Wednesday was a national holiday in Japan. Traders sold shares almost across the board. The Nikkei 225 extended its losing streak for a fifth trading day. It has shed 5.4 percent over the period. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Largest Bank ‘MUFG’ Suspends Blockchain Payments Network
The financial group also clarified that the liquidation procedure would actually bear no material impact on the company this fiscal year. ( read original story ...)
720 bil. yen from Japan’s ‘Go To Travel’ budget likely to go unused amid COVID surge
A budget of 720 billion yen (about $6.3 billion) set aside for the Japanese government's "Go To Travel" domestic tourism subsidy campaign is increasingly likely to be returned to state coffers, as ... ( read original story ...)
Few calls to ‘Buy The Dip’… but uber-rich Family Offices are keen on crypto
Data shows that traders who talk about “buying the Bitcoin dip” often do so right before the market crashes even further, suggesting that they may have no idea if it's a dip or a crash. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei hits 1-month low on growing fears over invasion of Ukraine
TOKYO, Feb 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei index fell for a fifth straight session on Thursday, touching its lowest in a month, as growing fears of a full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine curbed risk ... ( read original story ...)
Japan, Australia ready to tap oil reserves if Ukraine conflict hits supply
Japan and Australia said on Thursday they were prepared to tap their oil reserves, together with other International Energy Agency (IEA) member countries, if global supplies were hit by hostilities in ... ( read original story ...)
Gunze Launches TENALEAF™ Absorbable Adhesion Barrier in Japan
Gunze Launches TENALEAF™ Absorbable Adhesion Barrier in Japan tailored to medical professionals to improve patient clinical outcome ... ( read original story ...)
Politicians Show Their Increasing Interest In Crypto at ETHDenver 2022
A dispatch from a dizzying week at one of North America's largest cryptocurrency conferences, featuring Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and Andrew Yang. ( read original story ...)
BRLI to merge with penny stock crypto exchange Nukkleus; VIEW learns about not filing the hard way
Brilliant Acquisition (BRLI) to merge with OTC penny stock Nukkleus (NUKK), Smart glass maker VIEW learns about transparency the hard way, and all the day's news in SPACs. ( read original story ...)
Mortgage With Crypto? Miami Financial Tech Company Allows Bitcoin as Collateral
It’s a new way of buying a home, but only if you’ve got the crypto for it. Milo, a financial technology company, will now allow people who own bitcoin to use it as collateral to take out a home ... ( read original story ...)
1Password now lets you easily store crypto wallet details
A 1Password update brings a specific item type dedicated to crypto and digital assets to the password manager’s interface. This could make it easier to ... ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong Billionaire Richard Li’s Wealth Rises As His Asian Insurer FWD Mulls IPO
On the plate of Richard Li, the 55-year-old son of billionaire Li Ka Shing, there’s a major piece of unfinished business from 2021: listing regional life insurer FWD. ( read original story ...)
Squabbling ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ Crypto Team Tries to Relaunch
The man behind the “Let’s Go Brandon” crypto coin threatened to sue key investors last week, blaming them for the nearly worthless token’s demise. ( read original story ...)
The EU wants its new financial crime watchdog to supervise crypto as it cracks down on money laundering: report
"It is key that the scope of the new EU authority explicitly includes crypto assets," a EU lawmaker behind the proposed new regulator told Bloomberg. ( read original story ...)
JPMorgan’s top metaverse and crypto executive is leaving the bank after almost 20 years
Led by Christine Moy, JPMorgan last week launched its Onyx lounge in Decentraland, becoming the first major bank in the metaverse. ( read original story ...)
Woman swindled out of $390,000 in crypto scam by man she met on dating app Hinge
A Tennessee woman said she was a victim of an online crypto dating scam and lost $390,000 after meeting a man on the dating app Hinge. ( read original story ...)