Victory Capital announced it will be entering the cryptocurrency market in partnership with Hashdex and Nasdaq ... ( read original story ...)
SEC Commissioner Hester Pierce worries that stricter rules by US officials will hurt the crypto market
Gamification is not necessarily a bad thing," SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said about retail trading platforms in an FT interview. ( read original story ...)
‘Hard to believe’ Tokyo 2020 Olympics would be canceled: sports lawyer
With billions of dollars at stake, there’s little chance they’ll be canceled a second year in a row, according to Irwin Kishner, co-chair of the Sports Law Group with Herrick, Feinstein LLP. ( read original story ...)
No branding in apparel for Tokyo Games: Kiren Rijiju
IOA announced it had pulled out of its “existing contract with an apparel sponsor” without naming Chinese sports brand Li Ning while respecting the sentiment of people ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo company head lands in handcuffs over alleged illegal helicopter flights
A company president in Tokyo has been arrested for allegedly illegally flitting customers to golf courses, on pleasure excursions and to othe･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics-IOC Pushes for More Vaccinations of Tokyo-Bound Athletes
Olympics - Brazilian athletes and staff travelling to Tokyo for the Olympics receive COVID-19 vaccine - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - May 14, 2021 Brazil's Ana Marcela Cunha, Larissa de Oliveira, Marcos ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Weighing Banning Alcohol in Public Areas of Olympic Village, Won’t Police Individual Rooms
"We have not yet clearly decided on the [alcohol] policy," Tokyo organizing committee CEO Toshiro Muto told Japanese media Wednesday. "We hope to do so by the end of this month." ... ( read original story ...)
Interactive Brokers will offer crypto trading by the end of the summer
Interactive Brokers will start trading cryptocurrencies on its platform by the end of the summer, said Chairman and CEO Thomas Peterffy. ( read original story ...)
Are NFTs The New Crypto? A Guide To Understanding Non-Fungible Tokens
For many, "NFT" is a bizarre acronym from a sub-reality without meaning, and many investors remain unsure of what an NFT is, let alone the value of NFTs as an investment opportunity. ( read original story ...)
Interactive Brokers to Offer Crypto Trading in Coming Months
Interactive Brokers Group Inc. is stepping deeper into cryptocurrencies with a plan to offer trading services. ( read original story ...)
Morning Bell With Jim Cramer: GameStop Can Go Crypto
GameStop has 'to go outside their basic framework', Cramer says, as the videogame retailer prepares to report earnings. ( read original story ...)
No Cheers: Tokyo Olympic Village considering ban on alcohol
The Olympic Village has traditionally been a fun place to be, housing thousands of young athletes and staff ready to party and share a few beers and bubbly toasts. It’s not clear if alcohol will be ... ( read original story ...)
Problems for Japan’s Sapporo as Olympics loom
Olympic marathon events were initially moved from Tokyo to the cooler northern city of Sapporo to avoid the intense summer heat in the Japanese capital.But two years on, critics say Tokyo 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
French Tennis Chief Defends Handling of Naomi Osaka
I think we did very, very well,” said Gilles Moretton, the new president of the French Tennis Federation. He has faced several challenges during the first French Open of his term. ( read original story ...)
Olympics-Athletes will be subject to GPS monitoring, says Tokyo 2020 CEO
Olympic athletes will be subject to GPS monitoring as will members of the media, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee CEO Toshiro Muto said on Wednesday. Muto, speaking at a news conference, also said ... ( read original story ...)
Yoshihide Suga Wants Everyone in Japan Vaccinated by November
Japan's prime minister wants 1 million shots administered daily so most of the country's older adults will be fully vaccinated by the end of July, just in time for the Olympics. ( read original story ...)