Category: FINANCE

While Coinbase Global Inc. captured the headlines with its market debut, the frenzy around digital tokens is taking its zaniest turn yet in the price of a token created as a joke. ( read original story ...)

The cryptocurrency started off as a joke but has soared in value recently. One investor tells Newsweek how he made almost $2million. ( read original story ...)

Is it fair to say that between Coinbase, the surprising durability of bitcoin, and the cropping up of other currencies, crypto is now pretty mainstream? Jen: I think you said that exactly right — if ... ( read original story ...)

The team behind a new cryptocurrency known as SafeMoon claims to have raised over $700,000 from donors to help build a new token exchange. A fundraising page on the project's official website says the ... ( read original story ...)

Aug. 8 Games after they were pushed back a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has killed more than 3.1 million people worldwide. "We are approaching the newest edition of the games at a time when ... ( read original story ...)

The Block, a cryptocurrency-focused media startup, tells Axios that it has bought out its non-employee shareholders, including its investors and co-founders (who have left the company). Why it matters ... ( read original story ...)

The firm’s embrace of the volatility inherent in virtual assets is a sign that hedge funds are back in business. ( read original story ...)

Sam Bankman-Fried founded FTX because he was fed up with existing cryptocurrency exchanges. Now FTX is processing $10.7 billion in trades a day, and he’s pushing boundaries into tokenized stocks and ... ( read original story ...)

Dogecoin (DOGE) co-founder and creator Billy Markus has urged people to stay cautious when trading the cryptocurrency and warned of its volatility. The cryptocurrency has experienced a surge of ... ( read original story ...)

Cryptocurrency backers have spent years insisting that bitcoin, ethereum and other digital coins could revolutionize the world of finance. Finally, they're getting their moment. ( read original story ...)

"Like others, we were experiencing unprecedented demand for Robinhood Crypto services. We've resolved the issue and apologize for the inconvenience." ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese telecom and investment giant SoftBank is upping its bet on e-commerce and robotics with another big investment. ( read original story ...)

Japan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.14%. The best ... ( read original story ...)

Trading app Robinhood experienced issues with its crypto trading, which had a “major outage” late Thursday in the U.S., according to its Twitter feed and website. ( read original story ...)

Early Friday morning, news broke that Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is ready to sign an agreement with Pfizer over the supply of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines. In doing so, the Asian ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s plan to release radioactive water into the Pacific has put Taiwan’s government in a bind, caught between standing up for its fishing industry and avoiding a dispute with its northern neighbor ... ( read original story ...)