A crowd-funded bid by cryptocurrency enthusiasts to buy a rare copy of the U.S. Constitution fell short on Thursday, after the document sold to another buyer at auction for $43.2 million. The identity ... ( read original story ...)
Japan regulator to reprimand Mizuho again, CEO to resign – Nikkei
Japan's banking regulator will issue another reprimand to Mizuho Financial Group over a series of system glitches, one of which involved a potential law violation, the Nikkei business daily reported ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Nov Core Consumer Prices Likely Rose at Fastest Pace in Over a Year: Reuters Poll
Core consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of Japan's nationwide inflation, likely rose in November at the fastest pace in more than a year, a Reuters poll showed, a sign firms were starting ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-Japan PM Abe calls for Tokyo’s cooperation with AUKUS in AI, cyber
Former Japanese premier Shinzo Abe, who remains influential in the ruling party, said on Friday Japan should cooperate with the AUKUS security partners the United States, Britain and Australia on ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Bro Behind Staples Center Renaming Has Messy Past
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek resigned from his last job in 2016, leaving behind customers and business partners who claimed they were ripped off. ( read original story ...)
Japan Prices Edge Up for a Second Month as Gasoline Surges
Higher energy costs caused Japanese consumer prices to edge up for a second month in October, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expected later Friday to deliver a stimulus package that includes ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Plans Record $6.7 Billion-Plus Defence Spending in Extra Budget -Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan plans to allocate at least 770 billion yen ($6.74 billion) for defence in a supplementary budget expected to be announced along with an economic stimulus package on Friday, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Consumer Inflation Rises for Second Month in October
Japan's core consumer prices rose for the second straight month in October, reinforcing signs that surging energy and raw material costs are gradually pushing up inflation. Consumer inflation is ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan’s consumer inflation rises for 2nd month in Oct
Japan's core consumer prices rose for the second straight month in October, reinforcing signs that surging energy and raw material costs are gradually pushing up inflation. Consumer inflation is ... ( read original story ...)
The Crypto Company Behind the Renaming of the Los Angeles Staples Center
By the end of this year, the name will be emblazoned on one of the most storied U.S. sports venues, part of an expensive marketing blitz from a little-known company that took over the web address and ... ( read original story ...)
Some crypto companies frown on infrastructure law, while some financial advisors cheer for it
Hi there. Welcome to Distributed Ledger, our weekly crypto newsletter that will reach your inbox every Thursday. I’m Frances Yue, crypto reporter ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto group raises over $40 million to buy early copy of US Constitution
A crypto group using the imagery of a treasure-hunting Nicolas Cage has been raising money to make a winning bid for an early copy of the US Constitution. The fundraising goal was originally $20 ... ( read original story ...)
US government seizes $56 million in crypto from BitConnect’s ‘number one promoter’
The US government has seized $56 million worth of cryptocurrency from an admitted participant in the BitConnect scam and intends to sell the coins and use the proceeds to reimburse victims. The ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto ‘Hypergrowth’ Can Beat Inflation, Says iCapital’s Anastasia Amoroso
With higher inflation and more modest stock gains likely looming ahead in the new year, Anastasia Amoroso, chief investment strategist at iCapital Network, says investors should be looking at 2021’s ... ( read original story ...)
Sweetgreen stock soars after its IPO, valued at more than $5 billion
Salad restaurant chain Sweetgreen was valued at $5.5 billion when it began trading as a public company on Thursday.By the numbers: The Los Angeles-based company priced its IPO shares at $28, which was ... ( read original story ...)
‘Crypto means cryptography’: the losing battle over a prefix
Renamed Crypto.com stadium is good news for cryptocurrency fanatics but strikes blow against cryptographers clinging to prefix ... ( read original story ...)