The European Commission on Thursday set out plans to create what its officials described as the world's most comprehensive set of rules for crypto-assets and their underlying blockchain technology. ( read original story ...)
Ex-Pantera Partner’s New Crypto Fund Is ‘Not for the Faint of Heart’
Paul Brodsky is helming a new crypto investment firm called PostModern Partners that bets on volatile digital assets, not bitcoin. ( read original story ...)
European Commission adopts digital finance package for crypto and blockchain
The European Commission is moving to provide more legal clarity and certainty for the cryptocurrency industry in its member states. On Sept. 24, the EC officially adopted a new digital finance package ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese bank says it miscounted investor votes at 1,000 companies
Japan’s biggest provider of shareholder services said it miscounted investor votes at the annual meetings of nearly 1,000 listed companies including Toshiba, casting doubt on the credibility of AGMs ... ( read original story ...)
Flash Japan PMI Signals Further Economic Decline, But Confidence Strengthens
At 45.5, Flash Japan PMI signals a further steep drop in output during September. Downturn remains broad-based amid weak demand. ( read original story ...)
Japan Bank Mishandles Postal Shareholder Votes for 1,000 Firms
One of Japan’s biggest providers of shareholder services failed to count some postal votes for about 1,000 companies ahead of annual general meetings, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Ministry of Finance to seek $242 billion for debt servicing FY2021/22: draft
Japan's Ministry of Finance is set to seek about $242 billion in debt servicing for the fiscal year from next April 1, up for a third straight year on a budget-request basis, a ministry draft reviewed ... ( read original story ...)
Japan MOF to seek $242 bln for debt servicing FY2021/22 – draft
Japan's Ministry of Finance is set to seek about $242 billion in debt servicing for the fiscal year from next April 1, up for a third straight year on a budget-request basis, a ministry draft reviewed ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei succumbs to global pressure as pandemic worries resurface
Japanese shares succumbed to broad selling pressure in global stocks on Thursday following worries about their high valuation, resurgent coronavirus infections and the spectre of a slowdown in budding ... ( read original story ...)
Osaka, Rapinoe, Mahomes among athletes on 2020 ‘Time 100’ list
US Open champion Naomi Osaka, American soccer player Megan Rapinoe and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes were among the athletes named on the 2020 “Time 100” list of the most influential people in the ... ( read original story ...)
Personal finance isn’t all about planning – sometimes it comes down to luck
The extreme form of this type of thinking would probably lead me down the path of high-stakes gambling, which is not generally agreed to be a sound personal finance move. But there is something ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Upgrades View on Exports and Output, but Flags Economic Weakness
Japan's government upgraded its view on exports, factory output and the job situation in its September economic report but said the overall assessment was unchanged from last month with Japan still ... ( read original story ...)
Sri Lanka scraps US$1.5 billion Japan-funded light rail system
Sri Lanka's president has ordered the termination of a $1.5-billion Japanese-funded light rail project, saying it is not a "cost-effective ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Banks Botch Postal Shareholder Votes for 1,300 Firms
Two Japanese providers of shareholder services mishandled postal votes for more than a thousand companies ahead of annual general meetings held this year, underscoring risks stemming from the nation’s ... ( read original story ...)
China, Japan, South Korea agree to make ‘all policy efforts’ to fight pandemic
Finance ministers and central banke rs from China, Japan and South Korea agreed on Friday to redouble their efforts to help the r ... ( read original story ...)
A Deep Dive Into Polkadot and How DOT Became a Top Ten Crypto Contender
Just recently a new project called Polkadot joined the top ten crypto coin list almost immediately after the project officially launched. ( read original story ...)