Japan's benchmark Nikkei average closed up 0.66 percent at 29,066.18 on Friday, while the broader Topix gained 0.80 percent at 1,962.65. ( read original story ...)
Japan Banking Act Changes Highlight Profitability Challenges
Fitch Ratings-Paris/Tokyo/Hong Kong-25 June 2021: A recent amendment to the Japanese Banking Act seeks to provide banks with more flexibility to operate domestically and overseas, but the changes are ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Is Young, Promising Asset Class: Amber Group CEO
Michael Wu, co-founder and chief executive officer at Amber Group, discusses his latest round of fundraising, crypto regulation in China and his outlook for institutional adoption. He speaks on ... ( read original story ...)
Buddhist Monk Who Spent Years as Recluse Targets IPO for Startup
It’s a long-anticipated IPO for the popular crowdfunding operator, the biggest such business in Japan. Ieiri, 42, is one of a growing number of chief executive officers who fell off the typical path ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Price Alert: JPMorgan Issues Serious Bitcoin Warning As Ethereum, Binance’s BNB, Cardano, XRP And Dogecoin Lose Billions
After correctly calling the latest bitcoin and crypto sell-off, analysts at Wall Street giant JPMorgan have predicted the bitcoin price is likely to move lower over the medium ... ( read original story ...)
Panasonic sold its entire stake in Tesla last fiscal year – Nikkei
Japan's Panasonic Corp sold all of its stake in Tesla Inc last fiscal year which helped it earn billions of dollars in proceeds to fund new ... ( read original story ...)
Ryan Lochte Speaks Out After Not Qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics: ‘I’m Not Retiring’
Ryan Lochte isn't going anywhere. On Thursday, swimmer, 36, shared a video on Instagram promising fans that, despite failing to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics, he isn't planning to back away from the ... ( read original story ...)
Top crypto exchanges are about to launch a marketing blitz in a race to win over mainstream consumers
Coinbase, eToro, Blockfolio and others are planning big ad campaigns as they try to become the 'Kleenex of crypto.' ... ( read original story ...)
A crypto and fintech expert explains why polkadot could surge by 521% within the next 3 years — and says it may become ethereum’s main competitor
Keith Bliss explains the problems that polkadot's blockchain solves, why it competes with ethereum, and his price prediction for its crypto DOT. ( read original story ...)
A contest to control crypto is under way
Sometimes institutions or leaders control social groups in hierarchical ways, just as church towers overshadowed medieval European cities. At other times, horizontal networks shape events, operating ... ( read original story ...)
You Can Buy Crypto on Venmo and Robinhood. Read This Before You Do
You can buy Bitcoin on PayPal, or Ethereum on Robinhood. But these mainstream platforms are much different from traditional crypto exchanges. ( read original story ...)
Why the crash of crypto token titan that burned Mark Cuban may not foretell a bitcoin plunge
Tokens like titan have fundamentally different functionality and use case from a mainstream digital currencies like bitcoin or ether. ( read original story ...)
Andreessen Horowitz launches $2.2 billion crypto fund and is ‘radically optimistic’ despite price fluctuations
Andreessen Horowitz is launching a multibillion-dollar fund to invest in a volatile ecosystem it's betting will be as influential as the internet. ( read original story ...)
John McAfee Crypto Fraud Allegations Explained After Antivirus Creator Dies in Prison
The notorious software expert, who has died aged 75, was accused by U.S. authorities of illegally pumping cryptocurrencies and tax evasion. ( read original story ...)
Top Venture Capital Firm Andreessen Horowitz Triples Down On Crypto With New $2.2 Billion Fund
Horowitz (a16z), one of Silicon Valley’s most prominent venture capital firms, the first to launch a dedicated crypto unit and one of the earliest investors in Coinbase, is announcing a new $2.2 ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s how much bitcoin is worth, says JPMorgan, as crypto faces this summer headwind
Stocks are set to continue inching higher on Thursday, as markets relax about inflation risks and exact details of what’s coming from the Federal ... ( read original story ...)