Andre Jackson has signed with the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball, the team announced. The move comes ... ( read original story ...)
$100 Billion Bitcoin And Crypto ETF Price Crash Suddenly Accelerates After Serious Fed Warning—Hitting Ethereum, XRP And Solana
Legendary bitcoin and crypto trader Arthur Hayes had warned the Federal Reserve could be about to trigger a 30% bitcoin price crash—predicting "a vicious washout" in coming
Bitconned is a scammer’s guide to crypto
Bitconned — which, despite its title, has very little to do with Bitcoin — takes place during the initial coin offering boom of the late 2010s, a period many crypto newcomers may not remember. It’s a blow by blow of a scam,
Navy officer imprisoned in Japan over deadly car crash freed from US custody, family says
A Navy officer jailed for killing two Japanese citizens in a car crash was freed from U.S. custody in Los Angeles on Friday, his family said. ( read original story ...)
Crypto markets poised for growth with ETF integration
The advent of bitcoin-based spot ETFs is spurring institutional investment in crypto, with deeper integration sure to follow.
BlackRock chief Larry Fink sees crypto ETFs as ‘stepping stones to tokenization’
"These are just stepping stones towards tokenization, and I really do believe this is where we're going to be going."
Top Crypto Gainers Today Jan 12 – dYdX, Curve DAO Token, EthereumPoW, Optimism
Today's leading crypto gainers include dYdX, Curve DAO Token, EthereumPoW, and Optimism. Explore their potential opportunities and track their impressive growth in the market.
Crypto Firm Genesis Global Trading to Pay $8 Million for Compliance Failings
New York state’s financial watchdog said the brokerage firm—currently in the process of winding down—had gaps in its anti-money-laundering and cybersecurity programs.
Japan’s Nikkei extends rally to highest point since 1990; other Asian markets muted
Tokyo’s benchmark extended its New Year’s rally, trading well above 35,000 and at its highest level since 1990. U.S. futures were nearly unchanged and oil prices surged.
Japan logs record ¥1.93 tril current account surplus in November
Japan posted a record current account surplus of 1.93 trillion yen in November, helped by a smaller trade deficit and a revival of inbound tourism, the Finance Ministry said Friday. The current ...
A reckoning for Japan’s petrochemical industry
The restructuring of Japan’s petrochemical industry is still in its early stages. Meanwhile, China, which had the world’s largest ethylene production capacity last year, has been launching ... ( read original story ...)
Navy officer who’d been jailed in Japan over deadly crash now released from US custody, family says
The family of a Navy officer jailed in Japan over a car crash that killed two Japanese citizens says he's been released from U.S. custody one month after he was returned to the United States and ... ( read original story ...)
S. Korea Supreme Court upholds wartime labor ruling against Japan’s Nippon Steel
South Korea's Supreme Court has reaffirmed lower court decisions directing Nippon Steel Corp. to compensate victims of wartime labor. About the plaintiffs: The case involves family members of a South ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s Wall Street takeover frustrates crypto’s true believers
Bitcoin has travelled a long way since its invention by Satoshi Nakamoto — whose true identity has never been revealed — in 2008. His famous “white paper” described a payments system that stood apart from mainstream financial institutions, instead relying on the public record of blockchain technology.
White Supremacists Lean On Crypto, Says Anti-Defamation League Report on Extremists
The report says white supremacist groups are drawn to crypto funding, but the amounts are relatively small, and it doesn't make a case that digital assets are paying for illegal activity.
Wall Street firms catch up to Buffett enthusiasm on Japan as Nikkei keeps hitting records
The Nikkei 225 JP:NIK ended up 1.8% to 35,049.86, in yet another strong showing for the Japanese index. The index has gained 5% this year, versus the virtually flat performance for the S&P 500. Over the last 52 weeks, the Nikkei has stormed 33% higher, surprising most everyone except Warren Buffett, who started making his ...