Tag: crypto

These are the people at some of the world's largest payment firms exploring new use cases for digital currencies in the industry. ( read original story ...)

Billionaire Elon Musk defended Tesla Inc.’s $1.5 billion Bitcoin investment on Twitter, calling the cryptocurrency a “less dumb” version of cash. ( read original story ...)

Bitcoin’s market value reached $1 trillion for the first time, a surge that’s helping cryptocurrency returns far outstrip the performance of more traditional assets like stocks and gold. ( read original story ...)

Japan has decided to utilize its state-owned facilities that remain unused as venues for COVID-19 vaccination as the government is preparing to expand the vaccine rollout to people nationwide. The ... ( read original story ...)

The Bank of Japan is set to start experimenting with digital currency this spring. The central bank says it has no plan to issue such a currency at the moment, but hopes to prepare by responding to ... ( read original story ...)

Japan has decided to utilize its state-owned facilities that remain unused as venues for COVID-19 vaccination as the government is pr ... ( read original story ...)

Both growth and value strategies have cause to be optimistic in Japan as Covid-19 has accelerated the need for domestic reform. ( read original story ...)

Investing in bitcoin is risky for most retail investors. Here are some ways to invest in the cryptocurrency movement without holding coins yourself. ( read original story ...)

Bitcoin’s market value reached $1 trillion for the first time, a surge that’s helping cryptocurrency returns far outstrip the performance of more traditional assets like stocks and gold. ( read original story ...)

When the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit in the waning days of the Trump administration against cryptocurrency company Ripple in December, the broader crypto industry reacted with ... ( read original story ...)

Cryptocurrency stocks have continued their surge this year, driven by retail and institutional interest. While the crypto market bellwether Bitcoin has soared 5x over the last 12 months and by almost ... ( read original story ...)

ThinkMarkets has acquired the Japanese FX firm, Japan Affiliate, in a move that allows the firm to offer its service in Japan. ( read original story ...)

Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com More than a decade after its introduction, the government has decided to use the provision of anchor allotment for initial public offering (IPO). ( read original story ...)

At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average dropped 218.17 points, or 0.72%, to 30,017.92. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange declined 12.96 points ... ( read original story ...)

The European Central Bank plans to increase scrutiny of bank board directors and will take look more closely at diversity within management bodies, ECB supervisor Edouard Fernandez-Bollo said on ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's government cut its view on the overall economy in February for the first time since April last year as an extended state of emergency to curb coronavirus infections battered consumer spending. ( read original story ...)