An economic adviser to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga drew fire for downplaying the COVID-19 situation in Japan and dismissing calls t ... ( read original story ...)
Ethereum’s ether pushes past $4,000 for the first time – and one crypto analyst who correctly predicted this level now expects it to hit $10,000
The second-largest cryptocurrency by market value topped $4,000 on Monday. The rise in its value may partly be driven by VanEck filing for a US ETF last week. Crypto analyst Megan Kaspar predicted the ... ( read original story ...)
Ethereum vs. bitcoin: Which crypto could come out on top
Ethereum crossed above $4,000 to hit fresh records. Ari Wald of Oppenheimer and Quint Tatro of Joule Financial discuss the crypto space. ( read original story ...)
South Korea’s SKIET shares debut at double IPO price
South Korean battery material maker SK IE Technology Co Ltd (SKIET) saw its stock debut on Tuesday at double its initial ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.95 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.95 percent at 29,238.56 on Tuesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.71 percent at 1,938.45. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is ... ( read original story ...)
InvestCloud Signs Pioneering Wealth Management Deal with MUFG, Japan’s Largest Bank
InvestCloud, an award winning global FinTech firm serving some of the largest banks, wealth managers and asset managers in the world, today announced the deployment of its Wealth Adviser Platform by ... ( read original story ...)
Probe finds 10 Japanese firms with possible links to Myanmar junta
At least 10 Japanese companies have direct business ties or have taken part in projects with Myanmar military-affiliated firms, according to a probe by a Kyodo News team. Such entities include the ... ( read original story ...)
The rotation from bitcoin into ether could point to a 2017-style correction in the crypto market, research firm says
The 2017 correction was preceded by the rapid rise of lesser known tokens following a peak in the price of bitcoin, similar to what has been seen this year. ( read original story ...)
The Hut Group strikes $1bn fundraising deal as Japanese tech investment giant SoftBank comes on board
E-commerce retailer The Hut Group (THG) has struck a $1bn fundraising deal which has valued its new business-to-business tech arm at $6.3bn - the same value that the whole company floated at last year ... ( read original story ...)
Japan gov’t debt rises by record ¥101 tril in FY2020
Japanese government debt rose 101.92 trillion yen ($940 billion) in fiscal 2020 to a record 1,216.46 trillion yen, showing the largest annual increase as a result of the fiscal response to the ... ( read original story ...)
Where are Japan’s neo banks?
However, there is no local Japanese equivalent for neo bank or challenger bank and that is because, despite being a pioneer in championing open banking, Japan has yet to see the emergence of a single ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Urged to Push Pension Funds to Adopt ESG Principles
With only 92 sign-ups, Japan is far behind the U.S., the U.K. and Ireland, France and Scandinavia. Even though the Government Pension Investment Fund, the world’s largest retire ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Investors Turn to Ethereum as Alternative to Bitcoin
Ethereum, the world's second largest cryptocurrency, soared to a record high Monday as investors placed their bets on the coin's future in commerce and looked for an alternative to Bitcoin's lofty ... ( read original story ...)
Wall Street Unleashes Old Tricks in $2.5 Trillion Crypto Jungle
Wall Street traders like Trey Griggs are finding a new lease on life in the $2.5 trillion crypto Wild West. After two decades in energy trading, the 51-year-old was lured by a former Goldman Sachs ... ( read original story ...)
Binance Suspends, Resumes Client Withdraws As Crypto Markets Soar
Binance briefly suspended client withdraws Monday amid an ongoing surge in trading interest that underscores the risks inherent global in cryptocurrency markets. ( read original story ...)
Dogecoin price: Why did crypto crash and rebound – and where will it go from here?
After SNL, one crypto market analyst believes its astonishing rise could be replicated by other fringe cryptocurrencies ... ( read original story ...)