The booming cryptocurrency sector’s complaints that Washington has gone too far in cracking down on its unregulated products are getting tested in a lawsuit targeting digital coin XRP. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nomura Q3 net profit drops 39per cent as pandemic-era trading boom slows
Nomura Holdings Inc, Japan's biggest brokerage and investment bank, reported on Tuesday a 38.7per cent drop in quarterly net profit as the pandemic-era trading boom waned.October-December profit came ... ( read original story ...)
Billionaire Saylor’s MicroStrategy Bought $25 Million In Bitcoin During Last Month’s $500 Billion Crypto Market Crash
Despite the SEC cracking down on how it's accounting for its massive crypto stash, the data analytics company helmed by staunch bitcoin bull Michael Saylor keeps buying more. ( read original story ...)
Amber Group Acquires DeCurret Inc., a Crypto-Asset Exchange Service Provider Registered with Japan Financial Services Agency
"Japan holds tremendous strategic value as a significant crypto finance market, and we are proud to be integrating the best of both WhaleFin and DeCurret as we expand our presence in the country. ( read original story ...)
Amber Group Procures DeCurret Inc. Enabling Its Entry to Japan’s Crypto Market
Amber Group has procured DeCurret Inc., a crypto-asset exchange service provider, which is registered with the Japanese Financial Services Agency. ( read original story ...)
New semiconductor fabs in Japan to go online in 2022-2024
in funding for Japan's local IC manufacturing industry, the majority of which would finance cutting-edge chip manufacturing production capacity. The subsidies also target analog ICs and power ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto and tech stocks bombed, crude soared. Here are the markets’ biggest winners and losers for January
January was a month of paradoxes for investors. Consider this rollercoaster ride: Stocks closed the month on a hot streak with the S&P 500 notching its best two-day rally since 2020. But for the ... ( read original story ...)
Nestcoin raises $6.45M pre-seed to accelerate crypto and web3 adoption in Africa and frontier markets
Africans and people in emerging markets missed out on the first set of opportunities that technological advancements brought to the world. Nestcoin, a company founded last November that builds, ... ( read original story ...)
The political economy of crypto
Harmless fad, pernicious fad, or here to stay? ( read original story ...)
India budget 2022: Digital rupee and crypto tax announced
India is planning to launch a digital version of the rupee, becoming the latest country to join the rush to create state-backed virtual currencies. ( read original story ...)
Should I get my paycheck in crypto? Experts weigh in as America Competes Act looms
Pro athletes, mayors and celebrities have been getting compensated in cryptocurrency. But should you? How much should you allocate towards it? ( read original story ...)
Facebook’s crypto project sold after political backlash
The announcement caps a nearly three-year odyssey on the part of Facebook and its partners to launch a digital currency. ( read original story ...)
A crypto breakthrough? Western states consider taking digital currency
| Mario Tama/ The dreams of crypto enthusiasts inched closer to reality in recent days as lawmakers in Wyoming and Arizona put forward proposals that would allow those states to accept tax payments in ... ( read original story ...)
India to launch state-backed ‘digital rupee’, tax crypto
India will introduce a state-backed "digital rupee" and impose a 30 percent tax on profits from virtual currencies, the government announced Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
TANAAKK Raised US$2M Series A From Musashi Seimitsu Industry (TYO:7220)
proper milestones and KPIs from early stage all the way into NASDAQ or Tokyo Stock Exchange IPO. Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd. (TYO:7220) is a global auto parts Tier1 company for automobiles and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s car sales slump, heightens chance of Q1 economic contraction
The lingering impact of the virus is dashing hope among Bank of Japan policymakers the world's third-largest economy will head for a solid recovery as the pandemic's impact subsides. Domestic new car ... ( read original story ...)