Crypto-backed lending still carries the scars left by Celsius, BlockFi, and the wave of failures that swept through the industry in 2022. APX Lending founder ...
CBDT’s crypto reporting norms seen increasing transparency
The CBDT issues new guidance on the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF) to enhance tax transparency, providing clear compliance instructions for crypto exchanges under India's Income-tax Act and ...
Bank of Japan to signal more rate hikes as price pressures build
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - The Bank of Japan is set to keep interest rates steady on Friday but leave scope for further hikes with hawkish communication, as the economy faces mounting ...
Yokohama sees strong growth in India’s premium tyre market, bets on SUV boom
Yokohama India is strengthening its position in the country's premium passenger vehicle tyre market through capacity expansion, localisation and a stronger focus on SUVs. ( read original story ...)
Yokohama Recalls More than 4,000 Commercial Tires
Yokohama has recalled the above listed tires manufactured between late January and early February of this year from its manufacturing plant in Mississippi. Yokohama Tire is recalling more than 4,000 ... ( read original story ...)
In Japan, this former 1908 prison has been reborn as an extraordinary luxury hotel (where prison architecture meets spacious suites)
Sleeping in a former prison cell transformed into a luxury suite? It's now possible in Japan. Open since 25 June, Hoshinoya Nara Prison has transformed a historic Meiji-era prison into one of the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Firms Pivoting to AI Is ‘Zero-Sum’ Thinking: Coinbase CEO
Brian Armstrong says crypto is infrastructure that underpins AI, and that AI agents will need it to transact on their own.
Japan PM Takaichi’s approval rating slides as inflation bites, Yomiuri poll shows
By Leika Kihara TOKYO, July 27 (Reuters) - The approval rating of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration slumped in July to the lowest level since she took office last year, the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s New Activists Blend McKinsey And Blackstone
Japan’s activist investors blend McKinsey strategy with Blackstone discipline to improve governance, capital allocation, returns and long-term corporate value. ( read original story ...)
Brian Armstrong: Part of Crypto Business Could Leave the US if CLARITY Act Stalls
Brian Armstrong warns that Coinbase could move part of its business offshore. Lummis says Senate resistance, not Trump, is blocking the CLARITY Act. Regulatory ...
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong Says Pivot From Crypto To AI Is ‘Zero Sum, Scarcity Thinking’
Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong said in a post on X that a pivot from crypto to AI is “the wrong way to think about the world.” ...
Support for female emperors in Japan hits 84% in Nikkei poll
Support for female emperors topped 80% in the latest poll by Nikkei and TV Tokyo. The revision to the Imperial House Law, which was approved by Japan's Diet on July 17, will allow a male-lineage male ...
Tokyo Confidential releases a new konbini-inspired menu
One of Tokyo’s most inventive cocktail bars is shaking things up with a menu inspired by convenience store favourites ... ( read original story ...)
Intense heat grips western Japan, unstable weather expected in the afternoon
Weather officials in Japan are calling on people to take precautions against heatstroke as scorching heat grips mainly western Japan and the Tokai region on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Fukuoka, Aichi among prefectures aiming to be second Japan capital
Discover which Japanese prefectures are vying to be named a second capital, focusing on disaster preparedness and decentralisation efforts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com ... ( read original story ...)
New Crypto: Pepeto Raises $10.5M Fast While Ethereum Price Targets $10,000 and Elon Musk Found The Next Shiba Inu
Lay the pieces side by side and the picture forms on its own. The Ethereum price prediction targets $10,000, and every strong project on Ethereum rises when the chain runs. Presales and meme coins ...