A defunct hydro plant in Costa Rica is getting a new lease on life by powering crypto mining, and bringing clean energy to a rapidly expanding business.More than 650 machines from 150 customers ... ( read original story ...)
Kim Kardashian, Floyd Mayweather sued over promotion of crypto token
Reality TV star Kim Kardashian and boxing legend Floyd Mayweather Jr. are facing a lawsuit alleging the celebrities misled investors in their promotion of a cryptocurrency token. The lawsuit, filed ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Fall Brings Chaos to the Popular Pudgy Penguins NFT Land
The infighting raises governance questions surrounding NFT communities, especially what happens when founders fail to deliver on their promises. ( read original story ...)
Mark Cuban says this is ‘the least important part of crypto’ for investors to focus on
To Mark Cuban, "tokens trading are the least important part of crypto," he tweeted. Here's what investors should focus on instead, according to Cuban. ( read original story ...)
Japan Overall Bank Lending Climbs 0.6% On Year In December
The value of overall bank lending in Japan was up 0.6 percent on year for the second straight month in December, the Bank of Japan ... ( read original story ...)
Japan logs 897.3 bil. yen current account surplus in Nov.
Japan logged a current account surplus of 897.3 billion yen ($7.8 billion) in November, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. Among key components, the country had a goods trade deficit of 431.3 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Has Y897.3 Billion Current Account Surplus
Japan posted a current account surplus of 897.3 billion yen in November, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday - down 48.2 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan manufacturers’ mood slips as rising costs pressure profit margins – Reuters Tankan
Japanese manufacturers turned less positive about their business conditions in January, in a sign the economy faces pressure from the Omicron variant as well as rising energy and raw material costs, ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto scams are the top threat to investors ‘by far,’ say securities regulators
Investments related to cryptocurrencies and digital assets are the top threat to investors "by far," according to a survey of securities regulators. ( read original story ...)
Scammers are using crypto ATMs and impersonating everyone from law enforcement to utility workers to steal money, the FTC warns
"Nobody from the government, law enforcement, utility company, or prize promoter will ever tell you to pay them with cryptocurrency," says the FTC. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Scams Are Biggest Threat to Investors in 2022, Regulators Say
Investments tied to cryptocurrencies and digital assets are by far the biggest threats facing individual investors in 2022, according to an annual survey of securities regulators by the North American ... ( read original story ...)
US and UK gather the pieces needed for clearer crypto regulation
Digital assets' recent plunge in value underscores the need for risk management and regulation. Bit by bit, the pieces are coming together. ( read original story ...)
Littlewoods owner Very Group fuels IPO speculation as it names ex-Walmart exec Dirk Van den Berghe as chair
Dirk Van den Berghe helped run Walmart’s businesses in Canada, China, India and Japan, and oversaw the retail giant’s global sourcing ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s Near 40% Slide Weighs on Crypto Stocks While Coinbase Outperforms
Shares of crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) have been an outlier, losing less than bitcoin. CoinDesk data show bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, has lost over 39% of its value since ... ( read original story ...)
Costa Rica hydro plant gets new lease on life from crypto mining
A small river in the middle of coffee plantations, sugar cane fields and a forest provides energy to a hydroelectric power plant in Costa Rica that feeds hundreds of computers wired up to the ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Makes $146M Bet on AI Firm Qraft
One of the largest tech investors globally, SoftBank, is investing $146 million in the South Korean AI company Qraft Technologies to help it expand into the U.S. ( read original story ...)