Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 gained 0.21%. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s subtle balancing act between China and the U.S.
Regional countries should be wary of Washington attempting to lockstep them into a potential conflict over Taiwan issue. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Leading Gaming Company Purchases 1,717 Bitcoin
Bitcoin is posting a strong recovery after a dip of nearly 15% last week. Institutional adoption of BTC is surging as large companies are adding Bitcoin. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Nexon spends $100 million to buy bitcoin
Nexon said it has used less than 2% of its reserves on the purchases, which were made at an average cost of $58,000 per bitcoin. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Wunderkind’s Tokens Surge to Top of Best-Performing List
Cryptocurrency FOMO is playing out in real time for just about any token associated with Sam Bankman-Fried, head of the trading firm Alameda Research and the FTX derivatives exchange. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.19 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.19 percent at 28,935.51 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix gained 0.02 percent at 1,903.85. T Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan signs debt suspension agreements
ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and the government of Japan Tuesday signed debt suspension agreements amounting to $367 million under the G-20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (Phase-I). Noor ... ( read original story ...)
Japan to issue new 500 yen coins in November
Japan will begin issuing newly redesigned 500 yen coins from around November, the Finance Ministry said Tuesday, after their initial release in the first half of the fiscal year from April was ... ( read original story ...)
Here Are The Top Stocks Riding The Crypto Wave And ‘Dramatically’ Outperforming The Market
Goldman Sachs' basket of 19 stocks—each with a high level of blockchain exposure—has returned an average of 43% this year. ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs names 19 crypto-exposed stocks that have piggybacked on bitcoin’s surge to achieve returns that have nearly quadrupled the S&P 500
We list the 19 large-cap stocks in Goldman Sachs' cryptocurrency and blockchain-exposed basket, which has crushed the S&P 500 this year. ( read original story ...)
RECUR Hopes NFT Boom will be Crypto Bridge for Legacy Brands
CEOs eye chain-agnostic NFTs to bring in household-name brands Welcome to The Ask, where each week Crypto Investor interviews essential voices doing the work to make crypto 'mainstream.' Exchange ... ( read original story ...)
COVID-19 relief fund for India raises over $2.2 million in donations of crypto assets
Industry giants like Ethereum creator Vitalik Buteri have donated to the COVID-19 relief fund for India set up by Polygon co-founder Sandeep Nailwal. ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei falls amid coronavirus concerns
At closing bell, the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average declined 134.34 points, or 0.46%, to 28,991.89. The broader Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange decreased 14.60 ... ( read original story ...)
Ben Proud and James Guy among 24 swimmers added to Team GB squad for Tokyo
The latest batch of entrants join Adam Peaty, Duncan Scott, James Wilby and Luke Greenbank, who secured their spots at the start of the year. ( read original story ...)
Mastercard and Gemini Exchange Launching Crypto Rewards Card
The US crypto exchange Gemini has partnered with Mastercard and WeBank to launch a credit card that will give its users rewards in cryptocurrency. The card ... ( read original story ...)
Tesla Sells Bitcoin, Elon Musk Denies Pumping and Dumping Crypto to Make ‘Fortune’
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy made the claim against Musk on Twitter after Tesla reported its Q1 2021 earnings. ( read original story ...)