Tag: crypto

A California man pleaded guilty to a cryptocurrency mining fraud of at least $722 million that prosecutors said amounted to a “high-tech Ponzi scheme.” ... ( read original story ...)

The U.S. has much to gain from being the steward of a politically neutral payments technology, even if it means giving up power over the financial system. ( read original story ...)

He then proceeded to beg crypto traders to switch to the stock market instead. "I’m begging my crypto friends to get involved in the stock market," Portnoy, also known as Davey Day Trader, said in a ... ( read original story ...)

The benchmark Nikkei stock index ended at a six-and-a-half month high on Thursday, with figures back to levels seen before the pandemic, as a solid lead from Wall Street overnight lifted sentiment ... ( read original story ...)

A former Japanese central banker shared his thoughts on the risks around inflation targeting, high debt levels and low interest rates ... ( read original story ...)

A little known company specialized in artificial intelligence has gained more than sevenfold since its listing in Japan last month, underscoring the insatiable demand for technology stocks from the ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Japan’s Nikkei share average hit a six-month high on Thursday and reached its highest level in three decades in dollar terms, as hopes of more global and domestic ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's coastguard has rescued one person in the search for a cargo ship carrying nearly 6,000 cattle and dozens of crew members that went missing in the East China Sea. That's according to a ... ( read original story ...)

A cargo ship carrying 43 crew and about 6,000 cows sank at sea after transmitting a distress signal during a typhoon off Japan, according to a survivor rescued by the country's coast guard. ( read original story ...)

Ant Group’s late-summer IPO filing drove home why the business — backed by 711 million active users that spent $17 trillion through its platform — is headed for potentially the world’s largest stock ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Nikkei share average hit a six-month high on Thursday and reached its highest level in three decades in dollar terms, as hopes of more global and domestic economic stimulus boosted sentiment. ( read original story ...)

A month before he ended his first stint as Japan’s prime minister in 2007, Shinzo Abe addressed the Indian Parliament in New Delhi. Quoting the Mughal scholar-prince Dara Shikoh ... ( read original story ...)

What’s hot in crypto this week? USDC -- or USD Coin -- which is a "stablecoin" set to the U.S. dollar. It is issued by Coinbase and Circle, through a joint venture called the Ce ... ( read original story ...)

The Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking is advocating the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) craft policy on crypto payments.The post Senate Banking Committee chairman seeks ... ( read original story ...)

For years, betting against Japanese government bonds was known as a loss-making trade. Now, there could be a window of opportunity.Japan’s long-dated yields are hovering near 16-month highs after the ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga on Wednesday voiced his readiness to have the central bank take additional monetary easing steps to protect jobs, if he were to become prime minister. ( read original story ...)