Overseas funds bought the second-highest amount of Japanese government bonds on record in June as enhanced returns using cross-currency basis swaps and index-linked demand fueled inflows.Foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin at $22,000? Bearish calls intensify as the crypto sell-off intensifies
For the second time in a month, Bitcoin has fallen below $30,000. This time, the bearish calls for further drops are growing louder. Bitcoin and other digital coins tumbled alongside global stock ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Plummets Below $30,000 As Crypto Market Crashes Amid Delta Variant Spread
The crypto market lost around $100 billion in a day as the infectious Delta variant shakes global markets and confidence in a smooth pandemic recovery. ( read original story ...)
In Japan’s Fukushima, hopes of Olympics boost are dashed
TSUCHIYU ONSEN MACHI, Japan (Reuters) - When it was announced that Tokyo would host the 2020 Olympics, Kunitoshi Abe was thrilled. Coming from a small mountain town in Japan's Fukushima Prefecture ... ( read original story ...)
Cosm Creates ‘Tokyo Origami,’ an Eight-part VR Series Available on Oculus That Will Transport Audiences to Japan
Cosm, a global experiential media and immersive technology company, announced today it is producing an eight-part, 360-degree VR series highlighting the richness and diversity of life in Tokyo. Named ... ( read original story ...)
$200 Billion Crypto Price Crash: Bitcoin Suddenly Crashes Under $30,000 As Ethereum, Binance’s BNB, Cardano, XRP And Dogecoin Go Into Freefall
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have suddenly crashed lower, falling sharply after weeks of malaise. The bitcoin price dropped under the closely-watched $30,000 per bitcoin level as smaller ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei ends at six-month low amid rising Covid-19 cases
Japan’s Nikkei share average fell to a six-month low on Tuesday, tracking a broad sell-off on Wall Street as concerns grew that rising coronavirus cases globally could derail a nascent economic ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly $100 billion wiped off crypto market as bitcoin drops below $30,000
Bitcoin fell below $30,000 for the first time since Jun. 22 dragging other digital coins lower. About $98 billion was wiped off the entire cryptocurrency market in 24 hours as of 12:29 a.m. ET on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei ends at 6-month low amid rising COVID-19 cases
Japan's Nikkei share average fell to a six-month low on Tuesday, tracking a broad sell-off on Wall Street as concerns grew that rising coronavirus cases globally could derail a nascent economic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020: 5 athletes who used crowdfunding to finance their Olympic dreams
She may be America’s number one badminton player, but 31-year-old Zhang Beiwen still has to rely on crowdfunding to finance her overseas training and her coach’s travel expenses to Tokyo. World No 14 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan becomes first country to approve Ronapreve (casirivimab and imdevimab) for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19
Full approval is based on a global phase III trial which found casirivimab and imdevimab reduced hospitalisation or death by 70% in high-risk non-hospitalised patients Basel, 20 July 2021 - Roche (SIX ... ( read original story ...)
Robinhood Expects $30 Million Fine in Cyber, Money-Laundering Probe of Crypto Arm
Robinhood Markets Inc.’s cryptocurrency arm expects to pay a $30 million fine to settle a New York state probe into its cybersecurity and anti-money-laundering practices, the mobile investing firm ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei hits 6-month low on economic slowdown worries
Japan's Nikkei share average plumbed a six-month low on Tuesday, following a broad sell-off on Wall Street as concerns grew that rising coronavirus cases globally could derail a nascent economic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan govt says companies targeted by China-backed cyber hacking group
Japanese companies were targeted by a cyber hacking group called APT40, government spokesperson Katsunobu Kato said on Tuesday, adding "the Chinese government is highly likely" behind the attack. The ... ( read original story ...)
Cops Literally Steamroll Crypto-Mining Computers
As Dayak Daily reports Yes, I know those computers could have been recycled or put to better use. Yes, I know this is a petty and public show of police dick-swinging. Yes, I know it’s going to take ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin heads toward lowest level in 2021 as crypto’s slide continues with stock-market rout
Bitcoin trades under pressure Monday, with the world's No. 1 crypto trading near its lowest level since Jan. 1, according to data compiled by Dow ... ( read original story ...)