Chinese crypto mining giant Ebang International Holdings Inc. is planning to launch an offshore exchange for digital assets this year, hoping to expand beyond a sector that tends to boom and bust with ... ( read original story ...)
Humility Before a Fall: Your Crypto Startup Hasn’t Done Anything Yet
Dave Balter is the CEO of Flipside Crypto. His book, “The Humility Imperative,” will be released on June 30. This is a message to every cryptocurrency entrepreneur, employee, executive or ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens up 1.55 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened up 1.55 percent at 22,335.10 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix gained 1.36 percent at 1,570.28. Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
INTERVIEW: Cybereason CEO on Taking a Military Skillset to Corporations and the Prospect of an IPO
He applies a mindset cultivated during his time in the Israeli Defense forces, where he was trained to handle offensive ... ( read original story ...)
Ten Years After IPO, a Look Back at Tesla’s Extraordinary Decade
Tesla Inc. has grown from Silicon Valley gadfly to the world’s second-largest automaker by market capitalization in the decade since its initial public offering. It’s been a roller-coaster ride for ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s NTT to build renewable energy business, says Nikkei
Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) will develop a renewable energy business with its own electricity grid and is likely to invest over 1 trillion yen ($9.3 billion) by fiscal 2030, Nikkei ... ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Tokyo sees virus infections rise in nightclubs
Japan’s capital city of Tokyo reported 58 new cases of coronavirus, as the number remained at recent highs since last week and a top government official said the ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Governor Not Considering Possibility of Canceling Olympics
(Bloomberg) -- Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike said she hoped to lift the city’s virus alert this week and denied she was considering canceling the Olympic Games, which are set to be held in scaled ... ( read original story ...)
G-7 finance chiefs committed to G-20 debt relief plan over pandemic
Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso meets the press in Tokyo on May 27, 2020, after the government approved the second fiscal 2020 supplementary budget plan, focusing on anti-coronavirus measures. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo accelerates plans to scout Hong Kong talent for financial hub
"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 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s No. 2 Bank to Open Branches in Paris and Abu Dhabi
(Bloomberg) -- The securities arm of Japan’s second-biggest bank is pressing ahead with its expansion abroad, unswayed by the coronavirus-fueled recession and a retrenchment by larger global ... ( read original story ...)
Ctrl + Alt + Delete … The Unwritten Rules (And Risks) Of Crypto Journalism
Last week an influential blogger known as Scott Alexander deleted his entire Slate Star Codex blog - seven years worth of insightful essays - because the New York Times was about to reveal his ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei sheds 517 points to sink below 22,000 on coronavirus jitters
The Nikkei average shed over 500 points to finish below 22,000 for the first time in two weeks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Monday, with investor sentiment ... ( read original story ...)
Former High School Dropout Becomes Billionaire As Japan’s Internet Usage Soars
Masatoshi Kumagai, the 56-year-old founder and chairman of Tokyo-based GMO Internet, saw his fortune cross the $1 billionaire mark as shares of his company soared 50% due to an increase in internet ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei closes down more than 2%
Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index lost more than two percent on Monday following a rout on US markets as fears grow over a resurgence of coronavirus infections. The Nikkei 225 dropped 2.30 percent, or ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese stocks track Wall Street losses on renewed virus fears
Japanese shares fell on Monday, tracking Wall Street's sharp retreat on Friday after several U.S. states imposed business restrictions to tackle a resurgence in new coronavirus cases. ( read original story ...)