Will we see a leading role in crypto-related supply chain attacks in 2021? Let us know in the comments section below. ( read original story ...)
Japanese micro-cap Medirom Healthcare Technologies lowers deal size by 6% ahead of $17 million US IPO
Medirom Healthcare Technologies, a Japanese operator of relaxation salons developing a digital health service, lowered the proposed deal size for its upcoming IPO on Thursday. The Tokyo, Japan-based ... ( read original story ...)
20% of Japan consumer sites secretly track web users: Nikkei survey
While internet users have become used to accepting or denying cookies when they log on to a website, device fingerprinting has developed into the latest hot-button issue over online privacy and has ... ( read original story ...)
Watch a 15-minute tour of Super Nintendo World
Today's Nintendo Direct had nothing to do with video games; it was a 15-minute tour of Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. In the video up top, Mario creator himself Shigeru ... ( read original story ...)
2021 Outlook Into The Crypto Tax Space
As we end the year amidst a strong bull market, this is a great time to look into the 2021 year and discuss what we can expect in the crypto tax space. ( read original story ...)
This adorable baby smiling in his sleep will melt your heart
This was the moment an adorable youngster was caught pulling the cutest faces and smiles while he slept at home in Osaka, Japan. Captured by Twitter user @cookingpapa_r03, the youngster is seen ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase’s Crypto Conundrum
In the past day, the value of Bitcoin set a new high and the digital currency exchange Coinbase, the most valuable American crypto company, announced that it had filed for an I.P.O. with the ... ( read original story ...)
Self-Hosted Bitcoin Wallets Become Front Line in Fight Over Crypto Regulations
Regulated crypto is close to crossing the Rubicon – and we’re not talking about the next price breakthrough. The steady creep of know-your-customer (KYC) requirements over firms that touch digital ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase announces IPO in a milestone for the crypto industry
Coinbase's IPO news comes as the Bitcoin market is booming and cryptocurrency has achieved new respectability. ( read original story ...)
Pfizer applies for COVID-19 vaccine approval in Japan
Japan has said it wants all its residents vaccinated in the first half of 2021, although Tamura said whether or not to get the vaccine was ultimately up to each individual, Jiji reported. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei logs first fall in three days on profit-taking, virus fears
Japan's key 225-issue Nikkei average fell for the first time in three days Friday, due to waves of profit-taking and concerns over the ever-spreading novel ... ( read original story ...)
Analysis: Central bankers comb for crypto clues as Bahamas launches ‘Sand Dollar’
It didn't seem like a revolution. A botanical green smoothie and a snapper fish burger, it was. In a Bahamas health-food cafe. But future generations might look back at this as a pivotal moment - ... ( read original story ...)
US Treasury Bulking Up Crypto Policy Advisers as Wallet Reg Rumors Swirl
FinCEN has posted a pair of job listings for crypto policy advisers amid rumors that new regulations around wallets will arrive soon. ( read original story ...)
CME and Cboe to Launch Crypto Products Next Year
CME and Cboe plan to launch an array of crypto investing and information products next year, the exchanges announced Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Crypto banks are the sector’s game-changers
The old mantra of Bitcoin was to “be your own bank,” and crypto banks will ironically be the game-changer for crypto assets and the crypto space. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 dips as investors react to Bank of Japan rate decision in a mixed Asia-Pacific session
The Bank of Japan on Friday announced a six month extension in the duration of its special program aimed at easing corporate financing pressures. ( read original story ...)