The definitive collection of the best investing stories Business Insider published during the week ended July 17. ( read original story ...)
Nikkei retains 800,000 digital subscribers with 4-pronged strategy
Taihei Shigemori, deputy general manager in Nikkei’s digital transformation office, thought a US$40 monthly subscription price might be too much. But 800,000 subscribers disagreed. Now Nikkei is ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Traders Loved Big Leveraged Bets Until Inexplicable Crash
On the day of one of the cryptocurrency market’s worst routs, Alex Holland woke up to a wave of messages from friends and family. They knew he had made a big wager recently that prices would fall. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Experts in Demand as Countries Launch Digital Currencies
For cryptocurrency enthusiasts who typically rebel against traditional approaches to finance, the digital trend presents an opportunity to create virtual money for a whole nation. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics: South Korea Removes Controversial Flags After Japanese Protests
South Korea’s Olympic committee said it has removed flags at its Olympic village in Tokyo after they raised bad memories about a past military conflict between Japan and Korea. The South Korean ... ( read original story ...)
More than half of experts in a recent crypto survey said bitcoin will replace fiat currency by 2050
So-called hyperbitcoinization could take place as early as 2035, according to Finder.com, which surveyed a panel of crypto experts. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Prediction: Bitcoin ‘To Overtake’ The Dollar By 2050 And Soar To $66,000 By The End Of 2021
A panel of cryptocurrency experts has predicted bitcoin will overtake the U.S. dollar as the dominant form of global finance by the year 2050—putting the bitcoin price at just over $66,000 by the end ... ( read original story ...)
‘Never Said The Word Sell’—Elon Musk Boosts The Price Of Dogecoin As Bitcoin And Crypto Lose Billions
Elon Musk, the dogecoin-touting Tesla billionare, has boosted the price of the meme-based cryptocurrency, tweeting his son is "holding his doge like a ... ( read original story ...)
Risks of Crypto Stablecoins Attract Attention of Yellen, Fed and SEC
A presidential panel including regulatory heads is scheduled to meet on dollar-pegged digital currencies’ potential dangers to capital markets. ( read original story ...)
Stimulus Check – Nikkei dips below 28,000 as tech stocks track Nasdaq slide
Have questions about your COVID-19 stimulus check? If so, we have answers, including when you can expect to receive your check, how to ... ( read original story ...)
Malaysian authorities crush 1,069 crypto mining rigs with a steamroller
In a city in Sarawak, Malaysia, authorities got rid of 1,069 rigs at once by crushing them with a steamroller. ( read original story ...)
We spoke to 4 experts about the key themes for crypto for 2021 – from regulation, to price volatility, and growing everyday use
With crypto currently being one of the biggest stories in financial markets, a number of apps with digital asset options are growing. ( read original story ...)
Crypto ‘Yield Farmers’ Chase High Returns, but Risk Losing It All
Digital-currency investors face scams and volatility in their quest for attractive interest rates. ( read original story ...)
How Derivatives Amp Up Already Heady Crypto Markets
But the volatility isn’t just driven by tweets from Elon Musk or warnings from Chinese regulators: It’s also fed by a massive derivatives industry that has boomed on the back of voracious demand for ... ( read original story ...)
Naomi Osaka Says She Was ‘Terrified’ to Release Netflix Doc, Calls It ‘a Reflection of Who I Am’
This isn't like a tennis match where I win or lose and from there people can say whether I did well or not,” Naomi Osaka said in a Twitter statement ... ( read original story ...)
This Week in Crypto: Bitcoin Swings, Powell Talks U.S. Crypto Regulation, Square Goes In on DeFi, and More
Crypto caught international attention this week as the United States Federal Reserve Chair made statements on possible regulation and the Italian government banned a popular cryptocurrency exchange. ( read original story ...)