Bitcoin and cryptocurrency custodian Anchorage is further blurring the lines between traditional finance and cryptocurrencies. After the San Francisco-based company began offering crypto-backed loans ... ( read original story ...)
Palantir Reportedly Plans $961 Million Direct-Listing IPO
Palantir hopes to do a direct-listing IPO by late September, according to Japanese wealth management firm Akita Michinoku Capital. ( read original story ...)
Blitzboks have unfinished business to take care of at Tokyo 2021
The Blitzboks squad regrouped in Stellenbosch this week after their season was interrupted and according to coach Neil Powell, they have placed the Tokyo Olympics as their ultimate goal. ( read original story ...)
Singapore and Japan agree to resume essential business travel; officials tasked to finalise agreement by September: MFA
Singapore and Japan have agreed to resume essential business travel, with an agreement expected to be finalised by early September, the ... ( read original story ...)
Surging Chainlink Pushes Bitcoin Cash Out Of The Crypto Top Five As ‘Wild’ Value Tops $6 Billion
Chainlink has now knocked bitcoin cash, an offshoot of the original bitcoin, from the top five cryptocurrencies by value, according to CoinMarketCap—with its total value now an eye-watering $6 ... ( read original story ...)
Chainlink Price Surges To $16.75, Overtakes Bitcoin Cash As Top 5 Crypto
LINK had a 32% increase in the last two days LINK started its uptrend after breaking past $5 on July 6 Analysts predict more upside in the future but also warn that most growth is priced in already ... ( read original story ...)
Akita Michinoku Capital Comments on Palantir as They Prepare for a Direct Listing in September
Finance executives at Tokyo-based wealth management company Akita Michinoku Capital have commented on Palantir Technologies Inc. preparing to go public through a direct listing in September. The ... ( read original story ...)
Recession-proof your portfolio with these 4 stocks, says analyst
The U.K. economy has officially crashed into recession following the economic shutdown in response to the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Plenty of Reasons to Clean Up Its Power Sector
The Japanese government proudly announced a plan last month to shut down 100 inefficient coal-fired power plants.International NGOs have criticized Japan’s policy of building coal power plants at ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics: Tokyo Games organisers to ensure air quality for marathon
Nothing will be left to chance as Tokyo Olympic Games organisers have tied up with world governing body World Athletics (WA) to ensure a “clean marathon” in exactly one year’s time in Japan. The move ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s high-speed maglev train project derailed by pandemic and environmental fears
Shizuoka's governor is refusing to greenlight crucial work for the whopping ¥9 trillion project, and COVID-19 has caused a reassessment of future demand. ( read original story ...)
Japan banks ink $330 million deal for Qatar’s first megasolar project
The project is part of efforts by the Middle East state to increase the renewable portion of its total electricity generation to 20 percent by 2030. ( read original story ...)
MacGregor receives EUR 18 million RoRo orders from Japan
CARGOTEC CORPORATION, PRESS RELEASE, 13 AUGUST AT 10 AM EEST MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured two orders from Japan to provide full hardware supply including ramps and lifting platforms ... ( read original story ...)
GLOBAL MARKETS-Japan stocks surge, dollar sags as investors see ‘glass half full’
Japanese stocks soared to a six-month peak and the dollar was under pressure on Thursday as investors picked positives out of recent economic data and bet on China and the United States sticking with ... ( read original story ...)
Global shares mixed, led by Tokyo gains, after Wall St rally
Global shares were mixed Thursday, cheered by the rally on Wall Street that's likely a boon for export-driven regional economies, despite concerns over the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Says Concerns Over Hong Kong Growing, After Activist Agnes Chow Arrested
Japan's foreign minister said on Thursday the arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow and media tycoon Jimmy Lai raised questions over freedom of speech and the press in Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)