Tag: banking

The “digital currency” META 1 Coin may or may not have the blessing of Abraham Lincoln and links to a gold mine in Nevada—but the SEC claims its coin is a scam “backed by nothing.” ... ( read original story ...)

Andreessen Horowitz’s Crypto Startup School brought together 45 participants from around the U.S. and overseas in a seven-week course to learn how to build crypto companies. Week three of a16z’s Crypt ... ( read original story ...)

Polymath is creating a global blockchain platform for issuing and investing in security tokens. (Remember, security tokens in the crypto space are defined as digital versions of financial securities ... ( read original story ...)

A new partnership is a boost for functional blockchain and, perhaps, a decentralized future for Google Cloud. Will Google's new blockchain partnership be a model for loads of content delivery? Google, ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet has approved a $1.1 trillion stimulus package to help mitigate the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the world’s third-largest ec ... ( read original story ...)

The European Union is faced with a pivotal decision about its future, and Japan is set to double its coronavirus stimulus spending. ( read original story ...)

Coinbase is acquiring the two-year-old digital asset trading firm Tagomi for a price between $75 and $100 million, say people familiar with the situation. ( read original story ...)

Say goodbye to Twitter and meet at Minds,” she wrote last Thursday (May 21). Like many other Thais, the prominent writer and social critic had grown wary and distrustful of Twitter over a recent ... ( read original story ...)

Like many other Thais, the prominent writer and social critic had grown wary and distrustful of Twitter over a recent string of developments on the platform that sparked privacy concerns. Last week, ... ( read original story ...)

Crypto custodian BitGo is moving into the prime brokerage space, announcing a fully integrated suite of services Wednesday to serve institutional traders. The services will be offered by BitGo Prime, ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s Cabinet has approved a proposed 32 trillion yen ($296 billion) supplementary budget to help fund measures to cushion the blow to the economy from the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's cabinet approved on Wednesday a new $1.1 trillion stimulus package that includes significant direct spending, to stop the coronavirus pandemic pushing the world's ... ( read original story ...)

Spain begins 10-day mourning period for virus victims. — India surpasses 150,000 virus cases with another one-day high. TOKYO — Japan’s Cabinet approved the largest supplementary budget of 32 trillion ... ( read original story ...)

Japan will work with other Group of Seven (G7) nations to achieve a strong global recovery and resolve the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)

The balance of bond holdings, revealed in the BOJ's earnings report for the financial year that ended in March, underscores the massive scale of its money printing aimed at reflating the economy and ... ( read original story ...)

Guthrie was the only sponsor of a bill he introduced called the ‘Advancing Blockchain Act,’ part of a group of Republican bills in the House aiming to support technology in the House Energy and ... ( read original story ...)