U.S. regulators face a tough balancing act when it comes to addressing “yield farming” in cryptocurrencies without pushing important financial innovation offshore, according to Duke University finance ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.25%
Japan equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp , Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 1.25% to ... ( read original story ...)
Apple Ordered To Allow in-App Purchases, Is This a Win for Crypto?
Epic Games v. Apple has ended with Apple being blocked from enforcing payment methods for apps. This could open the door for more apps to accept crypto. ( read original story ...)
Complex Financial Concepts and Analysis Simplified in Layman’s Terms: The Moon Crypto Channel
The Moon crypto channel is hoping to radically transform people’s awareness of cryptocurrency by taking complex financial concepts and simplifying them in a way that everyone can understand. ( read original story ...)
The Retired Investor: Japan Is Worth a Look
However, many investors look beyond this island nation and focus instead on its Chinese neighbor. That may prove to be a mistake. To some investors, it is the epitome of value investing. Warren Buffet ... ( read original story ...)
Sam Bankman-Fried says each time a sell-off happens it’s less messy for crypto — and sentiment has already turned positive after this week’s plunge
Some factors that drove this week's decline are liquidations, people cashing out and de-risking, the crypto billionaire said. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Fans Borrow to Buy Homes, Cars—and More Crypto
Upstart lenders are making it easier for people to take out loans backed by their cryptocurrency holdings. Regulators are watching. ( read original story ...)
Can’t the Crypto Crowd See the Scars From 2017?
Bitcoin evangelists and other cryptocurrency advocates are doing themselves no favors by lashing out at regulators. ( read original story ...)
Switzerland Gives Green Light to Crypto Trading Exchange
Stock exchange SIX said its new SIX Digital Exchange will be underpinned by “the highest Swiss standards of oversight and regulation.” ... ( read original story ...)
Central banks must ‘act now’ on crypto boom, Benoît Coeuré says
Stablecoins and decentralised finance will challenge banks’ business models and monetary authorities must act more quickly to develop official digital assets, veteran policymaker Benoît Coeuré said in ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 1.25%
Japan Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 1.25% to hit a new 6-months high. The best performers of the session on the ... ( read original story ...)
GRAPHIC-Take Five: Big in Japan
In the wide-open contest to be Japan's next premier, hopefuls have until Friday to announce intentions. For now, it's a three-horse race: The favourite, COVID-19 vaccine minister Taro Kono, ex-foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s SBI launches tender offer for Shinsei Bank, lifts target bank’s price over 20 pct
Japanese online financial firm SBI Holdings Inc. (SBI) launched a tender offer on Friday, aiming to make its smaller rival Shinsei Bank a subsidiary of SBI, with buy orders pouring in for the bank's ... ( read original story ...)
Inside the cult of crypto
The protean crypto subculture welcomed debate and criticism, DeRose told the FT last month. Although it had a mysterious creator-messiah in whoever was hiding behind the moniker “Satoshi Nakamoto”, it ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. should work on developing a clear crypto regulatory framework, says SEC commissioner
Hester Peirce, U.S. commissioner on the Securities and Exchange Commission, says the current cryptocurrency regulation laws in the country are unclear, and having a clear regulatory framework will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Topix hits highest since 1990 on hopes of new govt, better earnings
Japan's Nikkei hit a six-month high on Friday and the broader Topix index touched its best level since 1990, extending their bull run since the end of August on hopes for a new government and further ... ( read original story ...)