At a time of global uncertainty, Tokyo has emerged as a strong contender for Asia’s next financial centre. FinCity.Tokyo’s webinar on February 15 explored the attraction and potential of Tokyo as a ... ( read original story ...)
Japan urges support for fire-hit Renesas as global chip woes deepen
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan has called on equipment makers to help one of its biggest chipmakers restore production, the latest government move aimed at easing a semiconductor shortage that has ... ( read original story ...)
With eye on post-COVID world, Japan policymakers step up calls for higher minimum wage
Japanese policymakers are stepping up calls to raise the country's minimum wage as part of a strategy to ensure households can boost consumption and revitalise the economy when COVID-19 curbs are ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks extend fall as lockdown worries return
Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Wednesday for the fourth consecutive session as renewed concerns about the return of coronavirus lockdowns in Europe and declining oil prices dented hopes of an ... ( read original story ...)
Japan calls for Renesas help from equipment makers at home and overseas
Japanese government bureaucrats have called and emailed equipment makers in Japan and overseas to request they provide parts and machinery to help Renesas Electronics Corp, restore chip production at ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shies away from sanctions on China over Xinjiang
As Europe, the U.S. and other major Western economies hit China with a spate of sanctions over alleged human rights violations in Xinjiang, Japan has so far stood pat, because of both a lack of ... ( read original story ...)
Beeple’s latest crypto art just sold for $6 million to the same tech executive who was outbid at the last minute for the record-breaking $69 million auction
The sale was Beeple's first crypto art drop since he shattered digital art records earlier this month. Justin Sun was outbid at the last auction. ( read original story ...)
Canon and Tokyo Electron to join Japan advanced chipmaking project
The initiative brings together Canon, which builds semiconductor lithography machinery; top Japanese chipmaking equipment supplier Tokyo Electron; and Screen Semiconductor Solutions, which makes wafer ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s What Tennis Stars Like Naomi Osaka Will Be Eating During the Miami Open
"Miami is a melting pot of cultures and flavors, and we look to bring that to life in our menus," says chef Dayanny de la Cruz ... ( read original story ...)
Institutional crypto managers are holding a record amount of digital assets, despite a decline in US inflows, CoinShares says
Despite a decline in investor appetite in the US, institutional crypto managers are holding record sums of digital assets. ( read original story ...)
Snoop Dogg and Lionel Richie jump in on NFT craze as Crypto.com launches a token marketplace
"Hello, NFT you're looking for?" Lionel Richie will create a non-fungible token artwork for Crypto.com's new marketplace. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Windfalls Are in the Tokens Driving the Digital Art Boon
While digital art is having a moment after Beeple’s shocking $69 million sale of a NFT-backed piece earlier this month, copycats hoping to cash in might want to focus on the tokens themselves instead ... ( read original story ...)
The New York-based crypto exchange owned by the billionaire Winklevoss twins added 7 new tokens to its platform after an explosion of interest in digital art and NFTs
The latest additions raise Gemini's total supported cryptocurrencies to 33. Another 10 are supported under its custodial services. ( read original story ...)
Wealth managers still in crypto ‘education mode’, Fidelity says
LONDON (Reuters) - Most wealth managers and financial advisors are still in "education mode" on cryptocurrencies but demand for the emerging asset class among larger investors has grown, the boss of ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Price Drops After Jerome Powell Warns Public of Volatile Crypto
Between March 13 and March 14, the crypto shattered price records, surging past the $60,000 mark before eventually plummeting to around $53,000 only three days later, the metrics show. In February ... ( read original story ...)
A 23-year-old college dropout and general partner at Polychain shares how to land a crypto job without a 4-year degree
Get into a habit of reading white papers and engaging with industry professionals on social media, said Niraj Pant, a general partner at Polychain ... ( read original story ...)