the one-glamorous gangsters are struggling to entice new recruits
Previously worshipped as idols with 'beautiful women and new cars', Japan's yakuza struggle to get credit cards and pay the bills after a series of crackdowns ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin, Ether fall; Litecoin is biggest loser of day
Bitcoin and Ether fell by the end of Asian trading hours on Friday afternoon, together with all other top 10 non-stablecoin cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, weighed by the financial woes of ...
Three takeaways as Silvergate concerns impact price of Bitcoin
In the wake of trouble for crypto bank Silvergate, Nigel Green urges industry leaders to work together on workable regulation. The post Three takeaways as Silvergate concerns impact price of Bitcoin ...
Crypto Bank Silvergate Is in Deep Trouble And Crashes on Wall Street
The Californian firm is in great difficulty. Most of its crypto clients have left, after it announced that it had to review the books with its auditors.
Coinbase, Gemini and other big crypto names have rushed to ditch Silvergate after the bank warned of building troubles
Some of the biggest names in crypto have backed away from lender Silvergate Capital after the key digital-currency player warned it's having to evaluate its ability to survive.
SoftBank’s Arm Picks U.S. for Chip IPO. Now the Question Is How Much It’s Worth.
"SoftBank and Arm have determined that pursuing a U.S. only listing of Arm in 2023 is the best path forward," Arm CEO Rene Haas said.
SoftBank’s Arm rebuffs London by choosing U.S. listing
Arm, the chip designer owned by Japan's SoftBank , said on Friday it would pursue a U.S.-only listing this year, dashing the British government's hopes that the tech giant would return to the London ...