TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese households' financial assets hit a fresh record near 2 quadrillion yen last year, half of which was in cash and bank deposits, in a sign the coronavirus pandemic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan temporarily sets higher tariffs on U.S. beef imports
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is temporarily raising tariffs on U.S. beef imports as volumes have exceeded levels agreed to between the two nations for the fiscal year ending on March 31, Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Holders Want Former Cred Executive Behind Bars
Creditors of cryptocurrency platform Cred Inc. called for the arrest of a former executive identified in court papers as a U.K. fugitive, arguing he should do jail time unless he returns the bitcoin ... ( read original story ...)
European Fiat 500 customers can score some crypto by driving efficiently
Unless you're European and buy a brand new Fiat 500, that is. Fiat's parent company Stellantis announced a new promotion on Tuesday that will reward 500e drivers with a cryptocurrency called KiriCoin ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.28 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.28 percent at 29,836.83 on Wednesday, while the broader Topix shed 0.46 percent at 1,972.43. TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average ... ( read original story ...)
Line silently exposed Japan user data to China affiliate
Technicians at a Chinese company affiliated with the Japanese provider of the Line chat app temporarily had access to personal information of users in Japan, Nikkei has learned. Line Corp. made ... ( read original story ...)
Japan regulator to inspect Mizuho unit after system failures -Yomiuri
Japan's Financial Services Agency will conduct an on-site inspection at the main banking unit of Mizuho Financial Group Inc after repeated system failures, the daily Yomiuri newspaper reported on ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 1-Japan exports fall as China, U.S. demand weakens
The trade data comes on the eve of the Bank of Japan's two-day policy review at which it may phase out a numerical target for its risky asset buying, underscoring the rising cost of prolonged easing ... ( read original story ...)
A crypto company’s journey to Data 3.0
Having worked at tech companies like LinkedIn and eBay, I’ve observed firsthand the evolution from Data 1.0 to Data 3.0. In Data 1.0, data is seen as a reactive function providing ad-hoc manual ... ( read original story ...)
India Looks to Ban Crypto, Considers Seizing Digital Assets
Crypto in India may be headed for the crypt, as it considers a ban on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Government officials are drafting a report on proposed legislation and will submit it to the ... ( read original story ...)
Wall Street Steps Up Crypto ETF Push as SEC Verdict Unknown
Issuers across the $5.9 trillion U.S. ETF industry are racing to win approval for the first Bitcoin fund, with one big hurdle standing before them: A regulator whose position right now is anyone’s ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of Japan lays down cryptocurrency plan
The Bank of Japan has revealed it is drawing up plans for a national digital currency. Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the 138-year-old institution, today told a seminar that the central bank should ... ( read original story ...)
What a crypto executive wishes investors knew before buying bitcoin for the first time
Make It spoke with Adam Traidman, CEO of popular crypto wallet BRD, about the biggest mistakes he sees newcomers making, as well as some tips to avoid them. ( read original story ...)
RevPop’s crypto clearing house could potentially super-charge the volume of crypto trading
Could a clearing house akin to post-trade settlements in the financial world dramatically accelerate the trading of Bitcoin and other crypto? ( read original story ...)
$5.7M stolen in Roll crypto heist after hot wallet hacked
A security breach at cryptocurrency platform Roll allowed a hacker to obtain the private key to its hot wallet and steal its contents — worth about $5.7 million. "As of this writing, it seems like a ... ( read original story ...)
Famed auction house Sotheby’s is getting in on the crypto-art craze
DOW S&P 500 NASDAQ 100 Sotheby's — a nearly 300-year-old auction house — announced plans to sell its first crypto art piece on Tuesday. The historic auction house will be partnering with the anonymous ... ( read original story ...)