The country's move has drawn enormous excitement and doubts, as the world eyes the implications for the cryptocurrency market and El Salvador’s economy. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Paralympics: Best of September 2
Vanessa Low of Australia in action during the women's long jump T63 final. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha ... ( read original story ...)
Moderate magnitude 4.3 quake hits 8 km northeast of Ōfunato, Japan early morning
Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported a magnitude 4.3 quake in Japan near Ōfunato, Ōfunato-shi, Iwate, only 16 minutes ag ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchanges struggle as El Salvador adopts Bitcoin
Bitcoin is becoming an official currency in El Salvador, and the markets and crypto exchanges seem to be struggling. On Tuesday morning, the price of Bitcoin plunged from around $50,000 down to under ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Flash Crash Wipes Out $400 Billion In Market Value On Bitcoin Day Before El Salvador’s President ‘Buys The Dip’
The cryptocurrency market posted staggering losses Tuesday as a wave of selling pummeled the prices of nearly every single coin—unraveling the gains priced in by a retail trading mania ahead of El ... ( read original story ...)
Cryptocurrency Price Check: Prices Slide as El Salvador Goes Crypto
Cryptocurrency prices are falling while El Salvador becomes the first country to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin briefly nose dives 18%, dogecoin tumbles 30% and market stages wipeout as El Salvador makes crypto legal currency
Crypto markets experience a momentary tumble Tuesday, resulting in some of the most popular digital-assets registering double-digit losses until staging ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin and ether plummet 17% as broad sell-off batters crypto on the day El Salvador adopts bitcoin as legal tender
The sell-off in bitcoin and ether spilled over to popular altcoins on Tuesday, with cardano, dogecoin, and litecoin all plunging. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase falls 6% amid service outages as crypto sell-off spurs heightened market activity
We're aware transactions are currently delayed or cancelled at elevated rates and our apps may be experiencing errors,' Coinbase tweeted. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin in El Salvador sparks crypto currency debate
El Salvador's adoption of bitcoin as legal tender, the first country to make the move, was greeted with a bout of volatility for the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Prices slipped to the $47,000 level ... ( read original story ...)
Furious Coinbase users report access problems as bitcoin and other crypto prices plummet
But to many investors’ agony, in the midst of the massive dip—and the inevitable panic sell-off that came with it—popular crypto trading platform Coinbase was down as well. Users on social media ... ( read original story ...)
Japan calls for $270b-plus stimulus package
Japan’s former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, a strong contender to become next prime minister, has called for a package of more than 30 trillion yen ($273 billion) to cushion the blow from the ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Plans to Take a Break From Tennis “For a While”
During a post-match interview after her Round 3 defeat against Canada's Leylah Fernandez at the U.S. Open, Naomi Osaka, who plays for Japan, said that she's planning on taking a break from tennis to ... ( read original story ...)
From battlefield to Tokyo: Combat vets vie at Paralympics
The bald, broad-shouldered cyclist has spent years remembering a nighttime road in a faraway city. He can still describe the city’s narrow streets and crushing heat. He talks about the dead end that ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Demands $900k Per Person From North Korea for Human Rights Abuses
"If we were informed of the truth about North Korea, none of us would have gone," said one victim of a resettlement program for Korean residents of Japan. ( read original story ...)
UK carrier commander: Japan visit underscores partnership
The commander of the British aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth’ says the first port call in Japan by his strike group underscores Britain’s commitment to strengthening its military partnership with ... ( read original story ...)