Tokyo, Feb. 11 (Jiji Press)--Mizuho Bank of Japan said Friday that some of its automated teller machines have been unusable since around 9 a.m. on the day (midnight Thursday GMT). The bank, the core ... ( read original story ...)
The Crypto Bowl is the beginning of a blockchain advertising bonanza
If you’re already feeling inundated with crypto ads, don’t watch the Super Bowl on Sunday. FTX, Coinbase, Crypto.com and others have booked commercial time during the most-watched media event of the ... ( read original story ...)
Hipster Crypto Couple: We Won’t Flee, We’ve Got Frozen Embryos
The hipster duo accused of laundering billions of dollars in stolen cryptocurrency were at one point considering starting a new life in Eastern Europe and even had “a brief conversation with each ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s free insurance startup Warrantee files for IPO on NASDAQ
Osaka-headquartered Warrantee, the Japanese startup offering free insurance services in the US and Singapore, has publicly filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its initial ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Prediction: Ethereum Could Double In 2022 Amid ‘Strong Competition’ From Rivals BNB, Solana, And Cardano
Subscribe now to Forbes' CryptoAsset & Blockchain Advisor and discover hot new NFT and crypto blockbusters poised for 1,000% gains The ethereum price has rocketed 2,500% since the beginning of 2020 ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin, Metaverse, DeFi and Other Crypto Categories Explained – FREE Webinar
Today, there are more than 12,000 coins and even more data points in the crypto universe. The cryptocurrency ecosystem is showing no signs of slowing down. How does it compare to the stock market? ( read original story ...)
Japan Finance Corp. has ‘contact’ for politicians, expedited virus loans: sources
TOKYO -- Multiple workers at the government-backed Japan Finance Corp. (JFC) have admitted there is a "point of contact" for brokering loans by politicians in its special loan program for pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Mexico sets up first sustainable bond in Japan
Deputy Finance Minister Gabriel Yorio said in a podcast hosted by Banorte. "No longer in Europe, but in the Samurai market instead," Yorio told the Norte Económico podcast on Wednesday. "Part of that ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Mocks ‘Bluster’ of Pair Charged in Massive Crypto Scam
U.S. prosecutors came out swinging against the Manhattan couple charged with trying to launder billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin stolen from the Bitfinex currency exchange, mocking the pair’s ... ( read original story ...)
The Crypto Bowl is just the beginning
If you’re already feeling inundated with crypto ads, don’t watch the Super Bowl on Sunday. FTX, Coinbase, Crypto.com and others have booked commercial time during the most-watched media event of the ... ( read original story ...)
Cybercriminals are extorting huge sums of crypto in ransomware attacks as they go after bigger and bigger targets, Chainalysis says
An earlier Chainalysis report found that laundering surged 30% in 2021, and the organization Cybercrooks laundered $8.6 billion worth of dirty crypto. Some $33 billion in crypto has been laundered ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Fans, FriesDAO, Want to Buy McDonald’s, Subway
"It started from the sort of, you know, 90% meme," recalled Bill "Swo" Lee, Launch Code Capital partner and crypto veteran. Lee is an adviser to friesDao. A month later, the joke has become reality. ( read original story ...)
Beyond Bitcoin and Metaverse: Crypto Categories Investors Should Know – FREE Webinar
[00:00:05.16] Bob Lang: The cryptocurrency world is evolving fast. There are now over 12,000 coins in the crypto ecosystem. And with so many coins and even more data points, a rigorous classification ... ( read original story ...)
Seemingly Ubiquitous NFTs Make Up Only 1% of Crypto Universe
Nonfungible tokens have a combined value of about $16 billion, a sliver of the roughly $2 trillion ecosystem of thousands of digital assets, according to an analysis of NFTGo data by crypto ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Binance to take $200m stake in Forbes
Binance sued Forbes in 2020 for defamation, later dropping the case. Analysts also noted that crypto assets have proven particularly vulnerable to manipulation by celebrities and media hype, prompting ... ( read original story ...)
Everything You Need to Know About the NYC Couple Accused of Laundering Billions in Crypto
The 34-year-old Ilya Lichtenstein, a dual Russia-U.S. citizen, and his wife, Heather Morgan, 31, have become the weirdo Bonnie and Clyde of the crypto world after the pair were arrested early ... ( read original story ...)