Regulators rejected a pair of proposals to offer physically-backed Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, handing crypto enthusiasts a proverbial bag of coal ahead of the Christmas holiday. ( read original story ...)
Markets 2021: Stocks soar, IPOs explode, crypto goes wild
Wall Street delivered another strong year in 2021, as a resurgence in consumer demand fueled by the reopening of the global economy pumped up corporate profits. Investors faced plenty of challenges, ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-backed Snapdeal aims to raise USD 165 million from IPO, eyes international expansion
Snapdeal plans to use INR 9 billion (USD 119 million) from the IPO proceeds for organic growth initiatives over the next five financial years. SoftBank-backed Indian e-commerce marketplace Snapdeal is ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s largest bank MUFG to launch new $300 million debt venture fund
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) will launch a new $300 million fund to offer debt financing to late-stage tech startups in the Asia-Pacific region, its chief executive said, as Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin in Latin America: Crypto’s Next Big Wave
Latin America is fast becoming the world’s model for how cryptocurrency will permeate the daily lives of citizens in years to come. All heads have turned towards El Salvador –– as they will toward any ... ( read original story ...)
Diamonds for Crypto: Revolution in the traditional Business
Young developers team (Crypto Exchange Stockpoint) together with professionals in the diamond industry created a diamond exchange Triple Ex Marketplace, where everyone can buy and sell diamonds for ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s largest bank MUFG to launch new US$300 million debt venture fund
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc (MUFG) will launch a new US$300 million fund to offer debt financing to late-stage tech startups in the Asia-Pacific region, its chief executive said, as Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
What the top crypto execs predict for the industry in 2022: Regulation and a Big Tech ‘brain drain’
The crypto industry now sprawls well beyond bitcoin and executives expect new uses for the technology to pick up in 2022. New blockchain-based apps, "Web3" and regulation are top of executives' minds ... ( read original story ...)
I teach cryptocurrency at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. Here are 3 things every new crypto investor needs to know
Learn more It’s hard to escape the hype surrounding cryptocurrency, from Elon Musk saying that “there’s a good chance that crypto is the future currency of Earth” to headlines like this one, ... ( read original story ...)
This Infamous Russian Hacker Wants Your Crypto Investment
Peter Levashov was caught in the U.S. government's dragnet to arrest and extradite Russian hackers. He's now using his rap sheet to attract investors to his new business project. ( read original story ...)
Arena Naming Rights Does Not Make Crypto.com Coin a Buy
InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips As far as I know, InvestorPlace Assistant News Writer Brenden Rearick’s ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto entrepreneur to go to space on New Shepard
A controversial Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur revealed he submitted the high bid for a seat on Blue Origin’s first crewed suborbital launch. ( read original story ...)
Japanese PM says it’s important for central bank to work closely with government to hit inflation target
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday that Japan’s economy can restore healthy growth by ‘ensuring the BOJ’s monetary policy and the government’s fiscal policy work hand in hand’ ... ( read original story ...)
Beyond China: a look at Asia’s other major economies – India and Japan
However, there are two other economies that are vitally important to the health of the Asian region: India and Japan. The two countries have moved in opposite directions for much of 2021. In spite of ... ( read original story ...)
BOJ offers to pump $18 bln into green finance scheme
The Bank of Japan offered on Thursday to extend $18 billion worth of loans to financial institutions in a first auction conducted for a new scheme aimed at promoting activities to fight climate change ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Focus on Wealth Equality Rattles Financial Hub Dream
New Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s rhetoric of distributing wealth more equally appears to signal a change of priorities for post-pandemic Japan that may run counter to plans to improve the country’s ... ( read original story ...)