Tokyo’s benchmark Nikkei index snapped its four-day losing streak to close higher on Wednesday, supported by gains in other Asian shares.The Nikkei 225 index gained 0.59 percent, or 161.44 points, to ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Adoption by Individuals Growing Fastest in Vietnam, India
Global crypto adoption among ordinary investors has surged in the past year, according to crypto-analysis firm Chainalysis. ( read original story ...)
Genpact to Expand Presence in Fukuoka, Japan
Genpact Japan K.K. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), the Japanese subsidiary of Genpact (NYSE: G), a global professional services firm focused on delivering digital transformation, today announced that it will ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Binance hires former US Treasury criminal investigator
Binance said on Wednesday it had appointed a former U.S. Treasury criminal investigator as its global money laundering reporting officer, part of an attempt by one of the world's largest crypto ... ( read original story ...)
A Crypto Platform Lost $600 Million to a Hacker In the Biggest Heist Ever. Its Bizarre Response Is Actually Quite Brilliant
In a remarkable plot twist, the company's response might be the best-case scenario for restoring confidence.The story of how Poly Network lost--and then recovered most of--$600 million in the largest ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei National Geographic Releases a Photography Book, Happy Moments of Animals (Expanded Edition)
Nikkei National Geographic has released a new photography book, Happy Moments of Animals (Expanded Edition), full of heartwarming images of joyful animals. ( read original story ...)
Cannabis Real Estate Company NewLake Capital Partners Wraps Up $101.56M IPO, Will Begin Trading On OTC
A sale-leaseback real estate company for the cannabis industry NewLake Capital Partners, Inc. announced on Monday that it has closed its initial public offering of 3.91 million shares of common stock ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei snaps 4-day losing streak, but Delta worries persist
Japanese shares bounced back on Wednesday, led by gains in Fujifilm and other defensive stocks, with the Nikkei share average snapping its four-day losing streak, but concerns about the Delta variant ... ( read original story ...)
Japan posts trade surplus of $4.02 billion in July
Japan posted a trade surplus of 441.02 billion yen ($4.02 billion) in July, in contrast to a 14.76 billion yen deficit a year ago, the finance ministry announced Wednesday. Exports increased ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares turn lower after Wall Street falls
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index moved lower in early trade today after Wall Street shares slipped and with Japan struggling to control a surge in virus cases. The Nikkei 225 index gave up gains and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s imports, exports grow on overseas economic rebound
Japan’s exports in July jumped 37% from a year ago, the government said Wednesday, highlighting an overseas recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. Imports also grew, rising 28.5%, according to ... ( read original story ...)
New Regulation Could Cause a Split in the Crypto Community
An article in the Infrastructure Bill led cryptocurrency to acquire a great marker of prestige: a lobby. But can it keep a united front? ( read original story ...)
Crypto is ‘95% fraud, hype, noise and confusion,’ says Fed’s Neel Kashkari
Minneapolis Federal Reserve President Neel Kashkari on Tuesday had some harsh words for the nascent crypto asset market. ( read original story ...)
Visa’s 54 Bitcoin-Linked Cards Pave The Way For Younger Generations To Spend Growing Crypto Wealth
Burdened by a pandemic and the shadow of the 2008 crash, younger generations are turning to digital assets en masse. Visa wants to help them generate liquidity from this new wealth. ( read original story ...)
The World’s Largest Crypto Exchange Keeps Losing CEOs
When the U.S. arm of Binance, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world, abruptly announced this spring that it had hired Brian Brooks as its new CEO, it appeared to be a huge win for the ... ( read original story ...)
Nearly 30% of Japanese firms to boost investment for decarbonization
Nearly 30 percent of large companies across Japan plan to expand their capital investment in technologies to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, a recent survey showed, reflecting global efforts to ... ( read original story ...)