The value of bitcoin traded on LocalBitcoins and Paxful grew from $32 million in January and February this year to more than $44 million in August. ( read original story ...)
Mastercard makes a big bet on crypto, buying blockchain analytics start-up CipherTrace
Mastercard has agreed to acquire blockchain analytics start-up CipherTrace, in the latest sign of how major companies are warming to cryptocurrencies. ( read original story ...)
Japan Airlines looking to raise US$ 2.7 billion -Nikkei
Japan Airlines Co Ltd is looking to raise 300 billion yen (US$2.72 billion) in funds to ride out anticipated funding challenges amid the continued slump in air traffic, Nikkei reported on Thursday, ... ( read original story ...)
WaPo Tokyo Chief Exits Paper After Allegations Surfaced in Bombshell Lawsuit
Alex WongThe Washington Post’s Tokyo bureau chief is leaving the paper just one month after it was revealed that he continued to cover stories about sexual harassment despite being accused of ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finmin Aso urges G7 to unite to seal global tax deal
The Group of Seven advanced countries must demonstrate leadership in reaching a final agreement on a global tax deal in October, Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Here’s the 34-page pitch deck a fintech that helps users invest their retirement plans in crypto and real estate assets used to nab $8 million
CEO Henry Yoshida said that traditional finance had "suppressed" the opportunity for individuals to invest their retirement savings into alternatives. ( read original story ...)
Mark Cuban says Coinbase should be aggressive in engaging with the SEC – and argues the crypto industry needs exemptions like the internet got in the 90s
The "Shark Tank" investor suggested it's better for Coinbase to go after the SEC rather than leave it battle the issues out with a small entity. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SBI Holdings makes US$ 1 billion unsolicited bid for Shinsei Bank
Japanese financial group SBI Holdings Inc on Thursday announced an offer to buy a near majority stake in Shinsei Bank Ltd in an unsolicited bid to take effective control of the lender.SBI aims to ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Japan’s SBI Holdings announces $1.06 bln tender offer for Shinsei Bank
Japanese financial group SBI Holdings Inc on Thursday announced an offer to buy a near majority stake in Shinsei Bank Ltd in what it indicated was an unsolicited bid to take effective control of the ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Prediction: Bitcoin Could Hit $100,000 In 2021 But This Bank Sees Ethereum Soaring 10 Fold
U.K.-based banking giant Standard Chartered has issued a bitcoin and ethereum price prediction sees the bitcoin price rise three-fold from its current levels with ethereum potentially rising by a ... ( read original story ...)
How to tell the crypto hype from the crypto reality
With thousands of tokens floating around the internet, it's not always easy to figure out whether to invest in cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SBI Holdings announces US$ 1.06 billion tender offer for Shinsei Bank
Japanese financial group SBI Holdings Inc on Thursday announced an offer to buy a near majority stake in Shinsei Bank Ltd in what it indicated was an unsolicited bid to take effective control of the ... ( read original story ...)
PayPal acquires Japanese ‘buy now, pay later’ service Paidy
Competition is heating up in the Asia-Pacific fintech sector between giants like PayPal and Square following the Paidy deal. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Much-Touted Go-Between Has Little Sway Over Myanmar Junta
Tokyo appears to be distancing itself from ex-politician Hideo Watanabe, whose reported friendship with Min Aung Hlaing has done little to rein in his regime’s abuses. ( read original story ...)
How Joseph Lubin became Wall Street’s crypto whisperer
In the summer of 2016, a group of central bankers from the American Federal Reserve left their Wall Street branch office, crossed the East River and headed to Bushwick. Their destination was a ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei falls from 6-month peak on virus-led slowdown worries
Japan's Nikkei index retreated from a near six-month high to close lower on Thursday, in line with global markets as worries flared about slowing economic growth due to the fast-spreading Delta ... ( read original story ...)