For more information, see How We Make Money. Social media plays a big role in the crypto community, but that’s not always a good thing. Twitter, Reddit, and TikTok have become virtual gathering ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto ‘romance scammers’ stole $139 million from victims in 2021
Even scammers are looking for love, and that's very much a problem. That's the takeaway from an equally detailed and depressing warning from the Federal Trade Commission documenting skyrocketing ... ( read original story ...)
The NFL on display this Super Bowl will seem like a crypto-happy league. It’s anything but.
And though Tom Brady may be gone from the game, he hovers over it, hawking crypto-exchange FTX. Yet the hype belies a more complicated relationship. Unlike the rival NBA, the NFL, the country’s most ... ( read original story ...)
Intel launches blockchain chip to tap crypto boom
(Reuters) - Intel Corp on Friday launched a new chip for blockchain applications such as Bitcoin mining and minting NFTs to cash in on the rising usage of cryptocurrencies. The chip will ship later ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto M&A volume jumped nearly 5,000% in 2021 with the average deal size tripling in value, PwC says
The total volume of crypto M&A deals skyrocketed nearly 5,000% in 2021, according to PwC. The average transaction size tripled in value from $52.7 million to $179.7 million. PwC also found that deals ... ( read original story ...)
The CEO of Binance says he hopes the exchange’s stake in Forbes will push media companies toward adopting crypto and possibly decentralize the industry
Load Error When crypto companies integrate into the traditional economy, the digital asset industry will be harder to ignore, Zhang, more famously known as CZ, told the New York Times' DealBook ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Rush Sweeps European Football Clubs in Need of Cash
There’s no let-up in European football’s breakneck pursuit of money from the world of crypto. In the past week alone, Spanish club Sevilla and English Premier League team Crystal Palace launched ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter aims for edge in Big Tech’s crypto contest with OpenNode investment
More on this: Twitter's plans for crypto: The social media juggernaut's investment in OpenNode is part of a sustained effort to build a presence in the crypto space. Last year, Twitter confirmed its ... ( read original story ...)
Does A Weak Yen Really Help Japan?
So it is with Japan and the weak yen. Ever since early 2013, when Shinzo Abe and Haruhiko Kuroda ascended to the Prime Ministership and Bank of Japan Governor’s post, respectively, Tokyo has ... ( read original story ...)
Another system failure plagues Mizuho Bank ATMs in Japan
The system was back online about an hour later. The bank, one of Japan's largest financial firms, is investigating the cause of the failure. Since February 2021, Mizuho has experienced a string of ... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho Bank suffers ATM system failure, 11th since last Feb.
Mizuho Bank experienced a system failure that disrupted automated teller machines on Friday, the major Japanese banking group said, marking the 11th system failure since February last year. The bank ... ( read original story ...)
A Boon for Crypto Depends on Growth Stocks’ Fate, Graticule Says
The decision to allocate in crypto has already been made by many traditional institutions, but most have been slow to actually invest, Adam Levinson, chief investment officer at Graticule Asset ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank plans to float ARM IPO by 2023
The Japanese conglomerate is currently pitching an IPO listed on the tech-focused Nasdaq stock market within the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. “The U.S… that’s the market that we are looking at ... ( read original story ...)
Some Mizuho Bank ATMs Become Unusable
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 ...)