In one instance, the flamboyant pair tossed a computer down a garbage chute in a desperate bid to stymie investigators.
The Feds Are Now Using Crypto to Catch Drug Traffickers
Cyber Crime Cartels are using cryptocurrency more than ever before — and the federal agents tasked with catching them are wising up, too. In interviews with CNN, officials who track cartels explained that although cash remains the primary currency used by traffickers because it's almost entirely untraceable,
Japan antitrust watchdog begins price-fixing probe into 4 insurers
TOKYO -- The Japan Fair Trade Commission on Monday launched a voluntary investigation into four major casualty insurers accused of colluding on premiums for corporate clients, a source familiar with ...
Crypto’s Next Craze? Orbs That Scan Your Eyeballs.
Sam Altman, OpenAI’s chief executive, has started Worldcoin, a cryptocurrency project that aims to scan billions of human irises.
Best Crypto to Buy Now August 7 – Algorand, yPredict, Cronos
Consequently, the price would continue on its downward spiral. Is ALGO the best crypto to buy now? For short-term hedging, the answer is yes. Its current pump would last enough to make some short-term gains. Besides, the price of the asset is reasonably discounted at press time.
A Fake Job Offer Opened the Door to a Suspected North Korean Crypto Hack
In late July, a programmer at Estonia’s CoinsPaid, the world’s biggest crypto payment provider, met over video link with a recruiter who had reached out on LinkedIn with a lucrative job offer. During the 40-minute job interview,
Tokyo Stock Exchange taps Blue Ocean for US stock trading during daytime hours in Japan
"Our partnership with the Tokyo Stock Exchange is both a strategic development for Blue Ocean and for all Japanese investors, providing them the opportunity to trade US stocks during their daytime ...
Many Latvians Have Stopped Investing In Crypto, Central Bank Says
Fewer Latvians are investing in crypto, thanks to crypto scams, money laundering, and high-profile bankruptcies, the country’s central bank reports. In the past year, Latvian investments in crypto ...
IRS Guidance Provides Long-Awaited Instructions For Paying Taxes On Crypto Staking Rewards
According to the new IRS ruling, staking rewards are taxed at the time you gain dominion and control over a token. In simple terms, when you achieve the ability to sell, exchange or dispose of the ...
PayPal to Issue Dollar Pegged Crypto Stablecoin: Bloomberg
Global payments giant PayPal is entering the cryptocurrency market with its own U.S. dollar-pegged stablecoin, PayPalUSD, as per a Bloomberg report. The token will soon be available to PayPal users in ...
Japan eyes Fukushima water release from late August
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan is considering beginning the release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea between late August and early September, even though local ...
Crypto’s fear and loathing: Will TradFi take over?
The crypto industry is experiencing its longest bear market in history, but the potential for institutional adoption represents a light at the end of the tunnel. While some regulatory hurdles remain, ...
Crypto Options Traders Are Still Shorting Bitcoin Volatility
There is a lot of market chatter about an impending volatility explosion in bitcoin (BTC). Still, some crypto traders retain a bias for shorting volatility, that is setting up strategies that bet ...
SoftBank eyes profit after Vision Fund’s US$48bil losses
The Japanese conglomerate is fighting to regain its footing after losing ¥6.9 trillion (US$48 billion) at the Vision Fund investment unit in the last two fiscal years.
Japan’s Nikkei ends higher; Astellas surges on US FDA nod for treatment
Japan's Nikkei share average reversed course to end higher on Monday as investors took a fresh view on strong domestic corporate earnings, while drugmaker Astellas surged on the U.S. approval of ...
One weekend’s TwitX chaos brings threats from Japan; indemnity promises for users; prominent account seizures
Japan’s Ministry of Finance issued a warning late last week regarding an account on the platform formerly known as Twitter that impersonates its top currency official, Masato Kanda, in just one of a ...