A slew of regulatory happenings are in the works: a Bahamian CBDC, a potential ban on crypto trading in India and a plan to unify compliance standards in the U.S. ( read original story ...)
US Sanctions Two Russians Accused of Using Fraud to Steal Millions in Crypto
The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on a pair of Russian nationals accused of stealing $16.8 million from customers of three different crypto exchanges, including two in the U.S. The ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan Preview: Six major banks expectations
The Bank of Japan (BoJ) will announce its Monetary Policy Statement on 17 September at 03:00 GMT. The market consensus is for the BoJ to stay on hold and as we get closer to the r ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Post Bank confirms theft from its accounts through PayPay
The scope of a scam that breached bank accounts directly linked to a third-party electronic payment service is widening, amid revelations it took place across more service providers than initially ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks end flat ahead of U.S., Japan central banks’ meetings
Tokyo stocks ended essentially flat Wednesday as investors awaited the outcomes of central banks' policy setting meetings in the U.S. and Japan, while eyeing the new Cabinet picks under Japan's newly ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Export Falls Ease as Trade Gradually Improves
Japan’s exports fell in August at the slowest pace in five months as trade continued to slowly improve with the virus receding in some key markets and demand picking up.The value of Japan’s overseas ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stocks flat ahead of Fed, BOJ meeting outcomes
Tokyo stocks ended flat Wednesday as investors awaited the results of monetary policy meetings in the United States and Japan as well ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks in Asia-Pacific mixed as Japan’s exports plunge in August
Provisional trade statistics from Japan's Ministry of Finance released Wednesday showed the country's exports in August falling 14.8% as compared to a year ago. That compared against a 16.1% drop ... ( read original story ...)
Nigeria Issues Crypto Regulatory Guidelines: Here’s Why It Matters
Nigeria has issues guidelines for the regulation of bitcoin and other crypto assets. Once signed into law, crypto exchanges and other services dealing with crypto assets may need regulatory approval ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks edge higher, markets nervous before Fed meeting
Japanese stocks edged up on Wednesday in choppy trade on expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve would reinforce its commitment to keeping rates low at a meeting later in the day. ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka says people who told her to ‘keep politics out of sports’ inspired her to win US Open
Naomi Osaka probably didn’t need any extra motivation to win the US Open, but she got it anyway. Osaka turned things back on her critics Tuesday, saying they gave her the inspiration to dominate at ... ( read original story ...)
Silk Star Sei Ashina Found Dead in Her Tokyo Apartment at 36
Malcolm Taylor/ Sei Ashina. Japanese actress Sei Ashina was found dead in her Tokyo apartment on Monday, her management company confirmed. She was 36. Ashina’s death ... ( read original story ...)
Lawsuit filed for Investors in shares of YayYo, Inc. (OTC: YAYO) over alleged Securities Laws Violations
An investor, who purchased shares of YayYo, Inc. (OTC: YAYO), filed a lawsuit over alleged Securities Laws violations by YayYo, Inc. in connection with YayYo’s November 2019 initial public offering ... ( read original story ...)
‘Flawless’ Osaka looking good to unveil all her masks
Naomi Osaka brought seven facemasks to the US Open to highlight racial injustice and on the basis of her impressive showing the quarter-finals on Tuesday, Flushing Meadows looks destined to see ... ( read original story ...)
Red hot IPO pipeline is a bubble-era trend with resonance today
There are still 156 companies that have filed prospectuses within the past year and have yet to price an IPO. That excludes companies that have confidentially filed, such as Airbnb . This year’s ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka comes back, beats Victoria Azarenka for 2nd US Open title
NEW YORK: After one errant forehand in the first set of the U.S. Open final, Naomi Osaka looked at her coach in the mostly empty Arthur Ashe Stadium stands with palms up, as if to say ... ( read original story ...)