Japanese factories increased output in January for the first time in three months, signaling the country’s economic recovery is continuing despite a renewed state of emergency to contain the ... ( read original story ...)
Brazilians are more open to banking innovation, study finds
Consumers in the Latin American country are pioneers in the adoption of new technologies in the financial segment, according to Accenture ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Debuts Anime-Inspired Bright Pink Hair
Naomi Osaka is experimenting with the colorful hair trend! On Thursday, the tennis pro, 23, debuted a new magenta shade in an Instagram post that included a reference to a pink-haired Anime character ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase’s crypto holdings jumped ninefold last year to over $300 million as bitcoin surged
According to Coinbase's direct listing prospectus on Thursday, the company held $316.1 million worth of crypto assets on its balance sheet as of Dec. 31. ( read original story ...)
Coinbase says the entire crypto market could be destabilized if Bitcoin’s anonymous creator is ever revealed or sells their $30 billion stake
Satoshi Nakamoto owns about 5% of the bitcoin market. If their 1.1 million cache was transferred, bitcoin prices could plummet, Coinbase said. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Boom Has Been Good to Coinbase Ahead of Planned Listing
Coinbase Global Inc. is the latest company that’s taking an unconventional route to becoming a public company. A look at the largest cryptocurrency exchange’s latest financial statements shows ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto company Anchorage raises $80 million after getting federal banking charter
Anchorage has raised an $80 million Series C funding round led by GIC, also known as Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund. Andreessen Horowitz, Blockchain Capital, Lux and Indico are also participating ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase warns the entire crypto market could be destabilized if bitcoin’s anonymous creator is ever revealed or sells $30 their billion stake
Satoshi Nakamoto owns about 5% of the bitcoin market. If their 1.1 million cache was transferred, bitcoin prices could plummet, Coinbase said. ( read original story ...)
Why people are buying crypto art and sports memorabilia for thousands of dollars
The cryptocurrency world is abuzz with talk of digital collectibles, unique virtual tokens that can represent anything from art to sports memorabilia. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Giant Coinbase Pulled In $1.3 Billion Last Year, New Filing Shows
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, filed new documents on Wednesday morning ahead of its direct public listing on the Nasdaq, giving investors a closer look at a ... ( read original story ...)
Hutchins Says Crypto Success Hinges on Consumer Use Cases
Silver Lake co-founder Glenn Hutchins said more people will embrace cryptocurrencies when they see more real-world applications. ( read original story ...)
Visa’s head of crypto explains why the $120 trillion market for B2B payments is ripe for disruption from digital currencies
For Visa, the near-term use cases for crypto are focused on stable coins and B2B payments as opposed to buying and selling Bitcoin. ( read original story ...)
The estimated number of global crypto users has passed 100 million – and boomers are now getting drawn to bitcoin too, reports find
The number of crypto users jumped around 16% in January alone, according to a report, with investors drawn in by the bitcoin price rise. ( read original story ...)
Speculative crypto art market takes off
Move over, GameStop. The newest speculative game in town is NFTs — digital files that can be owned and traded on a plethora of new online platforms.Why it matters: Most NFTs include some kind of still ... ( read original story ...)
After a slow week, the IPO train is back up and running as 3 more biotechs hop aboard
After the IPO market cooled off last week — not just in pharma but the entire market, which saw only one public debut according to Renaissance Capital — three more biotechs filed their S-1 paperwork ... ( read original story ...)
How NVIDIA Got Creative with Crypto-Miners
Crypto-miners have become the bane of graphics processor-card companies. Both AMD and NVIDIA have complained about miners who buy their cards in bulk, resulting in retail shortages. When they ramp up ... ( read original story ...)