The launches came two days after the North claimed to perform a test needed to build a more mobile intercontinental missile ( read original story ...)
This Week on Crypto Twitter: SBF Arrested! Binance Withdrawals Spike! Former President Pitches NFTs!
Just when you thought the torrent of gossip was starting to subside in Cryptoville, this week crypto Twitter was slammed by a barrage of news that turned it back into its usual self: a festering hive ...
Mike Lee calls out Defense Department for halting pay of Navy officer jailed in Japan
Sen. Mike Lee is calling on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to grant an exemption to continue paying Navy Lt. Ridge Alkonis during his three-year prison sentence in Japan. ( read original story ...)
$8 Trillion Fund Issues Stark 2023 Fed Warning After Huge Bitcoin, Ethereum And Crypto Price Crash
Bitcoin BTC, ethereum and the wider crypto market has suffered a catastrophic crash this year—with leaks revealing a surprise Binance CEO prediction. The bitcoin price has dropped under $17,000 per ...
‘Big Short’ Burry Sees Similarity Between Crypto And the 2008 Financial Crisis
The fledgling financial services industry has been trying to be transparent since the overnight implosion of cryptocurrency exchange FTX.
Japan protests N. Korea’s latest missile launches
STORY: Ino said the two ballistic missiles were launched eastwards from near the western coast of North Korea within the same hour starting 11:00a.m. (0200GMT), both flying around 500 kilometers (310 miles) at a maximum altitude of about 550 kilometers (342 miles). ( read original story ...)
FTX flameout showed investors bought crypto for the wrong reasons. Why most are hoping that’ll change in 2023
When FTX blew up in November, crypto's biggest, smartest and most experienced devotees were left feeling just as betrayed as the investors who got burned and the outsiders who had just begun warming ...
‘Crypto winter’ has come. And it’s looking more like an ice age.
A year ago, crypto was everywhere. Now, companies are collapsing and prices for crypto coins have crashed. Is this the end of crypto as a mainstream industry?
Kraken’s incoming CEO shares 5 major crypto trends for 2023, including what he believes will be the leading use-cases
The irony is that the failure of FTX highlights the need for crypto, which removes the trusted third party, Ripley said.
Majority of Japanese oppose raising taxes to fund military expansion -Kyodo
The majority of Japanese people do not support raising taxes to fund military expansion, Kyodo reported on Sunday, citing a survey the news agency conducted after the government announced Japan's ... ( read original story ...)
In the U.S., His Site Has Been Linked to Massacres. In Japan, He’s a Star.
Hiroyuki Nishimura has become a famous voice for disenchanted young Japanese. What he talks much less about is his ownership of the notorious website 4chan. ( read original story ...)
Toshiba’s Preferred Bidder May Lower Valuation Below 2 Trillion Yen – Nikkei
Even though JIP has secured funding worth 1 trillion yen in equity from domestic companies and 1.2 trillion yen in loans from major banks, it may cut the valuation in light of a recent deterioration ...
Sony considers $5.8 bln smartphone sensor factory in Japan-media
Sony Group Corp is considering an investment of about 800 billion yen ($5.83 billion) to build a factory to make smartphone image sensors in western Japan, the Nikkan Kogyo newspaper said on Friday.
64% disapprove tax hikes to cover Japan’s rising defense budget: poll
The Japanese public has raised pressure on the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, with a poll by Kyodo News finding Sund ...
More year-end parties in east Japan pref. this year, but most companies still abstaining
According to a survey by Tokyo Shoko Research's Maebashi office, 61.6% of businesses in Gunma Prefecture are not planning to have year-end parties, a 14.1-point drop from 2021. Th ... ( read original story ...)
66 Exciting Hotel Openings Around The World This Winter
Travelers have dozens of new hotels to look forward to in 2023 no matter where in the world they go. From boutique hotels to grand-scale resorts, these new accommodations are opening in December, ... ( read original story ...)