Sequoia Capital is launching a cryptocurrency-focused fund of as much as $600 million — the latest sign of venture capital enthusiasm for crypto startups, despite ongoing regulatory uncertainty and ... ( read original story ...)
Politicians’ Crypto Stunts Are Mostly Hype, But Harmless
There’s nothing wrong with state and local governments’ cryptocurrency experiments, as long as nobody has to take them too seriously. ( read original story ...)
Remote hiring startup Deel’s new feature gives businesses the option to fund payroll in crypto
Alex Bouaziz and Shuo Wang founded Deel, a startup that aims to help companies compliantly hire and pay talent remotely all around the world. The pair’s mission was earnest and their vision that ... ( read original story ...)
Google Doodle honors Dr. Michiaki Takahashi, developer of first chickenpox vaccine
Dr. Michiaki Takahashi, a Japanese virologist who developed the first chickenpox vaccine, is being honored by Google with the Feb. 17 Google Doodle. ( read original story ...)
‘I don’t want to up sticks if we can avoid it’: Crypto startups consider quitting the UK over slow dirty-money checks
Crypto trading businesses say that lags from the UK's underfunded financial watchdog could be the death knell for London's status as a crypto hotspot. ( read original story ...)
Asian stock markets, except Japan’s Nikkei, in green at Thursday close
Nikkei 225 index in Tokyo dropped 0.83% at close as Japan foreign trade figure disappointed markets - Anadolu Agency ... ( read original story ...)
The Soccer Mom, the Bitcoin Miner and Yet Another Corner of the Crypto Universe
Everybody has a friend (or three) who's gone "full crypto." So Joel’s ears perked up when a friend from high school and college, Char Boger, told him about her interest not in Bitcoin — the more ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Crypto Exchange Bybit Jumps Out Front With Formula One Red Bull Racing Partnership
The deal involves Bybit becoming the “principle team partner” of Red Bull Racing to distribute its growing collection of digital assets and issue fan tokens. ( read original story ...)
Japan shares lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.83%
Japan equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, Mining and Chemical, Petroleum & Plastic sectors propelled shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 ... ( read original story ...)
Even after Berkshire Hathaway sunk $1 billion into crypto-friendly bank, vice chairman Charlie Munger calls coins like Bitcoin a ‘venereal disease’
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway invested $1 billion in Brazil's digital bank, Nubank, which offers some Bitcoin services. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s deficit reaches 8-year high as energy imports soar
Japan has reported its trade deficit rose to an eight-year high in January as the cost of energy imports soared ... ( read original story ...)
Are We In a Crypto Bubble?
Digital currencies like bitcoin and ethereum, the two largest cryptocurrencies by market value, have had meteoric ascents since 2019 that has left some under the impression that the entire crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Bybit Bullish on Crypto
This surge in household expenditure compounded by frets of lasting supply chain issues and the steady march of Covid, omicron edition, has stoked fears of long-lasting inflation making the case for ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto assets market ‘poses threat to global financial stability’
International watchdog highlights stablecoins as particular concern in absence of regulation Last modified on Wed 16 Feb 2022 14.47 EST The booming crypto assets market could pose a serious threat to ... ( read original story ...)
Charlie Munger compares crypto to ‘venereal disease,’ warns of inflation danger
“I wish it had been banned immediately,” Munger, who is also Warren Buffett’s right-hand man and vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. BRKB, +1.03%, said of crypto. “I admire the Chinese for ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Market Attracts Fed Scrutiny Over ‘Emerging Risks’
The crypto world continues to be in the spotlight this week, with the Federal Reserve reiterating a warning of potential economic risks just days after digital-asset firms dominated the advertisements ... ( read original story ...)