Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have suddenly crashed lower, falling sharply after weeks of malaise. The bitcoin price dropped under the closely-watched $30,000 per bitcoin level as smaller ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei ends at six-month low amid rising Covid-19 cases
Japan’s Nikkei share average fell to a six-month low on Tuesday, tracking a broad sell-off on Wall Street as concerns grew that rising coronavirus cases globally could derail a nascent economic ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly $100 billion wiped off crypto market as bitcoin drops below $30,000
Bitcoin fell below $30,000 for the first time since Jun. 22 dragging other digital coins lower. About $98 billion was wiped off the entire cryptocurrency market in 24 hours as of 12:29 a.m. ET on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei ends at 6-month low amid rising COVID-19 cases
Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a six-month low on Tuesday, tracking a broad sell-off on Wall Street as concerns grew that rising coronavirus cases globally could derail a nascent economic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: 5 athletes who used crowdfunding to finance their Olympic dreams
She may be America’s number one badminton player, but 31-year-old Zhang Beiwen still has to rely on crowdfunding to finance her overseas training and her coach’s travel expenses to Tokyo. World No 14 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan becomes first country to approve Ronapreve (casirivimab and imdevimab) for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19
Full approval is based on a global phase III trial which found casirivimab and imdevimab reduced hospitalisation or death by 70% in high-risk non-hospitalised patients Basel, 20 July 2021 - Roche (SIX ... ( read original story ...)
Robinhood Expects $30 Million Fine in Cyber, Money-Laundering Probe of Crypto Arm
Robinhood Markets Inc.’s cryptocurrency arm expects to pay a $30 million fine to settle a New York state probe into its cybersecurity and anti-money-laundering practices, the mobile investing firm ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei hits 6-month low on economic slowdown worries
Japan's Nikkei share average plumbed a six-month low on Tuesday, following a broad sell-off on Wall Street as concerns grew that rising coronavirus cases globally could derail a nascent economic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt says companies targeted by China-backed cyber hacking group
Japanese companies were targeted by a cyber hacking group called APT40, government spokesperson Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday, adding "the Chinese government is highly likely" behind the attack. The ... ( read original story ...)
Cops Literally Steamroll Crypto-Mining Computers
As Dayak Daily reports Yes, I know those computers could have been recycled or put to better use. Yes, I know this is a petty and public show of police dick-swinging. Yes, I know it’s going to take ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin heads toward lowest level in 2021 as crypto’s slide continues with stock-market rout
Bitcoin trades under pressure Monday, with the world's No. 1 crypto trading near its lowest level since Jan. 1, according to data compiled by Dow ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo bourse overhaul spurs prime market push for Japanese firms
Tighter requirements to stay on the Tokyo bourse's prestigious main board are forcing Japanese companies to cease long criticised practices such as cash-hoarding and cross shareholdings, even as some ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s core inflation hits 15-month high on energy costs
Japan's core consumer prices rose 0.2% in June from a year earlier to mark the fastest annual pace in over a year, data showed on Tuesday, a sign the impact of global commodity inflation was gradually ... ( read original story ...)
Vegas Mother-Son Duo Swindled Investors in Crypto Scam, SEC Says
The regulator shut down an alleged fraud by Joy and Brent Kovar, who raised more than $12 million from at least 277 investors. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s NET ZERO Virtual Summit aims for goal of carbon neutrality
JETRO and The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry are teaming up for a virtual summit aimed at showcasing Japan’s commitment to green investment and realizing carbon neutrality by 2050. The NET ... ( read original story ...)
As Bitcoin Prices Slide Amid A Market Slowdown, Crypto-Charged Robinhood Seeks $32 Billion IPO Valuation
Mobile investing platform Robinhood has shared new details about its plans to go public in an updated SEC filing ... ( read original story ...)