Warrantee We first covered Warrantee seven years ago when the company’s founder Yusuke Shono was selected as a finalist at HackOsaka 2014, an annual startup conference hosted ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Didi prepares for IPO in US, sources say
Didi Chuxing, China's top ride-hailing company, is preparing an IPO in the U.S., Nikkei has learned. The IPO is expected to value the company at around $70 billion to $100 billion. Didi is expected to ... ( read original story ...)
Japan End-March Bank Lending Hits Record 537 T. Yen
Tokyo, April 9 (Jiji Press)--Outstanding bank lending in Japan stood at a record 537,075.5 billion yen at the March 31 end of fiscal 2020, up 4.7 pct from a year before, industry data said Friday. The ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto booms, as market cap tops $2 trillion
Playing the crypto boom, Robinhood's crypto surge and the countdown to Coinbase's IPO. With CNBC's Leslie Picker and the Fast Money traders, Tim Seymour, Victoria Fernandez and Delano Saporu. ( read original story ...)
Whipsawed Bitcoin Investors Eye Coinbase as Steadier Crypto Bet
“For a crypto investor that also buys stocks, it has the ability to diversify risks as there is a very profitable exchange platform that trades on another venue (stock exchange) whose flows of buyers ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain Association’s Kristin Smith Talks Biden Administration and Crypto
Welcome to The Ask, where each week you'll hear from essential voices doing the work to make crypto 'mainstream.' Exchange lightly edited. This week we spoke ... ( read original story ...)
Behind Robinhood’s booming crypto business ahead of its IPO
CNBC's Andrew Ross Sorkin looks at why Robinhood's crypto business is booming with CNBC's Kate Rooney and Emily Parker of Coindesk TV. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up ... ( read original story ...)
Inside Sweden’s ambitious plan to turn the krona into a digital currency—and fend off the rise of crypto coins
Meanwhile, the booming rise in speculative cryptocurrencies—from bitcoin to Ether—has attracted a new generation of crypto bulls who see the digital currency, based on the blockchain technology, as ... ( read original story ...)
Blue Yonder submits proposal for IPO
Blue Yonder, a leader in supply chain software, announced Friday it has confidentially submitted a proposed initial public offering (IPO) to the ... ( read original story ...)
Cabify Brings In New CFO To Lead The Charge To An IPO
Cabify, the Spanish ride-hailing company, has hired a new chief financial officer to steward its path to a public listing. ( read original story ...)
China’s Didi Chuxing raising $1.5 billion in debt as it nears blockbuster IPO: Reports
Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is said to be raising $1.5 billion in debt financing ahead of a blockbuster U.S. IPO, according to multiple reports. ( read original story ...)
Riot Blockchain Buys Largest American Crypto Mining Site for $650 Million
The Nasdaq listed cryptocurrency mining firm Riot Blockchain has acquired a crypto mining site in Texas for $650 million. The deal will see Riot Blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
DAZN puts IPO on the table
Len Blavatnik’s DAZN is once again considering the possibility of an IPO. The self-styled Netflix of Sports launched in Germany and Japan in 2016 before rolling out its mix of live and on demand ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei closes 0.2% up
Japan share market finished session higher on Friday ... At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average advanced 59.08 points, or 0.2%, to 29,768.06. The broader Topix index of all First Section ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan places Tokyo under COVID-19 state of ‘quasi-emergency’
TOKYO, April 9 (Reuters) - Japan placed Tokyo under a new, month-long state of "quasi-emergency" on Friday to combat surging COVID-19 infections, less than a month after the capital and host of ... ( read original story ...)
Will PayPal Stock Grow After Its Launch of Crypto Checkout Service?
PayPal’s stockhas risen by 5.7% over the last five trading days. In comparison, the broader S&P500 has risen by 2.4% over the last five trading days. The stock rose after the company announced on ... ( read original story ...)