Tag: finance

An outspoken economic adviser to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has stepped down after his recent online posts drew fire for downplaying the COVID-19 situation in Japan and ridiculing growing calls for ... ( read original story ...)

"We want to give choice to our consumers, something that will let them pay in any way they want to pay," PayPal told CoinDesk. ( read original story ...)

Japanese shares are expected to recover and reach a 30-year peak by the end of year as an acceleration of vaccinations after initial delays helps the economy to reopen, according to respondents in a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan's corporate service prices rose for the second straight month in April due to a rebound in advertising and freight fees, data showed on Wednesday, a sign the economy was gradually emerging from ... ( read original story ...)

Government agencies are beginning to signal an interest in increased cryptocurrency regulation. Here’s how that may affect your crypto investments. ( read original story ...)

Risky market pockets—including cryptocurrencies that are fresh off a massive crash—skyrocketed Wednesday morning as the broader market bounced back from the recent inflation-spurred rout, but analysts ... ( read original story ...)

The cryptocurrency market shrunk by around 27% this week after Tesla billionaire Elon Musk raised concerns over bitcoin’s environmental impact and China renewed its regulatory crackdown on digital ... ( read original story ...)

The Museum of Crypto Art (MOCA) will raise money through sales of cryptocurrency tokens to help cryptocurrency artists. ( read original story ...)

As the number of COVID-19 cases surge in Japan, preventive medicine specialist Dr. David Katz warns of a potential ‘superspreader event’ given Japan’s high case count and slow vaccine rollout. ( read original story ...)

After previously disputing the theory, Fauci now says there needs to be further investigation into whether or not COVID-19 was leaked from a Wuhan lab. ( read original story ...)

A crackdown by Beijing is rapidly accelerating a shift in focus by makers of machines that 'mine' cryptocurrencies like bitcoin from China to North America and Central Asia as Chinese clients face an ... ( read original story ...)

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is backing Polygon, a platform designed to scale Ethereum chains and develop the blockchain's infrastructure. ( read original story ...)

The recent report out of Tether regarding the reserves behind USDT once again highlights the importance – and need – for crypto specific accounting, reporting, and disclosure standards. Stablecoins ... ( read original story ...)

Nvidia is seen posting strong sales and earnings when it releases its quarterly earnings amid surging demand for its gaming graphics cards used to mine Ethereum. ( read original story ...)

Along with the stock market, cryptocurrency is also seeing an uptick among retail investors in Indonesia. Pintu, a platform focused on first-time cryptocurrency buyers, announced today it has raised a ... ( read original story ...)

The market rebound at the start of the week has been partly assisted by comments from Elon Musk that he has been in talks with bitcoin miners about renewable energy solutions, as well as news that ... ( read original story ...)