Friday’s opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been plunged into further chaos following the dismissal of its show director. Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto confirmed to media that ... ( read original story ...)
2 more Olympic athletes among 91 total Tokyo virus cases
TOKYO (AP) — Two athletes were among four residents of the Olympic Village who were added to the tally Thursday of people accredited for the Tokyo Games who have tested positive for COVID-19 this ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin on pace for best day in over a month amid crypto conference
CNBC's Kate Rooney takes a look at bitcoin's performance Wednesday as well as comments from Elon Musk on the crypto space. ( read original story ...)
Coin Metric co-founder gives his take on the future of crypto
Nic Carter, Castle Island Ventures, Coin Metric co-founder on what's next for cryptocurrencies. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Karen Finerman and Steve ... ( read original story ...)
10 Canadian athletes who could shock the world at Tokyo Olympics
Penny Oleksiak was the star in Rio, but she heads into Tokyo as an underdog. Here are the other Canadian athletes who could surprise and bring home a medal. ( read original story ...)
Tesla May Accept Bitcoin Once Crypto Mining Makes Green Shift
Elon Musk, the billionaire head of Tesla Inc., said Bitcoin mining is “shifting towards renewable energy” and his company will likely resume accepting the cryptocurrency as payment for its electric ... ( read original story ...)
The Goal: $2 Billion In Crypto Loans, Says New Maple Finance Exec
Our goal is by the end of next year is to get up to $2 billion in loans being provided,” Kim said in an interview. The lending protocol launched in May with an initial pool o ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs Survey: Nearly Half of Family Office Clients Are Interested in Crypto
According to the survey, 15% of family offices the bank does business with are already invested in crypto. Bloomberg has reported that a recent Goldman Sachs survey found that nearly half of its ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific To Go Public At $4 Billion Valuation As U.S. Crypto Mining Gains Steam On China Crackdown
Core Scientific, one of the largest cryptocurrency miners in the United States, announced Wednesday it plans to list on the Nasdaq exchange in a deal that values the four-year-old company at $4.3 ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s 50% Drop From Peak Hammers Crypto Loans, Derivatives
Bitcoin bubble is deflating and hitting a $1.3 trillion industry built on to-the-moon speculation and rampant leverage. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin transactions could become easier to trace as Europe plans to ban anonymous crypto wallets
Composition of bitcoin symbol and stock market data chart. The European Commission (EC) has outlined a set of proposals that aim to regulate cryptocurrency transfers more tightly using existing ... ( read original story ...)
A blow to Bitcoin? Europe plans to ban anonymous crypto wallets
A key change is that it will ban all cryptocurrency service providers from offering anonymous cryptocurrency wallets, while existing AML rules would be expanded to the whole crypto sector, including ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Miner Core Scientific to Go Public Via $4.3 Billion SPAC Deal
(Reuters) -Core Scientific Holding Co said on Wednesday it would go public through a merger with a blank-check company backed by BlackRock Inc, in a deal that values the cryptocurrency miner at $4.3 ... ( read original story ...)
The Ultra-Rich Are Turning to Crypto After Driving the SPAC Boom
A Goldman Sachs survey found that nearly half the family offices the bank does business with want to add digital currencies to their stable of investments. ( read original story ...)
Opinion: Naomi Osaka still doesn’t owe any of us, including Megyn Kelly, anything
Naomi Osaka's Twitter spat with prominent right-wing figures, like Megyn Kelly, shows the tennis star is on the right path and protecting herself. ( read original story ...)
How to watch the Tokyo Olympics
The official start to the Olympics is the opening ceremony on Friday, July 23rd at 7AM ET, but a few events will actually kick off before that. Softball and Women’s Soccer competition begins Wednesday ... ( read original story ...)