Tag: banking

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the U.S. “can’t shut down the economy again,” even as signs of a second wave of infections emerge. Houston may reimpose stay-home orders as cases in the city ... ( read original story ...)

Bitcoin dropped sharply in the last 24 hours, reaching nearly $9,000. Will it continue to lose value in the short-term, or will it bounce back? ( read original story ...)

Ghostwire: Tokyo is the new game from Tango Gameworks - the studio behind The Evil Within - and we just got a first look at gameplay at the PS5 Future of Gaming event.  The short video confirmed the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's economy shrank less than initially estimated in the first quarter but the broad impact from the coronavirus crisis is still expected to send the country deeper into recession. A series of ... ( read original story ...)

The country in the spotlight of Europe’s biggest-ever dirty-money scandal is turning its attention from banks to crypto-currency firms. ( read original story ...)

Binance Holdings Ltd., the top spot cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is adding to its suite of derivatives products with quarterly Bitcoin futures. ( read original story ...)

The hardest-hit Japanese city, Tokyo saw 10,107 deaths from all causes in the month, according to data released Thursday by the Metropolitan Government. That’s almost 12% higher than the average of ... ( read original story ...)

The hardest-hit Japanese city, Tokyo saw 10,107 deaths from all causes in the month, according to data released today by the Metropolitan Government. That’s almost 12% higher than the average of the ... ( read original story ...)

The bank is in talks with corporate clients to provide financing via subordinated loans and purchases of preferred shares totaling more than ¥100 billion. ( read original story ...)

A jump in virus cases and hospitalizations in some U.S. states has sparked concern of a second wave, as America’s total infections neared 2 million. The World Health Organization warned that a ... ( read original story ...)

In week four of a16z’s Crypto Startup School, the spotlight shifts to building companies by growing communities of users, developers and employees in a decentralized context. ( read original story ...)

A recent academic paper revealed that Ethereum is losing its privacy, because people are “carelessly” connecting their real-world identities to their on-chain addresses. Unlike Bitcoin, which creates ... ( read original story ...)

An unknown user or company sent $130 in Ethereum (ETH) on June 10. It shocked the crypto community with a fee of $2.6 million. ( read original story ...)

To go mainstream, blockchain and crypto organizations might have to copy the very same banks they were intended to disrupt. ( read original story ...)

Japanese biotech AnGes Inc expects its coronavirus vaccine to be ready as early as the first half of 2021, if it can overcome supply chain and production hurdles, the company's founder said. The Osaka ... ( read original story ...)

Already the global leader in accumulating debt, Japan is adding nearly $2 trillion to its mountain this fiscal year with record stimulus packages ... ( read original story ...)