The country in the spotlight of Europe’s biggest-ever dirty-money scandal is turning its attention from banks to crypto-currency firms. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchange Binance to Launch Quarterly Bitcoin Futures
Binance Holdings Ltd., the top spot cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is adding to its suite of derivatives products with quarterly Bitcoin futures. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Mortality Rose in April at Height of Virus Pandemic
The hardest-hit Japanese city, Tokyo saw 10,107 deaths from all causes in the month, according to data released Thursday by the Metropolitan Government. That’s almost 12% higher than the average of ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Mortality Increased in April at Height of Virus Pandemic
The hardest-hit Japanese city, Tokyo saw 10,107 deaths from all causes in the month, according to data released today by the Metropolitan Government. That’s almost 12% higher than the average of the ... ( read original story ...)
Mizuho set to deploy billions in riskier funding to help Japan’s companies cope with virus fallout
The bank is in talks with corporate clients to provide financing via subordinated loans and purchases of preferred shares totaling more than ¥100 billion. ( read original story ...)
Second Wave in U.S.; Tokyo Considers Next Stage: Virus Update
A jump in virus cases and hospitalizations in some U.S. states has sparked concern of a second wave, as America’s total infections neared 2 million. The World Health Organization warned that a ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Startup School: How to build companies by building communities
In week four of a16z’s Crypto Startup School, the spotlight shifts to building companies by growing communities of users, developers and employees in a decentralized context. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: ‘Careless’ Ethereum Users May Be Blowing Their Cover
A recent academic paper revealed that Ethereum is losing its privacy, because people are “carelessly” connecting their real-world identities to their on-chain addresses. Unlike Bitcoin, which creates ... ( read original story ...)
Why A Mysterious Crypto User Paid $2.6 Million To Send Merely $130 In Ethereum
An unknown user or company sent $130 in Ethereum (ETH) on June 10. It shocked the crypto community with a fee of $2.6 million. ( read original story ...)
Blockchain And Crypto Need To Copy Banks, And That Is A Good Thing
To go mainstream, blockchain and crypto organizations might have to copy the very same banks they were intended to disrupt. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s AnGes speeds towards 2021 rollout in coronavirus ‘vaccine war’
Japanese biotech AnGes Inc expects its coronavirus vaccine to be ready as early as the first half of 2021, if it can overcome supply chain and production hurdles, the company's founder said. The Osaka ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s debt mountain: How is it sustainable?
Already the global leader in accumulating debt, Japan is adding nearly $2 trillion to its mountain this fiscal year with record stimulus packages ... ( read original story ...)
Japan April core machinery orders fall 12.0% month/month
Japan's core machinery orders fell 12.0% in April from the previous month, government data showed on Wednesday. Compared with a year earlier, core orders, which exclude those of ships and electricity, ... ( read original story ...)
Most Economists See Bank Of Japan Holding Off Major Action in June
A majority of economists expect the Bank of Japan to leave its main policy tools untouched next week as it pauses to assess the steps already taken to shield the economy from the coronavirus. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s finance minister, central bank governor vow to use all tools to combat virus fallout
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso and Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda pledged on Friday to deploy all necessary fiscal and monetary policy tools to combat the widening ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent Targets Japan Anime, Manga to Jump-Start Global Growth
Tencent Holdings Ltd., spurned in years past by Japan’s guarded entertainment industry, is rekindling its courtship of the country’s fabled anime and manga houses.The Chinese social media giant has in ... ( read original story ...)