The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has slammed an opinion piece that was published in Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei Asia, saying it was “full of inaccuracies”. The commentary had criticised ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka & The Uphill Battle Of Black Women In Sports
Chatrier during a practice match against Ashleigh Barty of Australia in preparation for the 2021 French Open Tennis Tournament at Roland Garros on May 2pm 6th 2021 in Paris, France. (Photo by Tim ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Marshals Service hires custodian to hold crypto seized in criminal activity
The U.S. Marshals Service has hired custodian Anchorage Digital to custody cryptocurrency that was seized or forfeited in various criminal cases. The agency has spent more than a year seeking a ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s What Athletes are Eating at the Olympic Village in Tokyo
With the city's restaurants off-limits, dining hall chefs are bringing Japanese cuisine to the games' 18,000 competitors. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games Day 5 Review: Penny Oleksiak makes Canadian Olympic history
The majority of action during the Tokyo Olympics happens as most Canadians are fast asleep. While you were cozy in your bed, however, members of Team Canada were making their push for the podium. Here ... ( read original story ...)
Qredo Says Its DeFi Protocol Solves Wall Street’s Biggest Crypto Problems
"I can now trade across any of the exchanges that are connected and be able to take advantage of the best economic opportunity that comes up," said Qredo CEO Anthony Foy ... ( read original story ...)
$360m Crypto Hedge Fund Is Opening Back Up To Investors
Value and secondaries specialist Off The Chain Capital is raising new limited-partner money on the heels of strong downside protection against Bitcoin. ( read original story ...)
Visa is seeing the cryptocurrency craze dwindling even as customers stepped up use of their crypto-linked cards last quarter
Visa's crypto-linked cards processed $1 billion in spending during the first part of 2021, but the payments company says activity is cooling. ( read original story ...)
Ripple Teams With SBI Remit For On-demand Liquidity In Japan
Cryptocurrency and digital payments network Ripple is working with remittance company SBI Remit and Coins.ph to introduce on-demand liquidity service in Japan. ( read original story ...)
This $875 crypto mining rig went viral on TikTok, but it’s not very lucrative
Idan Abada's rig looks different from the rows of whirring ASICs that have become synonymous with crypto mining. But at today's prices, he's losing money. ( read original story ...)
Sen. Warren Says Crypto Could Solve Big Banks’ ‘Enormous Failure’ Of Not Serving Millions Of Low-Income Americans
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a vocal advocate for more regulation of nascent cryptocurrencies, said Wednesday digital currencies—and particularly those issued by central banks—could help introduce ... ( read original story ...)
Galaxy Digital CEO: Institutions Are Buying Crypto, DeFi Is Going To Work
The cryptocurrency markets had been trending lower over the past two months before rebounding sharply higher over the last week. ( read original story ...)
‘Full of inaccuracies’: MHA rebuts Nikkei Asia article criticising Government’s handling of KTVs amid COVID-19
SINGAPORE: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday (Jul 28) rebutted a Nikkei Asia opinion piece criticising the Government's handling of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympic cyclist Tom Dumoulin might serve as an example for Simone Biles
Tom Dumoulin, who walked away from cycling in part because of mental health struggles, might serve as an example of what’s possible for Simone Biles. ( read original story ...)
Tom Dean battles back from two bouts of Covid to take centre stage in Tokyo
Sitting alone in his Bath apartment in January after contracting Covid-19 for a second time, Tom Dean contemplated whether he would even make it on to the plane to Tokyo 2020. Not only were simple ... ( read original story ...)
FactSet and Smartplus Bring ESG to Retail Investors in Japan
Integration of FactSet ESG data will allow new ESG screening for portfolio construction in Smartplus’ Wealth Wing platform for retail clientsNORWALK, Conn. and TOKYO, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ... ( read original story ...)