Bitcoin in Downtrend After another week of turbulent market volatility, the cryptocurrency market saw severe drops with Bitcoin (BTC) and its peers ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: How Coinbase Going Public Is Reshaping Trust in Markets
The data divulged in Coinbase’s long-awaited S-1 filing is eye-opening. But it’s what the document means for the crypto markets of today and the capital markets of tomorrow that is more meaningful. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps 2%; China says its factory activity growth slowed in February
A private survey on Chinese manufacturing activity is set to be released, with the Caixin/Markit manufacturing PMI expected at 9:45 a.m. HK/SIN on Monday. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange INX to Raise C$25M, List on TSVX for ‘Added Credibility’
The exchange made history last year by conducting an initial public offering (IPO) on the Ethereum blockchain. ( read original story ...)
Crypto wallets: What you need to know
From Coinbase to PayPal, crypto owners have more options than ever for safely securing their digital currency. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Fredo Corleone moment is not very cinematic
William Pesek is an award-winning Tokyo-based journalist and author of "Japanization: What the World Can Learn from Japan's Lost Decades." Here is the real question to ask about a scandal involving ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Channeled Her Love of Anime for Her Bright New Hair Color
Tennis star and four-time Grand Slam singles champion Naomi Osaka is channelling her inner anime character with a bright and rosy new hair color. Osaka, with help from hairstylist Martin-Christopher ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s record rally minting thousands of crypto millionaires…at least in virtual reality
With a market cap of around $850 billion, bitcoin’s value is bigger than that of either Tesla or Facebook, and almost twice as large as Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. In 2021 alone, bitcoin ... ( read original story ...)
Half of Mizuho’s ATMs in Japan shut down, with some eating cards
A widespread system glitch has forced more than half of Mizuho Bank's 5,395 automated teller machines in Japan to halt operations, the megabank said Sunday. Customers were unable to withdraw cash ... ( read original story ...)
Professional traders need a global crypto sea, not hundreds of lakes
Compared to the United States equities market, crypto trading lacks the market access, liquidity and tools required for institutional participation. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho halts service at card-eating ATMs
Japan's Mizuho Bank stopped service at some of its automated teller machines (ATMs) on Sunday after the machines devoured customers' cash cards and bank books. The core banking unit of Mizuho ... ( read original story ...)
19 crypto and blockchain-focused lawyers who are inking deals, fighting lawsuits, and navigating fast-evolving regulations
Big Law firms like Davis Polk, Goodwin Procter, and Skadden tout blockchain experts. And Coinbase tapped Fenwick to help it go public. ( read original story ...)
Carlyle plans IPO for Japan’s WingArc1st, valuing firm at $475 mln -sources
U.S. buyout firm Carlyle Group Inc CG.O is set to win approval for an initial public offering (IPO) of Japan's WingArc1st Inc as early as Thursday, two people with knowledge of the matter said, its ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei Rally: This Elliott Pattern Anticipated the Huge Move Last APRIL
Subscribers to Asian-Pacific Financial Forecast-- and Global Market Perspective-- were on the right side of the Nikkei opportunity. Back in March 2020, Japan's stock market was not "supposed" to rally ... ( read original story ...)
G-20 finance chiefs meet, discuss supporting virus-hit global economy
Finance chiefs from the Group of 20 advanced and emerging economies held a virtual meeting on Friday to discuss ways of ensuring that ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Boom Vaults Coinbase Founder Into Ranks of Mega-Rich
Working at Airbnb Inc. allowed Brian Armstrong to see the difficulties of handling payments from around the world. ( read original story ...)