Tag: banking

OK, this is very cool. The Crypto for Congress initiative of the Chamber of Digital Commerce is a critical step towards the acceptance and use of blockchain technology. ( read original story ...)

Fireblocks announced today that Revolut, a UK based payment service start-up, valued over $5 Billion, will use its MPC-based wallet and network infrastructure to support the introduction of new crypto ... ( read original story ...)

Square Inc. said it has made an investment of about $50 million in Bitcoin, cementing Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey’s vision of the currency as an instrument of economic empowerment. ( read original story ...)

The Series A funding round added star athlete-investors, including Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis and tennis star Naomi Osaka. Performance technology company Hyperice has completed a Series ... ( read original story ...)

Top executives at BitMEX, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges, will step back from their roles, the company said on Thursday, a week after U.S. prosecutors filed criminal ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s banking regulator has held up the deal as a model for streamlining an overcrowded regional banking sector. But the community isn’t rejoicing. Some in Nagasaki fret the merged bank ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index rallied nearly one percent on Thursday, tracking rebounds on Wall Street after US President Donald Trump appeared to reverse his decision to put off new stimulus. ( read original story ...)

Weighed down by the novel coronavirus pandemic, Japan's current account surplus for August fell from a year earlier for the sixth straight month, although ... ( read original story ...)

He was speaking after government data showed Japan's service sector sentiment ... tips and expert insight on all things money: personal finance, careers, investing, real estate and more. ( read original story ...)

"They have to be absolutely laser-focused if they want to get international finance into Tokyo," he added. "And Japan in general needs to be more flexible and open to foreigners." This article ... ( read original story ...)

Naomi Osaka said she is trying to be in the moment as the former world number one chases a third grand slam title at the US Open. Osaka reached the US Open semi-finals on Tuesday thanks to a 6-3 6 ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO • Japan's ministries have asked for a record 105.4071 trillion yen (S$1.35 trillion) in initial budget for the next fiscal year, the Finance Ministry said, as Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's new ... ( read original story ...)

In 2016, BitMEX became the first Bitcoin denominated futures contract on a Chinese A Share index. On Oct. 1, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed a criminal ... ( read original story ...)

Super Nintendo World will open its doors in Osaka, Japan in spring of next year, according to an announcement from Nintendo. The addition to Universal Studios Japan was meant to open just before the ... ( read original story ...)

A recently conducted audit by Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration (TIGTA) has found that the IRS is struggling to identify taxpayers with virtual currency transactions due to poor ... ( read original story ...)

The Vienna-based fintech launches its first regulated product for anyone interested in crypto to invest in the market like an expert. ( read original story ...)