Millennial art investors are digitally reshaping the art market. They're more likely to buy online, and they've spent millions on NFT crypto art. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin jumps 8% to $60,000 after Fed keeps policy steady and Morgan Stanley offers crypto funds
D'Anethan said: "It seems that people are buying globally, nudged by Meitu, a Hong Kong listed company, buying yet another $50 million worth of crypto and, overnight, the news that Morgan Stanley will ... ( read original story ...)
Visa Taps Deeper Into Bitcoin Through New Global Partnership With Crypto.com
Today, payment and cryptocurrency platform Crypto.com announced a global partnership with Visa that also includes principal membership in Visa’s network in Australia. ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 4-Japan to lift Tokyo area emergency on Sunday but warns against complacency
TOKYO, March 18 (Reuters) - Japan will lift the coronavirus state of emergency in the Tokyo area on Sunday, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said, while the capital's governor warned citizens not to ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo University of the Arts: Art Fes 2021
Tokyo University of the Arts (Taito-ku, Tokyo, President: Kazuki Sawa) will hold an online art festival of the artists from our university (including current students) suffering the impact of Covid-19 ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin rises 6% to flirt with $60,000 after Fed keeps policy steady and Morgan Stanley offers crypto funds
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Crypto infrastructure provider Fireblocks raises $133 million
The company provides several products that let you store, transfer and issue digital assets. In particular, Fireblocks provides custody to institutional investors — it currently stores $400 billion in ... ( read original story ...)
Bank of New York Mellon Invests in Crypto Startup
The price of bitcoin is skyrocketing, driving a rally of momentum trading that's pushed its value higher than it's ever been before. WSJ explains how bitcoin trading works, and why the volatile ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Games creative head resigns over derogatory remark
Tokyo Olympics creative head Hiroshi Sasaki said he has resigned after making a derogatory comment about a popular female Japanese entertainer, in the latest controversy over insensitive remarks ... ( read original story ...)
In rare move, Japan bank lobby head apologises for Mizuho’s system failures
The head of Japan’s banking lobby took the rare step of apologising for a series of system failures at Mizuho Financial Group Inc on Thursday, highlighting how the lender’s inability to fix chronic IT ... ( read original story ...)
Japan banking lobby head apologises over Mizuho’s system failures
"As the representative of the industry, I would like to apologise to customers over the repeated system glitches at Mizuho Bank," Kanetsugu Mike, chairman of the Japanese Bankers' ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics creative chief resigns over ‘Olympig’ comments
Tokyo Olympics creative chief, Hiroshi Sasaki, has resigned after making derogatory comments about a female comedian. Sasaki suggested plus-size entertainer Naomi Watanabe could wear pig ears at the ... ( read original story ...)
UPDATE 2-Japan exports fall as China, U.S. demand weakens
Feb exports fall faster than expected * Imports up for 1st time in 22 mths * Trade surplus 217.4 bln yen vs expected 420 bln yen (Adds analyst quote) By TOKYO, March 17 (Reuters) - Japanese exports ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Fever Has Oldest Indian Exchange Seeking to Double Volume
India’s oldest exchange for trading cryptocurrencies aims to double monthly transactions after an explosion in demand, despite concerns of looming curbs from the nation’s authorities. ( read original story ...)
Asian markets up as US Fed indicates no rate hike
Asian stocks markets climbed higher on Thursday led by Japan's Nikkei index after the U.S. Federal Reserve said it would maintain its monetary easing policy. Nikkei Stock Average at one point jumped ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank-Backed Ola Says IPO on Horizon in 1 to 2 Years
The ride-hailing service provider is backed by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. If all goes according to plan, his Ola Electric Mobility Pvt hopes to make 10 million electric scooters ... ( read original story ...)