Wrapped tokens, decentralized finance options, staked crypto , and the non-fungible token subsets of crypto have only made the tax conversations more complex and time consuming. As the IRS continues ...
$346 Million Flows Into Digital Assets, Most Since 2021: Is Crypto Winter Over?
After a years-long record for inflows into digital asset investment products, there’s reason to believe the crypto bear market is over.
Man who was ‘pivotal’ to crypto-raid sentenced
John-Ross Rennie was described as the 'technical brains' behind the crime, thought to be the first of its kind in Scotland.
China’s Shein files for US IPO in major test for investor appetite – sources
Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley have been hired as lead underwriters on the initial public offering (IPO), and Singapore-based Shein could launch its new share sale some time in 2024, ...
Japan begins trials of prescription-free morning-after pills
Japan has begun trial over-the-counter sales of morning-after pills. Under the pilot project, the pill is set to be available at 145 pharmacies. Until now these had only been available at a clinic or ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase’s David Duong: Bitcoin ETFs Introduce a New Era of Crypto Investment
The head of research for the leading crypto exchange outlines how institutional access to bitcoin will change the crypto market for good.
Column: The crypto scam is on life support. Why are some lawmakers trying to perform CPR?
The criminal convictions of Sam Bankman-Fried and the Binance gang just mark the beginning of the U.S. government's drive to expose crypto as a tool for fraud and money-laundering. Yet some ...
Netflix’s biggest rival in Japan was created by a secretive billionaire whose father nearly destroyed the company in a telecom scandal
He established Osaka Usen Broadcasting in 1961 ... Then in 2017, U-Next bought the legacy business, Usen. Today, the Usen-Next group consists of some 25 companies. The cables now also provide ... ( read original story ...)
Yukimushi snow bugs announce the arrival of snowfall in Japan
The Japanese phenomenon of "yukimushi" or snow bugs carries a cultural and ecological significance, particularly in regions like Niseko, where they are regarded as nature's harbinger of impending ... ( read original story ...)
Global regulators to assess if more crypto safeguards needed
More measures may be needed to stop blow-ups at complex crypto firms like FTX from destabilising the wider financial system, the global Financial Stability Board (FSB) said on Tuesday.
Bank of Japan governor gets 1.1% pay hike, below inflation
Japanese firms raised monthly pay by a record 3.2 per cent on average this year, bigger than a 1.9 per cent increase last year, a government survey showed on Tuesday.
Bongbong Marcos flying to Tokyo and Dubai in December
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. is headed to United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Japan in December. He is expected to sign the 2024 national budget before his trip to Tokyo. During a Palace ...
Marcos likely to sign 2024 budget before Japan trip — Diokno
Department of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. might approve the proposed P5.768-trillion budget for 2024 before his trip to Japan next month.
Photo: Naomi Osaka shares what she found during visit to bookstore with Shai
Naomi Osaka took to Instagram to reveal that she stumbled upon her own children's book while visiting a bookstore with her baby daughter Shai. Osaka, 26, released her first children's book last year. ( read original story ...)
Japan metal workers’ unions eye record base pay hikes in 2024
Japan's labour council for metal workers is considering demanding a monthly base pay rise of at least 3% at wage talks with major firms such as car and electronics manufacturers next spring, unionists ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s price trend gauge hits record, heightens case for BOJ exit
A key measure of Japan's trend inflation accelerated to 2.2% in October, data showed on Tuesday, marking a fresh record high in a sign of broadening price pressure that heightens the case for the ... ( read original story ...)