Crypto shrugs at US crackdown on illicit activity

An industry that over the past year has witnessed precipitous price falls, multiple bankruptcies and allegations of fraud would normally pay attention when the US accuses one of its companies of fueling a “high-tech axis of crypto crime”.

Factbox: Crypto’s string of bankruptcies

The lending unit of U.S. crypto firm Genesis filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Thursday, the latest company toppled by a market rout last year that wiped about $1.3 trillion off the value of crypto tokens.

Why Bank Of Japan Needs A Female Leader

Yuri Okina tops shortlists of potential female candidates to replace Haruhiko Kuroda as Bank of Japan governor. Over the next few weeks, Tokyo financial circles will buzz with intrigue over who’s ...