The stakes are high as Japanese governing party members vote Wednesday for four candidates seeking to replace Yoshihide Suga as prime minister. The next leader must address a ... ( read original story ...)
Ethereum Researcher Pleads Guilty to Advising North Korea on How to Use Crypto to Evade Sanctions
An established cryptocurrency researcher, Virgil Griffith, traveled to the country in 2019 to present a slideshow on blockchain technology. ( read original story ...)
AMD CEO Lisa Su downplays the company’s role in crypto mining
Can’t get a new graphics card for your PC? You might be tempted to blame bots, scalpers or cryptocurrency miners for that — but AMD CEO Lisa Su is downplaying the impact of crypto at the 2021 Code ... ( read original story ...)
GlobalLogic Launches Collaborative Hub Based in Lumada Innovation Hub Tokyo
Hitachi and GlobalLogic launch collaborative hub accelerating design-led Digital Engineering services rollout in Japan. First workshop held on STaas. ( read original story ...)
Breaking: North Korea fired one missile that likely landed outside Japan’s EEZ
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A Crypto-Trading Rodent Has Lessons For Investors
There are investors who can do well with great consistency in the longer term. But then, there are plenty of professional fund managers who might do comparatively well one year in the annual stats of ... ( read original story ...)
Seller’s remorse should not confine Shinsei Bank’s future
The fate of Shinsei Bank, once the world's ninth-largest bank when it operated as the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan (LTCB), remains hostage to the Japanese government's remorse over bad decisions ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM hopeful Kishida leads in LDP lawmaker support: poll
Over 120 ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers plan to back former party policy chief Fumio Kishida in the LDP presidential election, putting him ahead of the pack in with 30% parliamentary ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese banks confront turbulence
Bank of Japan’s negative interest rate policy is hurting profits at the country’s banks — pressuring growth in the financial sector and tempering lenders’ risk appetite. What can help revive their ... ( read original story ...)
Simone Biles Learned “How to Say No” at the Tokyo Olympics
Simone Biles has offered more insight into her experience at last summer's Tokyo Olympics. The world's most decorated gymnast opens up about withdrawing from the women's team final at the Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s ESG market receives policies and products fillip
Japan’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) bond market is set to have another record year, buoyed by a change in sentiment and the launch of new products, writes Pan Yue. ( read original story ...)
You can soon direct deposit your paycheck into crypto through Coinbase
Direct deposit is coming to crypto, Coinbase said Monday. In the next few weeks, the company will roll out a feature that allows customers to deposit any portion of their paycheck directly into ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchanges Stop Signing Up Chinese Users Following China’s Ban On Trading
Major crypto exchanges have stopped signing up Chinese users in their platform in the wake of China’s blanket ban on their trading. Seychelles-based cryptocurrency exchange Huobi said that it has ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Policy Should Encourage Innovation – Lessons From Wyoming
Examples include the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) seemingly wanting to regulate and control every cryptoasset in the marketplace, including Coinbase, the only U.S. publicly traded crypto ... ( read original story ...)
China’s ban on crypto has sent traders piling into decentralized exchanges. Here’s a look at what DEX is and what tokens to watch
The crypto market bounced back on Monday after last week's selloff, with lesser-known DEX tokens like uniswap, sushi and dydx grabbing the spotlight. ( read original story ...)
As bitcoin steadies after the shock of China’s crypto ban, 5 experts break down what retail investors need to know
Insider charted the route ahead for retail investors after China's central bank moved to ban crypto transactions. ( read original story ...)