The Nikkei shed 0.36% to end the day at 27,651.51, but that was off the morning's low of 27,641.14. The broader Topix lost 0.34% to 1,928.77, also recovering partially from early losses. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Banking Sector Making Gradual Progress in Fight Against Climate Change
The Bank of Japan is adding more grit to its campaign to incentivize Japan’s financial sector to fight climate change by supporting sustainability projects and unravelling financing for fossil-fuel ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Aeon to launch super app mobile payment in September
Japanese retail giant Aeon will launch its mobile payment service Aeon Pay next month, as the brick-and-motor operator challenges internet retailers such as Rakuten and Line, Nikkei has learned. Aeon ... ( read original story ...)
Japan approves $12.9 bln in reserve spending for coronavirus needs
Japan approved on Friday spending of 1.422 trillion yen ($12.93 billion) from emergency budget reserves for securing COVID-19 vaccines and medication as well as for funding a pandemic-related ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto traders will sue Binance exchange – plaintiffs receive solid support
Anonymous crypto settlements – the end. Exchanges require investors to “get out of the gloom” The Cayman Islands-based crypto exchange Binance is one of the largest players in the digital asset ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto for Advisors: Your Clients May Already Own Crypto. Here’s How to Hold It
Products and services to help advisors handle crypto on behalf of clients are only just emerging. Even so, most serious cryptocurrency investors want to hold tokens directly. Advisors should ... ( read original story ...)
This Tiny Oklahoma Bank Is Allowing Customers to Buy Crypto on Its Mobile App
A Tulsa, Okla.-based bank is inserting a crypto purchasing feature into its mobile banking app. Vast Bank (formerly Valley National Bank) has been testing customer purchases of crypto with money ... ( read original story ...)
Does Ethereum Classic Hit Crypto-investors Jackpot?
This resulted in the creation of two currencies: Ethereum and Ethereum Classic. This is how ETC was born into the crypto market to safeguard its integrity. ETC has proven its standing in the crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei follows Wall Street lower ahead of Jackson Hole symposium
TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei index slid on Friday, in line with Wall Street's declines overnight, on caution around prospects for an earlier tapering of Federal Reserve stimulus. The Nikkei shed 0.33% to end ... ( read original story ...)
A partner at Andreessen Horowitz reveals some of the secrets behind its big strategy to take crypto mainstream
A16z has a huge $2.2 billion crypto fund. A partner tells Insider about the strategies it uses to get a leg up investing in crypto startups. ( read original story ...)
PharmEasy plans to file IPO papers by October
India's largest e-pharmacy platform PharmEasy is gearing up to file draft papers by October before an Initial Public Offering later in the fiscal year, sources said. This comes at ... ( read original story ...)
PharmEasy IPO; the acquihiring trend; D2C brands make hay
PharmEasy, the only major Indian e-pharmacy that hasn't been bought out by a bigger firm, plans to launch its IPO before the end of the fiscal year. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Tokyo core consumer prices stop falling for 1st time in 13 months
Core consumer prices in Tokyo stopped falling for the first time in over a year in August, data showed on Friday, underscoring the chance that nationwide inflation will perk up in the coming months on ... ( read original story ...)
Financial Experts Say That Crypto Could Replace the Dollar in Just Five Years
Financial experts say that crypto could replace fiat currency in five years! But it's unclear if this is accurate, since the results could be skewed. ( read original story ...)
So… This Happened! One Crypto Goes From “Little-Known” “Top 10” in 4 Weeks
SOL surges 4x in one month, outshining crypto kings like Bitcoin and Ethereum. See how you could have seen the rally coming ... ( read original story ...)
This 33-year-old investor became a ‘dogecoin millionaire’ this year—here’s why Cardano is the next crypto he plans to go ‘all in on’
"I'm going to start buying up as much Cardano as possible with every bit of money I start making from now on," dogecoin millionaire Glauber Contessoto says. ( read original story ...)