The revolution has begun, the crypto ads tell us! The world is changing. Get your Slurp Juice now! And yet...the world somehow remains strangely the same. Even in web3, the wealthy monopolize the ... ( read original story ...)
Treasury sanctions crypto service that helped N. Koreans launder funds
In a first, Treasury is targeting a crypto mixing service that it says helped North Korean hackers obscure funds they stole from the popular video game Axie Infinity. ( read original story ...)
Jeremy Grantham rings the alarm on housing as mortgage rates rise, saying the US won’t be able to ‘skate through’ a property crisis
In Japan, property prices peaked in 1991 and crashed dramatically. They are still yet to recover, with the property market a key factor weighing on Japan's economy over the last decade. Grantham told ... ( read original story ...)
Check out the 19-slide pitch deck crypto startup 0x Labs used to raise $70 million in a Series B funding round
Greylock Partners led the $70 million funding round. 0x Labs also pulled in investment from Brevan Howard, Coinbase, and Jared Leto. ( read original story ...)
Uzbekistan Offers Tax Incentives and Cheaper Electricity Rates for Crypto Miners Using Renewables
Crypto miners who purchase solar panels for their mines will be eligible for a substantial tax break and cheaper electricity rates in Uzbekistan, according to a new report from Reuters. The Central ... ( read original story ...)
Economists See Japan’s Inflation Hitting at Least 2.1% in April
Japan’s key inflation gauge is more likely to top 2% in April following stronger-than-expected price growth in the capital, an outcome that would make it trickier for the Bank of Japan to explain its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s spending on COVID vaccines, medical care hits $122 bil., could increase
Japan has spent at least 16 trillion yen (roughly $122.6 billion) on coronavirus-related projects including vaccinations and enhanced medical ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to send FM to S. Korean president’s inauguration
TOKYO (AP) — Japan announced Friday that its foreign minister will attend new South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s inauguration ceremony next week as part of an effort to bring the countries’ ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Will Reopen To Travelers In June
Just in time for the summer travel season, Japan aims to reopen to international tourists in June. Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made the announcement yesterday while visiting London. “We will ... ( read original story ...)
Okinawa seeks Tokyo’s help lowering tensions with China
Japan should do more for peaceful diplomacy with China and not just focus on arms deterrence as tensions rise around Taiwan to the west of Okinawa, said the southern island prefecture's governor ... ( read original story ...)
Top 3 passive ways to earn crypto from a small amount of capital, according to the CEO of a blockchain investment firm
The options have varying levels of risk and require an initial deployment of capital but yield returns over time. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei reverses course to end higher on solid corporate outlook
Japan's Nikkei reversed its course to settle higher on Friday, as investors snapped up shares on hopes for solid corporate earnings, despite a sell-off in broader Asian markets amid concerns over ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Fed interest rate hike adds pressure to Japan’s economy
Photo taken on April 20, 2022 shows the Japanese yen and U.S. dollar banknotes in Tokyo, Japan. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)-The yen has weakened markedly this year as U.S. monetary poli ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to use nuclear to cut dependence on Russian energy, says PM Fumio Kishida
In Japan, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida yesterday said that it would use nuclear reactors to help reduce dependence on Russian energy. He said, Japan would address the vulnerability of our own energy ... ( read original story ...)
Hundreds of extravagantly decorated trucks roll up for charity in west Japan city
Hundreds of extravagantly decorated trucks gathered here on May 4 for a charity event hosted by a group of enthusiasts who have been deliv ... ( read original story ...)
Photo exhibition in Yokohama shows Odesa before, after Russian invasion
A photo exhibition currently underway in Yokohama shows how life in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa has changed since Russia's invasion of the country. Yokohama, near Tokyo, is a sister city ... ( read original story ...)