This is the second part of the top crypto and blockchain trends that are likely to continue during 2021 as the digital assets space matures. ( read original story ...)
Russia Bans Public Officials from Holding Crypto Effective April 2021.
Public officials are now banned from owning or using cryptocurrencies in Russia. Russian public officials will stop declaring crypto assets in April 2021. Those who do not declare crypto holdings ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy to recover to pre-pandemic levels in 2022, Bank of Japan’s Kuroda says
Kuroda also said a combination of expansionary fiscal and monetary policies have successfully stabilized Japan’s economy ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Wants to Throw COVID-19 Patients in Jail If They Refuse to Go to the Hospital
Japan, once considered a poster child for COVID-19 containment, is introducing a draconian law as cases spike and the government panics. ( read original story ...)
2020 Brought a 311% Increase in Crypto Ransomware Attacks: Chainalysis
A new report from blockchain research firm Chainalysis showed that last year, illicit activity made up 0.34% of all cryptocurrency transaction volume. In 2019, illicit activities made up roughly 2% of ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic-era central banking is creating bubbles everywhere
In 2020, cheap money, gushing in from the world’s major central banks, inflated assets and reshaped how we save, invest and spend. ( read original story ...)
Japan Still Has Mountain to Climb in Order to Lift Emergency
Japan is halfway through its second state of emergency, with officials set to examine the effectiveness of the measure this week. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei ends at 30-yr high on optimism of domestic earnings
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Tokyo stocks rose Monday, with the benchmark Nikkei closing at a 30-year high, amid continued hopes for robust earnings at Japanese f ... ( read original story ...)
Regulating Bitcoin? Yellen should leave Crypto alone for now
Regulating Bitcoin? Yellen should leave Crypto alone for now Tyler Cowen is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist. He is a professor of economics ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Long & Short: No, Bitcoin Was Not a Response to the Financial Crisis
Many commentators assume bitcoin was created as a result of the financial crisis of 2008. Here's why that thinking is wrongheaded. ( read original story ...)
Crypto whale lays out bitcoin’s bull case – Cathie Wood’s 2021 forecasts – How to pick tiny biotech winners
The definitive collection of the best investing stories Business Insider published during the week ended January 23. ( read original story ...)
Crypto entity moves $227 million worth of Bitcoin
BTC worth $226,609,828, from Unknown wallet to Unknown wallet. Large entities in the Bitcoin market are transferring a significant amount of Bitcoin amid the prevailing market volatility in play. Data ... ( read original story ...)
The bull case for bitcoin, straight from a crypto whale
The definitive collection of the best investing stories Business Insider published during the week ended January 23. ( read original story ...)
Crypto ETF Race Heats Up in 2021- Valkyrie Bitcoin Trust Files to List Shares on NYSE
On Friday, the Texas-based firm Valkyrie Digital Assets filed an ETF registration proposal called the Valkyrie Bitcoin Trust. ( read original story ...)
Japan Inc. slashes investment plans 2.9% in face of pandemic
Japanese companies are cutting capital investment by 2.9% from initial plans for the fiscal year ending March 31, a Nikkei survey shows, as the coronavirus drives the largest drop since such data was ... ( read original story ...)
How emerging markets are approaching crypto
From Brazil to Nigeria, people turn to bitcoin because it’s the most advantageous way for them to conduct international transactions. ( read original story ...)