Celsius has filed for bankruptcy protection a month after it paused all customer withdrawals and transfers, according to The Wall Street Journal. The crypto lending giant left almost two million users ... ( read original story ...)
Celsius, one of crypto’s biggest lenders, files for bankruptcy
Celsius Network, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency lenders, has filed for bankruptcy protection, a month after freezing customer assets in the wake of a sharp turbulence in the crypto market ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.62%
Japan equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Fishery, Mining and Textile sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 rose 0.62%. The biggest gainers ... ( read original story ...)
Shockwave caused by Tonga underwater eruption may help scientists predict future tsunami
Using data from the eruption of the underwater volcano near Tonga in 2022, a research group at Nagoya University in Japan has used disturbances in the earth’s upper atmosphere to track the airwaves ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Raises Covid Alert to Highest Level as Cases Surge Again
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Government raised the Covid infection alert for the Japanese capital to its highest level amid a surge in new cases.Most Read from BloombergChinese Homebuyers Across 22 Cities ... ( read original story ...)
Anti-vax group hit with new charges for breaking into Tokyo Dome inoculation site
Police on July 13 served fresh arrest warrants on the leader of the anti-vaccination group YamatoQ and two of its members for allegedly forci ... ( read original story ...)
FOCUS: Japanese firms more loath to invest in China amid “zero-COVID” policy
Japanese companies have become more reluctant to expand investment in China, criticizing the Communist-led government's radical "zero-COVID" policy, including the frequent imposition of lockdowns in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and South Korea Can No Longer Let History Thwart Cooperation
Japan, South Korea, and the United States share common security threats. Chief among them is North Korea, which has made great strides in its military capabilities in the past five years. Under ... ( read original story ...)
Japan warns of swiftly rising COVID cases, PM to give news conference
Japan warned on Tuesday that a new wave of coronavirus cases appears to be rapidly spreading through the nation, calling on people to be especially careful ahead of an upcoming long weekend and ... ( read original story ...)
South Korean foreign minister to visit Japan from July 18 -NHK
South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin will meet Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida during a visit to Japan from July 18 for talks, public broadcaster NHK said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
This ‘crypto winter’ is unlike any downturn in the history of digital currencies. Here’s why
A price crash, the collapse of key crypto projects, interconnected loans and the inability to repay debt have been key features of the latest downturn. ( read original story ...)
Embattled crypto lender Celsius files for bankruptcy protection
Crypto company Celsius has started the process of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Earlier, CNBC reported the company's lawyers were notifying individual U.S. state regulators of those ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Concerned by Rapid Yen Weakening, Closely Monitoring FX With BOJ – Govt Spokesperson
Japan's government is concerned about the yen's recent sharp falls and will monitor the currency market even more closely while working with the Bank of Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto lender Celsius files for bankruptcy
Crypto lender Celsius Network said on Wednesday it has filed for bankruptcy, becoming the latest victim of a dramatic plunge in prices that has shaken the cryptocurrency sector. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.46 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.46 percent at 26,357.32 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 0.60 percent at 1,877.43. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
More Japan Firms to Pass on Costs of Rising Commodity Prices, Weak Yen Reuters Poll
Four out of five large Japanese firms are passing on higher commodity costs to customers or intend to do so, a Reuters poll found, a sharp rise from the previous survey six months ago as surging input ... ( read original story ...)