NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / June 14, 2020 / The concept of blockchain and thus, Bitcoin, came riding on the advantage of the anonymity of transactions, defiance to authority, lack of centralization ... ( read original story ...)
Congressman Stephen Lynch Supports ‘Sandbox-Like’ Crypto Pilots At The OCC
How do we start pilot programs in a ‘sandbox-like’ environment, that we then scale up to a full sandbox?” pondered Lynch. Chairman Lynch sees Brooks as someone who ‘gets’ the need for market ... ( read original story ...)
$1,000 Is Shockingly Worth This Much If You Bought Top 10 Crypto Assets In 2018
An anonymous investor bought $1,000 worth of ten top crypto assets on January 1, 2018 and regularly kept track of the portfolio’s performance. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Development Fund For Human Rights Shows Crypto Is For The People
The censorship-resistant, unconfiscatable properties of bitcoin have been recognized by the Human Rights Foundation as instrumental to the work of activists, journalists, NGOs, and citizens in politic ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo seeks to build finance sector with Hong Kong talent
"It's important for us to revive Tokyo as a finance center," said Seiji Kihara, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party's economic growth strategy group that outlined the plan. The recommendations ... ( read original story ...)
The fundraising tsunami few expected during COVID-19
Moneycontrol spoke to corporate India’s top merchant bankers and capital market lawyers to decode the enormous wave of fundraising in the equity capital markets during the lockdown, the key triggers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s economy is bottoming out, eyes on recovery: finance minister
Japan's economy appears to have hit bottom and is eyeing a recovery from the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic, its finance minister said, underscoring cautious optimism spreading among ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Passes $298 Billion Second Extra Budget Amid Pandemic
Japan’s parliament passed a record 31.9 trillion yen ($298 billion) extra budget Friday in an effort to shore up the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic.The new spending provides financing help for ... ( read original story ...)
POLL-Pandemic heightens chance Japan slides back into deflation
Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/econ-polls?RIC=JPCPIAP Core CPI poll data * reuters://realtime/verb=Open/url=cpurl://apps.cp./Apps/cb-polls?RIC=JPINTRQP Bank of Japan policy poll data TOKYO, June 12 ... ( read original story ...)
COLUMN-Japan’s yen could offer a win-win for nervy investors: Mike Dolan
With no truly safe bets during a wild year for financial markets, there's now a hunt to cover all eventualities and Japan's yen could offer a peculiar twin role. After a shocking start to the year, gl ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s $94bln reserve to combat pandemic sparks ire as PM Abe’s ‘pocket money’
But at 20 times the usual sum for a reserve fund - and roughly equal the amount Japan spends on education and defence combined - the fund has even raised questions from the bureaucrats who have ... ( read original story ...)
Congressman Stephen Lynch Wants To Support ‘Sandbox-Like’ Crypto Pilots At The OCC
How do we start pilot programs in a ‘sandbox-like’ environment, that we then scale up to a full sandbox?” pondered Lynch. Chairman Lynch sees Brooks as someone who ‘gets’ the need for market ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to allow all businesses to reopen from June 19: Nikkei
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is planning to allow all businesses to reopen from June 19, scrapping the shutdown requests it had made to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, the Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Lifts Alert; Mnuchin Says Economy Can’t Shut: Virus Update
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the U.S. “can’t shut down the economy again,” even as signs of a second wave of infections emerge. Houston may reimpose stay-home orders as cases in the city ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Falls More Than 8% As Crypto Markets See Red
Bitcoin dropped sharply in the last 24 hours, reaching nearly $9,000. Will it continue to lose value in the short-term, or will it bounce back? ( read original story ...)
Ghostwire: Tokyo gameplay reveal is Killer 7 meets BioShock
Ghostwire: Tokyo is the new game from Tango Gameworks - the studio behind The Evil Within - and we just got a first look at gameplay at the PS5 Future of Gaming event. The short video confirmed the ... ( read original story ...)