Billionaire hedge fund boss Ray Dalio said of cryptocurrencies: "No government wants to have an alternative currency." ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto’s Anonymity Has Regulators Circling After the Colonial Pipeline Hack
Almost $350 million went to cryptocurrency wallets associated with ransomware attacks last year, quadruple the level of 2019. ( read original story ...)
Ark Financial’s Crypto Expert Sees Dogecoin Washout, Bitcoin Rivaling Gold
The past few days in cryptocurrencies have been among the most striking yet: a token just days old hit a $45 billion market value, Dogecoin was used to pay for a space mission and Ether scaled new ... ( read original story ...)
Blockbuster tech IPOs propelled SoftBank to Japan’s highest-ever annual profit
Masayoshi Son’s SoftBank Group has reaped $45.8 billion net income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, the highest of any Japanese company—ever. Its fourth quarter alone saw $17.7 billion in ... ( read original story ...)
Flora Duffy skips championship opener in Yokohama to focus on Tokyo
Flora Duffy has confirmed she will not be competing at the World Triathlon Championship Series opener in Yokohama, Japan, as she continues preparations for this summer’s Olympic Games. After an ... ( read original story ...)
Crucial women’s season opener in Yokohama as Zaferes bids for big return to Japan
The eleventh edition of top-tier triathlon in Yokohama will mark the first of the new-look World Triathlon Championship Series on Saturday, as the world's ... ( read original story ...)
Para triathlon stars come out for first action of the season in Yokohama
This weekend, the long-standing World Triathlon Para Championships Yokohama will assume even greater prominence in a huge Paralympic year for the biggest n ... ( read original story ...)
Italian Open: Naomi Osaka loses to Jessica Pegula, Serena Williams returns
Japan's Naomi Osaka suffers her second straight defeat on clay by losing to Jessica Pegula in the Italian Open second round. ( read original story ...)
Pegula shocks Osaka; Barty, Pliskova book round-of-16 slots in Rome
Jessica Pegula claimed her fifth Top 10 win of the year after stunning No.2 seed Naomi Osaka at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia on Wednesday. Meanwhile, World No.1 Ashleigh Barty and former champion ... ( read original story ...)
Italian Open: Second seed Naomi Osaka loses to Jessica Pegula in second round
The four-time Grand Slam winner, seeded second in the Italian capital, had received a first-round bye, but was unable to find her way back into the match after losing the first-set tie-break to her ... ( read original story ...)
Frustration in Japan as leader pushes Olympics despite virus
A full-page newspaper ad says Japanese will be "killed by politics" because the government is forcing them to endure the pandemic without vaccines. More than 300,000 people have signed a petition ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka’s death toll for May hits 379, setting monthly record
OSAKA--Osaka Prefecture reported 50 deaths from COVID-19 on May 12, raising the overall death toll for the month to a record high of 379. The monthly figure broke the previous record of 347, set in ... ( read original story ...)
Legendary Investor Issues ‘Radical’ Fed Warning As Crypto Price ‘Competition’ Between Bitcoin And Ethereum Suddenly Accelerates
As inflation fears swirl, legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller has warned "the most radical" Fed policy in recent history risks destabilizing the U.S. dollar—with bitcoin a good hedge against ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase and SoftBank Help Fund Brazilian Crypto Firm
A Brazilian money management firm focused on cryptocurrencies said it raised about $26 million of new funding from investors including SoftBank Group Corp. and Coinbase Global Inc. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank posts $45 billion net profit, Japan’s highest ever
Investment giant Softbank Group on Wednesday reported an annual net profit of $45.8 billion, the best ever for a Japanese company, reaping the reward.. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota “conflicted” over pandemic Olympics
A top executive of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games sponsor Toyota Motor Corp said officials of the Japanese company felt "conflicted" over the desire to see the Olympics succeed and public concerns about ... ( read original story ...)