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Japan's incoming prime minister Fumio Kishida is set to formally take office on Monday, forming a government faced with the immediate task of handling the coronavirus pandemic and softening the ... ( read original story ...)

For the next four weeks, we will highlight the most timely news in the crypto and blockchain industry, from developments in digital-asset ... ( read original story ...)

If authorities really want to rein in the industry, they could focus initial efforts on more onerous taxation provisions, one source told Insider. ( read original story ...)

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have stormed into October after a dire September. Don't miss: What (or who) is driving the crypto market in 2021 and beyond? Tune in to Forbes ’ free Crypto Codex ... ( read original story ...)

A small crypto asset trading platform called DeversiFi received a shock last week when it erroneously paid out a $24m fee. A glitch in some little-tested software code left the London-based exchange ... ( read original story ...)

The newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Fumio Kishida, will take office as the Japanese prime minister on Monday and launch his new government, aiming to promote ... ( read original story ...)

Fumio Kishida, the new leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, will take office as prime minister on Oct. 4 and form his Cabinet, tasked with keeping COVID-19 under control while reviving a ... ( read original story ...)

Bitcoin has unleashed a wave of speculation in El Salvador since its adoption as legal tender last month. Uber drivers, waiters and store owners are day-trading the cryptocurrency on their phones, ... ( read original story ...)

Long-time investor and the largest shareholder in the hospitality unicorn OYO, SoftBank will offload part of its stake in its proposed initial public offering (IPO). SoftBank’s ... ( read original story ...)

A report on stablecoins, now circulating among top officials, will kick off a Biden administration bid to bring federal oversight to digital assets. ( read original story ...)

Rahul Rai, who became a millionaire when he sold his crypto fund this year, believes the avalanche blockchain could be number one. ( read original story ...)

Japanese conglomerate SoftBank will sell its stake in OYO worth $175 million, the startup said in an IPO filing. Besides SoftBank, Southeast Asian ride-hailing firm Grab, China Lodging Holdings and ... ( read original story ...)

Prospective Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida intends to dissolve the House of Representatives on Oct. 14 for a general election in November, a source familiar with the plan says. ( read original story ...)

Business confidence among major Japanese manufacturers improved for a fifth straight quarter as the economy emerges from the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)

Three new reports from the Bank of International Settlements and seven different central banks find that while a groundbreaking innovation to monetary policy, CBDCs pose many opportunities and ... ( read original story ...)

OYO Rooms' filing of preliminary papers comes close on the heels of Zomato's public offer in July, which saw strong interest from investors. ( read original story ...)