Investors scramble to buy shares in Big Hit Entertainment amid speculation that the boy band members could be allowed to defer military service ... ( read original story ...)
Blockchain-Enabled Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Developing Fast, But How Are They Different From Other Crypto?
Stablecoins and central bank digital currencies may seem superficially similar, but understanding the differences is critical for further development. ( read original story ...)
Crypto M&A Surges Past 2019 Total as Rest of World Eclipses U.S.
Deal value in the cryptocurrency world surpassed the total from 2019 in the first six months of the year as tie-ups became less frequent but bigger, according to PwC. ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com slashes staking rewards as user numbers top 5 million
Crypto.com’s five million user milestone has been overshadowed by 70% reduction in staking rewards for its native CRO token ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank eyes IPO for blank-check acquisition vehicle in 2020
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group plans to list a blank ... meaning that it can get on the stock market without going through an IPO. SoftBank likely hopes to score a better investment deal than it ... ( read original story ...)
Global IPO activity rebounds sharply hitting historic highs in Q3 2020
Market liquidity and investor sentiment drove deals and proceeds up year-on-year - Technology, industrials and health care led global sector activity YTD with 537 IPOs raising US$110.5b - Q3 2020 was ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks in Japan poised to decline; BTS’ label set to make market debut in South Korea
Australia's jobs data for September are expected to be out at around 8:30 a.m. HK/SIN. China's consumer price index and producer price index for September are also set to be out at about 9:30 a.m. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei share average opens down 0.33 pct
Japan's benchmark Nikkei average opened down 0.33 percent at 23,548.45 on Thursday, while the broader Topix shed 0.26 percent at 1,639.61. TOKYO, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Japan's benchmark Nikkei average ... ( read original story ...)
G-20 agrees on 6-month extension of debt relief for poor nations
Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies agreed Wednesday to extend their debt relief program for poor nations by six months ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: Ethereum Shines, Too
But Ethereum is the one everyone is using. Ethereum was the first cryptocurrency to introduce a blockchain system that could also facilitate all sorts of “decentralized applications,” or dApps. It ... ( read original story ...)
OECD Encourages Regulators To Form Uniform Crypto Tax Regulations
A recently issued report by Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), suggests a framework that regulators can use to come up with effective tax rules for cryptocurrency ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank Vision Fund Seeking Cash for Blank-Check Company: Source
SoftBank Group Corp's Vision Fund is targeting external funding for a blank-check company it plans to launch, a person familiar with the matter said, in a return to marketing its investing ... ( read original story ...)
The US Crypto Enforcement Framework Is a Warning to International Exchanges
The Department of Justice (DOJ) just fired a warning to crypto exchanges worldwide: Comply with U.S. law or face the potential wrath of the federal government. Last week, the DOJ published an 83-page ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto.com Technical Analysis: CRO breakdown to $0.12 in the offing
Crypto.com slides to descending triangle support as a breakdown to $0.12 looms. The on-chain analysis places the most robust support between $0.137 and $0.14. Crypto.com is still retracing from the ... ( read original story ...)
New York IPO Turns Chinese Household Goods Retailer Into Billionaire
Ye, who will own 65% of Miniso following the IPO, will have a net worth of $3.3 billion at the ... He then sold cosmetics and ceramics. A 2013 trip to Japan inspired Ye to launch Miniso because he was ... ( read original story ...)
Lessons from the Recent KuCoin $150 Million Crypto Hack Incident
Even as the crypto industry has gained traction, many digital currency exchanges are still vulnerable to attacks by cybercriminals. In February 2020, Italian crypto exchange Altsbit lost around ... ( read original story ...)