Fuelled by hype and hysteria, the market in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies went from an obscure niche to a $3tn industry. Then the house of cards collapsed ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto-focused Multicoin Capital launches $430M venture fund
Crypto-native venture capital firm Multicoin Capital announced a new fund, its third and largest to date at $430 million. “As evidenced by our first and second venture funds, some of the best ... ( read original story ...)
Satoshi Wept: How Crypto Replayed the 2008 Financial Crisis
It only took 13 years for crypto to recreate the same kind of financial crisis it was designed to prevent. Here’s how it (almost) all went down. ( read original story ...)
Janet Yellen, Japan finance minister agree to cooperate ‘as appropriate’ on FX volatility
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, who previously served as chair of the Federal Reserve, is seeing eye to eye with Japan Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on the adverse ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan agree to tackle currency, economic impact of Ukraine war
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testifies during a House Ways and Means Committee hearing on President Biden's proposed 2023 U.S. budget, on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., June 8, 2022. REUTER ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bids sombre farewell to slain Shinzo Abe, its longest-serving premier
A vehicle carrying the body of the late former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while campaigning for a parliamentary election, leaves after his funeral at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo, Japa ... ( read original story ...)
United States and Japan agree to further strengthen economic ties
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki agreed on Tuesday to work together to address rising food and energy prices, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan ex-Prime Minister gave prominence to AfDB foreign policy – Dr Adesina
President of the African Development Bank Group has described the death of the former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, as a great loss to the African continent. According to Dr. Akinwumi A. ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei tumbles on renewed Covid fears
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average stumbled 475.64 points, or 1.77%, to 26,336.66. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange declined 31.36 ... ( read original story ...)
Yellen meets Japan’s top central banker amid growing global economic challenges
TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda on Tuesday, the Treasury Department said, as both countries grapple with mounting ... ( read original story ...)
U.S., Japan will cooperate appropriately on currency issues, Japan finance minister says
TOKYO–Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said he agreed at a meeting Tuesday with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen that the U.S. and Japan should cooperate appropriately in dealing with ... ( read original story ...)
Japan and U.S. finance chiefs agree on volatile forex risk
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and his U.S. counterpart ... for economic and financial stability,” they said in a joint statement after meeting in Tokyo. “We will continue to consult closely on ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Japan Finance Minister Fujii Dies at 90
Former Japanese Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii, who promoted consumption tax hikes as tax research commission chief at the former Democratic Party of Japan, died at his home in Tokyo on Sunday at age ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, U.S. Finance Chiefs Vow Cooperation on Currency Issues
Tokyo, July 12 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and visiting U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issued a joint statement Tuesday, affirming their close cooperation on currency ... ( read original story ...)
Next Crypto to Blow Up – What is the Next Axie Infinity?
The bull run of the Axie Infinity (AXS) crypto token showed it’s still possible to make life changing wealth from one altcoin that blows up. Even if investors don’t sell the exact top, as it made well ... ( read original story ...)
Japan bids farewell to slain Shinzo Abe, its longest-serving prime minister
Akie Abe, wife of late former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe ... “We take this incident extremely seriously,” he was quoted by the Nikkei Shimbun as saying. ( read original story ...)