Last May, a couple sued the IRS to refund them the equivalent of $3,293 in crypto that was produced as 8,876 Tezos tokens while operating a proof-of-stake (PoS) protocol to validate Tezos blockchain ... ( read original story ...)
Japan: Gold Pegged Cryptocurrency ZPG To Be Issued This Month
While Mitsui is preparing for the launch of their gold pegged stablecoin, Japan is also looking, to begin with, its second phase of experiments with Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC ... ( read original story ...)
A New Study On COVID-19 Cases at the Tokyo Olympics Has Lessons for the Beijing Games
Tokyo officials took a calculated risk in hosting the Olympic Games last July and August. While infections of the Delta variant were causing surges around the world, including in the host city ... ( read original story ...)
The SEC Introduces A ‘Trojan Horse’ Crypto Regulation As The Price Of Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, Solana, Cardano, XRP Rebounds
SEC watchdogs will vote on an amendment that could serve as a backdoor way to regulate cryptocurrencies and DeFi projects. Meanwhile, the price of bitcoin, ethereum, BNB, solana, cardano, and XRP ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaire investor Ray Dalio warns the easy-money era is over — and says the crypto craze is overblown
The Bridgewater Associates boss explained why stocks have dropped, urged investors not to hold cash, and laid out several risks of owning crypto. ( read original story ...)
TurboTax teams with Coinbase to give you your 2022 tax refund in crypto
It’s tax season again, and TurboTax is ready with a message for its 20 million users: This year, you do not have to settle for another boring refund check. Instead, the New York Times‘s DealBook ... ( read original story ...)
BUZZ-COMMENT-Weaker JPY ahead as central bank expectations shift
The prognosis is for continuing JPY weakness, especially with the Bank of Japan seen on hold indefinitely [nL1N2UD0A9]. Feb 4 (Reuters) - The yen was hit hard following surprisingly hawkish European ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Volume Slows to a Trickle, Boding Ill for Exchanges
During the brutal cryptocurrency selloff last month, volumes also tumbled -- a development that doesn’t bode well for exchanges that trade the digital tokens. ( read original story ...)
Storm clouds gather at SoftBank Group as valuations slide
TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Storm clouds hang over SoftBank Group ... "We are sceptical that an outright IPO of Arm will result in value creation for SBG shareholders," Jefferies analyst Atul Goyal wrote ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 5-year bond yield scales zero on tighter policy expectation
TOKYO :Japanese government bond yields climbed to multi-year highs on Friday as stubbornly hot inflation and more hawkishness from other major central banks spurred bets that the Bank of Japan would ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy likely rebounded in Q4 on solid consumption
The Bank of Japan will release the wholesale price data at 8:50 a.m. on Feb. 10 (2350 GMT, Feb. 9). The government reinstated coronavirus curbs in most areas in Japan, and local authorities are ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei set for first weekly gain in five despite weak tone on Friday
TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average ended the morning session little changed on Friday after vacillating between gains and losses, but remained on course for a strong weekly advance ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 5-year govt bond yield scales zero on policy expectation
TOKYO :Japanese government bond yields climbed to multi-year highs on Friday as stubbornly hot inflation and more hawkishness from other major central banks spurred bets that the Bank of Japan would ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy likely rebounded in Q4 on solid consumption: Reuters poll
The Bank of Japan will release the wholesale price data at 8:50 a.m. on Feb. 10 (2350 GMT, Feb. 9). The government reinstated coronavirus curbs in most areas in Japan, and local authorities are ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 10-year JGB yield hits six-year high; 5-year hits zero
The yield on benchmark 10- and five-year Japanese government bonds climbed to six-year highs on Friday, as stubbornly hot inflation forces global central banks to shift toward tighter policy, piling ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.53 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.53 percent at 27,095.90 on Friday, while the broader Topix shed 0.19 percent at 1,916.26. TOKYO, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average The ... ( read original story ...)