Acquiring new users takes priority over near-term earnings, said Sasaki. He estimates that Japan has a total of about six million small- to medium-sized enterprises, with only 15% of them currently ... ( read original story ...)
Pompeo visits Japan, Indonesia labor strikes and BTS agency IPO
On the first week of our renamed newsletter, Mike Pompeo will visit Japan amid uncertainty about President Donald Trump's health. China, Hong Kong and Taiwan are still on the National Day and ... ( read original story ...)
The need for a dialogue between crypto businesses and regulators
Regulators and service providers are collaborating as never before to address systemic vulnerabilities of the crypto industry. ( read original story ...)
Every Credit Card a Tribe, Every Crypto Coin a Scaling Debate
Lana Swartz's "New Money" is a book that will force crypto users to ask: What does using ETH or BTC or XLM or ATOM say about me? ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.67%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares ... ( read original story ...)
Docomo’s $40bn privatisation could bring lower phone tariffs for Japan
NTT has launched a buyout bid to take its mobile unit Docomo private, in a move that is likely to support government policy to reduce phone tariffs. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchanges Barring US Citizens Is Heartbreaking And Frustrating
The United States has cracked down on regulation around cryptocurrency over the past few years. The frustrating part? The very laws meant to protect citizens can make it extremely difficult for them ... ( read original story ...)
Time for Bank of Japan to move beyond negative rates, QE
The world’s one-time economic rebel now looks staid. Japan was the first mover in some of the most radical steps in monetary policy, so it’s troubling that officials have done far less than their ... ( read original story ...)
Japan FSA to order Tokyo bourse to swiftly report on trading system glitch: Aso
Japan's financial watchdog will order the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) to report swiftly on its system glitch that halted trading at the bourse for the whole day on Thursday, Finance Minister Taro Aso ... ( read original story ...)
September Crypto Recap: MicroStrategy Doubles Down On Bitcoin, KuCoin Hacked For $200m, And More
With September coming to a close with yesterday’s close, here is brief recap of all major Bitcoin and cryptocurrency news events of the past month. ( read original story ...)
CoinList president has joined a crypto project founded by Uber co-founder
CoinList president and co-founder Andy Bromberg has seen a number of token projects raise funds, and now he's going to lead a project himself. “I’m leaving CoinList to join Eco as CEO,” he said in an ... ( read original story ...)
Leaked Recordings Suggest Crypto Lender Babel Leveraged Users’ Funds in Longing Bitcoin
Crypto lender Babel might be using both its own corporate funds and customer funds to buy long positions on bitcoin's price. ( read original story ...)
Crypto precedent: N.Y. judge rules Kik’s digital currency was a security, grants win to SEC
There is scant precedent on whether cryptocurrency developers can sell tokens to the public without triggering U.S. securities laws. So a decision Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein in ... ( read original story ...)
Booming Crypto Market a Potential Haven for Money Laundering
The booming world of decentralized finance, which has collected more than $11 billion in cryptocurrencies in a matter of months, is a potential haven for money laundering, according to new research. ( read original story ...)
How The Pandemic Is Stimulating Innovation In Crypto
Going forward, it seems possible that many investors will the pandemic as a net positive for crypto, as more family offices and private individuals could seek digital assets as a way to protect ... ( read original story ...)
70% of Crypto Enthusiasts are Spending, Not HODLing
To gain insight into the spending habits of digital currency users, BlockCard and Bitcoin Market Journal polled 35,000+ blockchain investors on their crypto spending habits. Some of the key takeaways: ... ( read original story ...)