Cardano has amassed nearly $100 billion in market value while bitcoin and ether hit their highest prices since May. ( read original story ...)
An IRS agent pretended to be a crypto trader called ‘Mr. Coins’ in a $180,000 dark-web drug sting
Mr. Coins put up a listing offering to buy bitcoin at a premium, shortly attracting a bid from a user called 'Lucifallen21.' ... ( read original story ...)
First Crypto Fund in Japan Targets Long-Term Retail Investors
Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings Inc. is aiming to launch the country’s first cryptocurrency fund by the end of November that can give individual investors a way to diversify their broader ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei extends gain to fourth day
Shares of Technology companies gained, lifted by the record high for the Nasdaq index. Taiyo Yuden jumped 2%, Tokyo Electron climbed 1.2%, and Advantest gained 2.1%. ( read original story ...)
The Bank of Japan is really jazzed up about the new 10,000 yen bill
The bills were given a unique texture to help visually impaired people distinguish them and the numbers are also more prominently printed to help those from outside Japan understand its value at a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Accounts Yielding 7% Spur Scrutiny as States Warn of Risk
State regulators say some interest-bearing crypto accounts with billions of dollars in deposits appear to be unregistered securities that aren’t disclosing their risks to investors. ( read original story ...)
Graphic: Rising Bitcoin Hashrate Lifts All Crypto Mining Stocks
As the Bitcoin hashrate rebounds, Bitfarms and Marathon reported 3-figure increases year-over-year; Riot saw a 1,540% increase over Q2 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s OK Corp to launch counter bid for Kansai Super Market, Nikkei reports
Japanese supermarket operator OK Corp will launch a counter bid for Kansai Super Market Ltd. 9919.T, which has already agreed to integrate with H2O Retailing, the Nikkei reported on Thursday. OK Corp ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin price surges even as SEC says crypto platforms need regulation
Cryptocurrencies were broadly higher on Thursday even as the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urged the need for more regulation in the industry and cracked down on a now defunct crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Breaks Back Above $50,000 in Crypto Rally
Bitcoin broached the key $50,000 level once again as the wider cryptocurrency market continued its rally.The largest cryptocurrency rose as high as $50,363 on Monday, having briefly surpassed $50,000 ... ( read original story ...)
What the Tokyo Paralympics can teach us about financial services digital transformation
Tokyo 2020 has embodied what it means to be a forward thinker, something financial services can surely be inspired by. From online banking and Buy Now Pay Later to embedded finance and facial ... ( read original story ...)
Notice of Application for Selection of “Prime Market” Listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under its New Market Segments
Eijiro Katsu, President and Representative Director (Stock Code Number: 3774, The First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange) Contact: Akihisa Watai, Senior Managing Director and CFO TEL: ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 has potential to reach new YTD highs above 30715 – Credit Suisse
Nikkei 225 has recovered back above key support at 27325/270 and may be building a bullish continuation pattern. Economists at Credit Suisse think the Japanese stock index could surge as high as 32115 ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei closes up for fourth straight session
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed higher for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday though trade remained cautious ahead of US jobs data due later this week.51, while the broader Topix index ... ( read original story ...)
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao says its U.S. crypto exchange arm targets IPO in three years – The Information
Global cryptocurrency exchange Binance's founder and chief executive officer Changpeng Zhao said that its U.S. arm could have an initial public offering in the next three years, The Information ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks in Focus on September 2: Ami Organics IPO, Auto Stocks, Vedanta, Metal Stocks to SPARC; here are the 5 Newsmakers of the Day
But certain stocks came in the news after the market was closed. These stocks can impact the indices when it reopens on Thursday, September 2, 2021. List of such five stocks: Ami Organics IPO: The ... ( read original story ...)