The Republican Senator from Kentucky cited a lack of trust in government for the reason more people may turn to cryptocurrency, which is not an official ... ( read original story ...)
Mastercard Debuts New Partnership To Help Banks Offer Crypto Credit Card Rewards
Credit card giant Mastercard announced a partnership Monday morning that will enable its network of partners—including banks and merchants—to offer cryptocurrency credit card rewards and products, ... ( read original story ...)
Braze files for IPO and other NYC tech news
Marketing technology company Braze has filed for a proposed initial public offering. The New York-based startup didn’t specify terms of the IPO in its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange ... ( read original story ...)
Mastercard will allow US banks and millions of merchants to integrate crypto into their products
Mastercard said Monday it will let US merchants and banks bring crypto products onto its network. Mastercard's extended partnership with Bakkt will allow customers buy, sell and hold digital assets ... ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk on his crypto portfolio: I only own bitcoin, ether and dogecoin
On Sunday, billionaire Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, confirmed which cryptocurrencies he owns and shared why he has repeatedly supported dogecoin. ( read original story ...)
Japan to Miss Target With $7.4 Billion Postal Stake Sale
The Japanese government will raise 843 billion yen ($7.4 billion) from the sale of Japan Post Holdings Co. shares -- about $1 billion short of its original target -- in the ongoing privatization of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls ahead of election
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average declined 204.44 points, or 0.71%, to 28,600.41. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange dropped 6.81 points, ... ( read original story ...)
Should you borrow against crypto? Here are the risks
Borrowing against cryptocurrency has become a popular topic, despite the risks. But is a crypto loan right for you? ( read original story ...)
French company Crypto Blockchain Industries to list on Paris stock market
French company Crypto Blockchain Industries said it would list on the Paris Euronext Growth stock market, highlighting the burgeoning appeal of cryptocurrencies around the world. ( read original story ...)
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen says she’s supporting herself with crypto she purchased ‘at the right time’
"For the foreseeable future, I'm fine, because I did buy crypto at the right time," Frances Haugen told The New York Times. ( read original story ...)
Shiba Inu Falls From Record After Musk Reveals His Crypto Buys
Elon Musk helped Shiba Inu vault up the ranks of the largest cryptocurrencies by market value by tweeting a photo of his puppy. Now the meme token is down after he said he doesn’t own any. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.71%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 lost 0.71%. The best ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei slips on soft earnings, U.S. tech worries
Japanese stocks dropped on Monday on disappointing earnings, with semiconductor-related shares among the hardest hit, taking their cue from falls in U.S. tech firms on poor earnings and concerns about ... ( read original story ...)
The Japanese government is still trying to phase out floppy disks a decade after Sony stopped making them
Government officials in Tokyo say they are moving data from floppy disks to online storage media. ( read original story ...)
Japan Government to Sell $7.4 Billion of Postal Giant Shares
The Japanese government will sell 843 billion yen ($7.4 billion) of shares in Japan Post Holdings Co. in the ongoing privatization of the postal and financial-services giant six years after its ... ( read original story ...)
Poll Finds LDP’s Outright Majority at Risk: Japan Election
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party for the first time in 12 years may not be able to hold onto its outright parliamentary majority after this Sunday’s general ... ( read original story ...)