From the hydrogen-powered cauldron to medals made from recycled mobile phones, from gender balance to the first official Pride House, the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 are blazing a ... ( read original story ...)
Rob Kardashian Celebrates Devin Booker After Victory at the Tokyo Olympics: ‘Legends’
Rob Kardashian congratulated Devin Booker, who's dating his sister Kendall Jenner, after the basketball player won gold in Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Millennial Money: 3 things to do before you buy crypto
Investing in cryptocurrency can be as easy as a few taps on your phone, and with crypto all over the news and coming up in conversations with friends, it’s tempting to dive right in. However, ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Firms Go On A Hiring Spree As Bitcoin And Ether Prices Explode
The number of crypto and blockchain-related job postings and job seeker interest have shot up over the past year, showing strong correlation with price movements of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
Top firms snag NYC digs — Dealmakers want to WFH — Walmart’s crypto push
The top finance news for Aug. 17, including the latest on financial firms' office expansions, and some bankers' push to work from home. ( read original story ...)
Seoul mates: Korea retail investors are bankers’ best buddies amid record IPO fees
Investment banks in South Korea have pocketed record fees from equity underwriting this year thanks to a boom in initial public offerings (IPOs), data showed - and bankers are betting a buzzing deal ... ( read original story ...)
Malicious Ads Target Cryptocurrency Users With Cinobi Banking Trojan
A new social engineering-based malvertising campaign targeting Japan has been found to deliver a malicious application that deploys a banking trojan on compromised Windows machines to steal ... ( read original story ...)
My Puzzling Entry in the Crypto World
Developers of new crypto will kick-start trading by putting money into a “liquidity pool.” The details here get complicated, but suffice it to say, most coin makers pour about $10,000 into their pools ... ( read original story ...)
Peter Thiel-backed crypto broker Bitpanda triples valuation in five months to $4.1 billion
Cryptocurrency trading platform Bitpanda raised $263 million in a fresh round of funding valuing the company at $4.1 billion. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls for fourth day as virus worries outweigh upbeat earnings cheer
The Nikkei share average ended 0.36% lower at 27,424.47, erasing earlier gains of 0.52% after strong financial results from heavyweights including Tokyo Electron. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei closes down for fourth day
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index erased early gains and closed down for a fourth consecutive session on Tuesday on concerns over a surge in virus cases.The Nikkei 225 index slid 0.36 percent, or 98.72 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average closes down 0.36 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed down 0.36 percent at 27,424.47 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.48 percent at 1,915.68. TOKYO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)
Can Japan lead global health finance amid the pandemic?
Japan was the largest provider of development aid in response to the COVID-19 crisis among the G7 nations in 2020, a study has shown. But some are urging it to do even more. ( read original story ...)
LINE’s Crypto Exchange to Cease Activity in South Korea Ahead of Regulatory Deadline
The development shows potential for many foreign exchanges to pull or limit services within the country ahead of tougher regulations. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei pares gains as Delta worries overshadow earnings cheer
Japan's Nikkei index pared early gains on Tuesday as concerns about the fast-spreading Delta variant of the coronavirus detracted optimism from upbeat earnings. TOKYO, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Unicorn valuations gallop in record time amid IPO rush
As the tech sector’s bull run continues unabated, over 20% of unicorns minted this year have already gone past their previous valuations of $1 billion or more that ushered them into the ... ( read original story ...)