There's a lot of blockchains we want to list that are fairly significant,' 29-year old crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried said. ( read original story ...)
U.S. SEC investigates crypto exchange developer Uniswap Labs – WSJ
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Uniswap Labs, the main developer behind one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, the Wall Street Journal reported on ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Suga Steps Down, Nikkei Jumps
The Japanese prime minister's resignation has investors hoping his successor might be more effective to take the economy out of the pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Exclusive-Tokyo ready to back Western Digital-Kioxia deal if key tech stays in Japan – sources
Japan's trade ministry is ready to back Western Digital's bid to merge with memory chipmaker Kioxia provided control of cutting edge technology stays in Japan, two sources with knowledge of the ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s Who to Look Out for in the Race to Succeed Japan’s Suga
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s surprise decision to effectively step down as premier by dropping out from a party leadership vote throws the gates open for a race to replace him.Suga had no ... ( read original story ...)
Japan PM Suga decides to step down, Nikkei rises
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Friday he had decided not to run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's leadership race, setting the stage for his replacement after ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumps 2% as Prime Minister Suga bows out of governing party’s leadership race
Shares in Japan jumped on Friday following reports that Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will not be running in the upcoming leadership election. ( read original story ...)
Japan Stocks Rally to Three-Decade High as Suga Plans to Quit
Japanese stocks climbed to a 30-year high after Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s plan to resign spurred hope that his successor will increase stimulus spending and be more adept in handling the ... ( read original story ...)
Medal rush in store as Tokyo Paralympics enters home straight
Paralympians battled for the last medals in swimming and cycling on Friday, while Turkey's women attempted to defend their goalball title as the Tokyo Games headed into their final days. ( read original story ...)
Paralympics day 10: GB passes triple figures in Tokyo
A gold and bronze in the first running of the va’a discipline of paracanoe at the Games saw GB pass the milestone of 100 medals at the Tokyo games. Emma Wiggs soared to gold with a personal best of 57 ... ( read original story ...)
Misjudgment of Economy-Covid Balance Sees Japan’s Suga Depart
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s decision to step down as leader points to the failure of his bet that limiting the impact of Covid-19 on the economy would secure him popular support and time ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore Orders Binance to Halt Services in Latest Crypto Blow
Binance Holdings Ltd. must stop offering services regulated in Singapore after a potential breach of local payment rules, adding to a mounting list of jurisdictions scrutinizing the world’s largest ... ( read original story ...)
Cardano joins crypto’s creative destruction loop
Watch out, bitcoin and ether. Cryptocurrency platform Cardano had its ADA token pass the $3 mark for the first on Sept. 1, just weeks after becoming the world’s third-biggest virtual tender. While its ... ( read original story ...)
Kioxia favours IPO over Western Digital merger offer-paper
Japan's Kioxia Holdings Corp, the world's second-largest maker of NAND flash memory chips, plans to push ahead with an initial public offering (IPO) rather than a stock merger with Western Digital, ... ( read original story ...)
Kioxia, formerly Toshiba Memory, arranging for November IPO – paper
Japan's Kioxia Holdings Corp, the world's second-largest maker of flash memory chips and formerly called Toshiba Memory, is arranging for an initial public offering (IPO) in November, the Nikkan Kogyo ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo stars Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia at Adda today
Last month, on the day wrestler Bajrang Punia won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Games, javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra made history by winning India’s first track and field Olympics medal. Chopra’s gold ... ( read original story ...)