Three of the four most lethal outbreaks at nursing homes in California were at facilities that volunteered to receive COVID-19 patients from overtaxed hospitals. Kei-Ai Los Angeles led them all. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase, Kraken, Gemini, And Other Crypto Exchanges Must Embrace DeFi To Capture Growth
DeFi offers a fast-growing ecosystem of continuous innovation as distributed project teams interact with open source protocols and create novel use cases previously unimaginable. To be competitive and ... ( read original story ...)
Grimes just made $5.8 million in under 20 minutes selling crypto-based artwork
The singer's digital art collection includes images of a baby guarding Earth and Mars. Some of the pieces are set to new music from Grimes. ( read original story ...)
China Region Declares War on Crypto Mining, Stirring Wider Fear
China’s Inner Mongolia has banned cryptocurrency mining and declared it will shut all such projects by April, spurring fears the world’s No. 2 economy will take more steps to eradicate the ... ( read original story ...)
What should we expect from a crypto market with Gary Gensler head of the Securities and Exchange Commission?
What should we expect from the authority of the new candidate Gary Gensler? Gensler clearly and profoundly realizes the market, its particular value, and the existing development of cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
70% of diverted $9.37 bil. Japan quake recovery budget won’t be returned
Japan's Reconstruction Agency has found that at least 70% of the 1-trillion-yen (around $9.37 billion) plus 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 vaccine worth 1,032 shots wasted in Japan due to freezer malfunction
More than 1,000 shots of coronavirus vaccine went to waste in Japan after storage temperatures deviated from a required range due to a freezer malfunction, the health ministry said on Monday, the ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Rises After China Region Declares War on Crypto Mining
China’s Inner Mongolia has banned cryptocurrency mining and declared its intention of shutting all such projects by April, spurring fears the world’s No. 2 economy will take more steps this year to ... ( read original story ...)
Top crypto lawyers – Walmart lures Goldman bankers – Wall Street moves of the week
The top finance stories for March 1, including the latest news on Carlyle's five-year effort to improve diversity at Novolex. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho restores ATMs, online banking after glitch halts services
Mizuho Bank, one of Japan's major retail banks, said on Monday it had restored cash machines and online banking services after a data glitch closed down about 80% of its automated teller machines ... ( read original story ...)
An ‘industry custom’: Little-known fees help Japan trust banks dominate profitable niche market
When Japan’s Honda Motor Co. Ltd. stopped using Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Ltd. as its stock transfer agent last year, the lender slapped it with a roughly $4 million termination fee, according to two ... ( read original story ...)
Japan debates fresh cash payouts to help the poor cope with COVID-19 pandemic: Sources
Japanese government and ruling party officials are discussing possible additional cash payouts to low-income households to help them cope with the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo asks China to stop anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens
Tokyo has requested Beijing to stop taking anal swab tests for COVID-19 on Japanese citizens as the procedure causes psychological pain, a government spokesman said on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga apologises after spokeswoman resigns over expensive dinners scandal
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga apologised on Monday following the resignation of a key spokeswoman, who along with other senior bureaucrats were reprimanded for attending expensive dinners ... ( read original story ...)
70% of $9.37 bil. Japan quake recovery budget that was diverted won’t be returned
Japan's Reconstruction Agency has found that at least 70% of the 1-trillion-yen (around $9.37 billion) plus 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake ･･･ ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank to Merge PayPay and Line Pay Apps in Japan
SofBank Group Corp.’s telecom arm, which on Monday completed the merger of its Japanese internet business with messaging service owner Line Corp., plans to combine the payment apps of those two ... ( read original story ...)