Block, a vehement crypto skeptic, has spent the past 18 months doing forensic blockchain research. He uses open-source tools to follow flows of money between crypto companies, repeatedly demonstrating how shadow banks and nefarious scammers inflate the value of worthless assets in order to generate enormous wealth that exists only on paper.
Crypto Problems Grow: Binance Might Face Money-Laundering Charges
U.S. prosecutors are considering charges against the cryptocurrency exchange and its executives, including CEO Changpeng Zhao, according to Reuters.
Osaka office rents dip 1% in Q3
Rents are expected to fall further as supply grows in the next two years. Gross office rents in Osaka averaged JPY 22,667 per tsubo per month at end-3Q22, decreasing 1.0% q-o-q and 3.9% y-o-y, ... ( read original story ...)
What Was Japan’s Lost Decade? What Happened?
What Was Japan’s Lost Decade? Between 1991 and 2001, Japan’s once red-hot economy was in trouble. An asset bubble had formed in both its housing and stock markets, and when the Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan CEO aims for healthy, happy society by drawing from business leaders’ dialogue
Nobuhisa Kishi, CEO of Tokyo-based Artisan Group, has been facilitating open dialogue among Japan's business leaders, with t ... ( read original story ...)
Why did past targets to protect nature fail over the last decade?
This month's U.N. biodiversity talks in Montreal aim to hammer out a new, global agreement. But this isn't the first time governments have tried to halt environmental loss through agreed targets. In ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to Join US Effort to Tighten Chip Exports to China
Japan and the Netherlands have agreed in principle to join the US in tightening controls over the export of advanced chipmaking machinery to China, according to people familiar with the matter, a ... ( read original story ...)
Daniel DePetris: China is pushing a pacifist Japan into building up its military capabilities
For Japan, warning China of destabilizing a balance of power in Asia is more important than keeping friction at a minimum. ( read original story ...)
ermhoi Talks Categorization & Working With Other Female Solo Artists: Billboard Japan Women in Music Interview
Billboard Japan ’s Women in Music interview series. The trackmaker and singer with roots in Japan and Ireland began music at an early age and continues to release works with her own unique world view ... ( read original story ...)
Aston Martin Unveils First Luxury Home In Tokyo, Complete With An Automotive Gallery
British motor company Aston Martin has unveiled their second-ever private residence and the first in Tokyo, Japan. The private home features an automotive gallery, movie theater, spa, and auto-like ... ( read original story ...)
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Ireland's finance minister signaled on Monday that the government would make a larger budgetary adjustment of 4 billion euros ($5.8 billion) in 2012 despite being confident of meeting this year's ...
60% of Americans see crypto investing as highly risky—but millennials are still its biggest fans
The majority of Americans believe crypto investing is highly risky, per a CNBC Make It survey. Younger adults are still the biggest crypto fans.
Crypto Fugitive Do Kwon Hiding in Serbia, South Korea Says
South Korean prosecutors believe that Do Kwon —the crypto king whose Luna and TerraUSD coins unraveled in a $40 billion crisis—is hiding in Serbia. The Seoul Southern District Prosecutors’ Office said ...
A brief-ish history of crypto audits
Bitcoin’s price had crashed following the collapse of the Mt Gox exchange, Beijing’s hostility to crypto was strengthening and miners globally had been switching off. OKCoin was central in reviving ...
Top Fashion Moments of 2022: When Frances Tiafoe rocked Naomi Osaka’s signature sneakers at the US Open
Frances Tiafoe lit up Arthur Ashe Stadium with a scintillating run to the US Open semifinals, turning heads not only thanks to his audacious shotmaking but also with help from a pair of unique kicks ... ( read original story ...)
Solar sharing helps farmers in Japan adopt sustainable methods — and earn additional money
Solar power is an essential part of Japan's plan to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Small farms across the country are adopting agrivoltaic methods to grow sustainably. ( read original story ...)