Cryptocurrency regulation is being considered at the Federal Reserve, according to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell this week. Here’s what to expect and what it means for your investment. ( read original story ...)
Ethereum-Based NFT Platform Is Said To Get $532 Million In Funding Led By Softbank, Largest Round In Crypto History
French NFT trading platform and fantasy soccer league Sorare is close to completing a $532 million funding round led by Japanese telecommunications company SoftBank. ( read original story ...)
Coin Metric co-founder on Binance scrutiny and crypto regulation
Dogecoin founder Jackson Palmer tweeted yesterday that he is leaving cryptocurrency forever. Nic Carter, Castle Island ventures partner and Coin Metric co-founder, joins 'Tech Check' to discuss the ... ( read original story ...)
Fetty Wap On Smoking Weed With Snoop, Dealing With Glaucoma And His New Cannabis And Crypto Game
Rapper Fetty Wap, born Willie Junior Maxwell II, has gotten into the cannabis game – quite literally. The artist recently partnered up with social media entrepreneur Branden Hampton, the mind behind ... ( read original story ...)
The American Cancer Society Wants a Crypto Roadmap
The American Cancer Society is nosing its way into crypto. The non-profit giant, which reported $1.1 billion in assets in 2019, is hiring a product manager to develop a cryptocurrency and NFT strategy ... ( read original story ...)
Global IPO momentum continues record-breaking pace through 1H 2021
Hot IPO momentum from Q1 continued into Q2 resulting in the most active second quarter by deal numbers and proceeds in the last 20 years. While Q1 2021 was dominated by special purpose acquisition ... ( read original story ...)
Time for Tokyo to become a leading hub of green finance
The growing alarm about climate change has awakened the world to the urgent need to "green" existing loan and securities portfolios. ( read original story ...)
Go West: The Great Crypto Mining Migration is Underway
Stacy Elliott of TheStreet Crypto Investor explains the rapidly changing landscape of cryptocurrency mining and minting. (Watch) ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto exchange Binance unauthorised, says Italian regulator, as crackdown widens
Binance is not authorised to carry out activities in Italy, the country's market watchdog said on Thursday, joining a string of global regulatory moves against the cryptocurrency exchange. ( read original story ...)
Tether: the former plastic surgeon behind the crypto reserve currency
Giancarlo Devasini’s status at the centre of the cryptocurrency world is a remarkable transformation from his previous careers ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Invests $1.7 Billion in Yanolja Ahead of IPO
SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund II is investing about $1.7 billion in Yanolja Co., giving South Korea’s largest travel app extra capital ahead of an initial public offering.The Seoul-based startup ... ( read original story ...)
Clean Science IPO allotment finalised: Grey market premium hints strong listing on July 19
Shares of Clean Science will be listed on NSE and BSE on July 19. The equity shares of the company will be listed on NSE and BSE. Clean Science and Technology is a speciality chemical manufacturer. ( read original story ...)
SoftBank injects $1.7bn into South Korea’s largest travel app ahead of IPO
The Japanese bank’s second venture capital fund has been gearing ... The startup is still exploring the size and location of its IPO, which have not yet been finalised. The app has also been growing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 1.15%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 1.15%. The best ... ( read original story ...)
Mixed reception for stocks in Asia Thursday, Japan’s Nikkei 225 dives
It was a mixed reception that investors and traders in Asia confronted on Thursday. In Japan, stocks were sold off, as they were in Australia. However, in mainland China, and in Hong Kong, demand ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Mizuho Bank to cut remittance fees
Mizuho Bank plans to cut its fees for money transfers to accounts at other banks by up to ¥120, effective Oct. 1. The Mizuho Financial Group Inc. unit announced the plan Wednesday, following similar ... ( read original story ...)