But I was surprised to learn that a couple prominent people in the crypto space have publicly called YGG a unicorn (defined as a company that’s valued north of US$1 billion). Their basis for saying so ... ( read original story ...)
Google Removes and Bans Eight Fake Crypto Mining Apps
Google’s app store is eight apps lighter today after a number of misleading crypto apps were ejected from the platform. ( read original story ...)
Stock and Crypto Investor Sign-Ups Jump 45% Year-On-Year Across Rural India
The number of young investors in non-metro areas across India looking to purchase and trade crypto as well as stocks has increased significantly in the last year, The Economic Times reported Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Duncan Scott setting sights higher after record-breaking Tokyo Olympics
Duncan Scott will set his ambitions higher after reflecting on his Tokyo achievements. The 24-year-old became the first Briton to win four medals at a single Olympic Games when he claimed gold and ... ( read original story ...)
Chuck Aoki and Melissa Stockwell to Represent Team USA as Flag Bearers During Tokyo Paralympics
Chuck Aoki and Melissa Stockwell will take on an important role for the upcoming Tokyo 2020 Summer Paralympic Games. On Monday, the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee announced that the wheelchair ... ( read original story ...)
GOC President urges govt to invest in least financed sports after bronze medal win in Tokyo
Ghana Olympic Committee President, Ben Nunoo Mensah is optimistic that Team Ghana can win more medals in future competitions should they get the needed support and funding. ( read original story ...)
Paralympians hope to outshine Covid threat as Games set to open in Tokyo
Tokyo’s Paralympic Games open on Tuesday, with athletes hoping to shatter stereotypes and world records despite a year-long pandemic delay and as Japan battles a surge in virus cases. The Games will ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s financial regulator weighs stricter rules on crypto-assets
The government agency last month set up a section to oversee digital and decentralized finance as well as a panel of experts ... against money laundering and price volatility. The Bank of Japan has ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange FTX buys naming rights for Cal’s football field
The University of California, Berkeley, has signed a $17.5 million naming-rights deal for its football field with the owner of crypto exchange FTX.US --- ... ( read original story ...)
All $610 Million Stolen in Historic Crypto Heist Has Been Returned, Poly Network Says
It looks like the hacker behind Poly Network’s historic heist has had a change of heart. The crypto platform confirmed in a company blog post on Monday that the anonymous hacker (or hackers) who ... ( read original story ...)
All $610 million in stolen crypto assets returned by hacker, Poly Network says
Poly Network said the hacker, referred to as "Mr. White Hat," finally shared a private key to a multi-signature crypto wallet Monday morning. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin $100,000? Bulls see crypto at $50,000 as a pit stop to much higher prices
Bullish investors in bitcoin are cheering the virtual asset's reclamation of a perch above $50,000 over the weekend, but the rally back to that price ... ( read original story ...)
Hacker returns all $610M of stolen Poly Network crypto
The hacker or hackers behind what is thought to be one of the largest cryptocurrency thefts in history returned some $610 million in stolen assets to Poly Network on Monday, with the company thanking ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s B2B ordering and supply platform CADDi raises $73 million Series B funding
With COVID-19 disrupting the entire manufacturing supply chain including semiconductor shortages, companies across multiple industries have been struggling to seek a procurement solution that can ... ( read original story ...)
Paralympic swimmer Abbas Karimi, born without arms, poised to be first refugee medalist at Tokyo Games
Paralympic swimmer Abbas Karimi, born without arms, discusses his remarkable life, and how he's poised to be first refugee medalist at Tokyo Games. ( read original story ...)
The Insane, Ongoing Saga of a $600 Million Crypto Theft
A Heidegger-quoting hacker might be the good guy or the bad guy. The answer depends on whether he hands over the key to a $140 million account. ( read original story ...)