Yokohama Rubber Co. Ltd.'s first quarter sales revenue increased 15.8% versus the same period last year. The company also achieved significant operating profit gains during the first three months of ... ( read original story ...)
Ethereum co-founder and Crypto billionaire donates $1bn to India Covid fight – and currency instantly plummets
Cryptocurrency billionaire and Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has made one of the largest individual philanthropic contributions ever, by donating Ethereum and “meme coins” similar to Dogecoin ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Binance faces US money laundering probe
Binance, the world's leading cryptocurrency exchange, is reportedly being probed by the DoJ and IRS amid allegations that it is being used to launder money. ( read original story ...)
Earthquakes struck Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture and Indonesia’s Sumatra island
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck off Japan`s Fukushima Prefecture. So far no tsunami warning has been issued. Indonesia's Sumatra island also got a quake of 6.6 magnitudes. ( read original story ...)
Scientists reveal unprecedentedly versatile new DNA staining probe
A group of scientists at Nagoya University, Japan, have developed an incredibly versatile DNA fluorescent dye, named 'Kakshine' after a former NU student of its members, Dr. Kakishi Uno, but it also ... ( read original story ...)
J. League offers assistance for country’s mass vaccination efforts
The league and its 57 clubs will provide logistical support and promotional muscle after reaching an agreement with the National Governors' Association. ( read original story ...)
Revamped World Triathlon Championship Series to open in Yokohama
Reigning men's champion France's Vincent Luis will be the man to beat when the 2021 World Triathlon Championship Series opens in Yokohama tomorrow. ( read original story ...)
Japan determined to hold Tokyo Olympics despite fourth COVID-19 wave and “worried” public
Despite a fourth wave of coronavirus infections taking over and a low vaccine rate, Japan's government says it will hold the 2021 Summer Olympics no matter what. Japan extended its third official ... ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin Stages A Comeback Amid Crypto’s $300 Billion Crash, Soaring 30% As Elon Musk And Coinbase Signal Confidence
The price of dogecoin surged nearly 30% Friday following support from billionaire Elon Musk and an announcement that crypto exchange Coinbase would list the token, a boost that has allowed the ... ( read original story ...)
Fintech.tv co-founder Kavita Gupta on her long-term outlook on crypto
Kavita Gupta, co-founder and CSO at Fintech.tv, joined "Squawk Box" on Friday to discuss what's next for crypto, Elon Musk's influence over the market and more. ( read original story ...)
Marketing Blockchain And Crypto Companies In Latin America
Patrick O'Neill Managing Partner of Sherlock Communications and named Latin America’s Best PR Professional 2020 by PR Week Awards Blockchain is one of those modern-day terms that seems to spark fear ... ( read original story ...)
The IRS Is Coming for Crypto Investors Who Haven’t Paid Their Taxes
On the hunt for tax cheats, Uncle Sam is winning court battles to force cryptocurrency exchanges to reveal their customers. Your big unreported profits on bitcoin, ether or dogecoin could translate ... ( read original story ...)
World’s Largest Crypto Trading Platform Under Investigation by DOJ and IRS: Report
Binance, the world’s largest platform for buying and selling cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum, is under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Internal Revenue Service, ... ( read original story ...)
If You’d Invested $10,000 in Starbucks’ IPO, This Is How Much Money You’d Have Now
The power of long-term investing can be seen by how much you'd earn if you had invested in the coffee giant's IPO. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps more than 2%; Alibaba shares in Hong Kong drop 4%
Hong Kong-listed shares of Alibaba fell 4.03% on Friday after the firm posted its first operating loss as a public company in its fiscal fourth quarter. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks log biggest weekly loss in 9 months as virus wave weighs
Japanese stocks clocked their biggest weekly loss in nine months as investors refrained from placing big bets amid a resurgence in COVID-19 cases and on U.S. inflation scare, despite a slight climb in ... ( read original story ...)