U.S. crypto investors sued FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and several celebrities who promoted his exchange including NFL quarterback Tom Brady and comedian Larry David, claiming they engaged in ...
Softbank to sell 4.5% stake in Paytm for USD 200-215 million
Japan-based Softbank has started the process to sell a 4.5 per cent stake in One97 Communications for about USD 200 million (around Rs 1,627 crore) in a block deal, according to sources. The ...
No Davies as Canada face Japan in final World Cup tuneup
Canada will be without Alphonso Davies when they take on Japan in a final World Cup tuneup, coach John Herdman said on Wednesday, as they wait for a clean bill of health for the dynamic forward from ... ( read original story ...)
BYD takes commanding EV patent lead among Chinese rivals
Nikkei, with the assistance of Tokyo-based analytics firm Intellectual Property Landscape, analysed EV patent applications from China’s four largest sellers of all-electric vehicles. BYD came out in ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto is an ‘ecosystem that is totally corrupt,’ says economist Nouriel Roubini
The NYU professor said recent turbulence in the crypto market showed major players in the industry needed to go, and that regulators should be wary.
‘It feels very much like the Wild West.’ Crypto hedge funds linked to FTX fallout may struggle to recover lost assets, say managers
Crypto hedge funds scrambled to recoup investors' assets on the collapsed FTX exchange and their future is uncertain.
Nouriel Roubini slams Binance boss CZ as a ‘walking time bomb’ and says crypto is totally corrupt
Roubini also bashed Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary, who he called "a paid hack for FTX" at an event hosted by CNBC.
The downfall of the ‘king of crypto’ could reverberate for years
Now, at 30 years old, SBF has lost his fortune and admitted to loaning FTX customer funds to Alameda Research, a trading firm he co-founded. Cryptocurrency already had a reputation for carrying more ...
Tokyo 2020 all-around gymnastics champion Lee to quit college for Paris 2024 defence
Sunisa Lee, the Olympic all-around women’s artistic gymnastics champion, will end her United States college career next year to concentrate on ... ( read original story ...)
Dhaka, Tokyo relations to be strengthened through PM-level talks in Tokyo: Shahriar Alam
Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam on Wednesday expressed his optimism that Bangladesh-Japan relations would further be strengthened through the upcoming prime ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Checks Impact of FTX Collapse on Local Crypto Exchanges
Japan’s financial regulator has checked with local digital assets exchanges about whether the failure of Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire has had any impact on their businesses, according to an ...
Roundup: Japan’s Nikkei ends slightly higher, U.S. economic concerns cap gains
Japan's benchmark Nikkei stock index closed marginally higher Wednesday amid eased geopolitical concerns, although gains were capped over fears of a U.S. economic slowdown. The 225-issue Nikkei Stock ...
Japan’s Nikkei ends higher as fears of escalation in Ukraine crisis fade
Japan's Nikkei share average reversed course to end higher on Wednesday, after fears of an escalation in the Ukraine crisis faded as U.S. President Joe Biden said a blast in NATO member Poland may not ...
Japan struggles to find the staff as tourists return in their droves after full border reopening
The number of people working at Japan’s hotels and inns is well below pre-pandemic levels, but the country has seen a 15-fold year-on-year increase in inbound tourists since fully reopening its ...
Tokyo confirms 10,114 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday
Japan's health ministry says 10,114 new coronavirus cases were confirmed in Tokyo on Wednesday. The daily tally is up 1,102 from a week ago. It is the second day in a row that the figure has exceeded ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Tourism Surges After Dropping Covid Curbs
The number of foreign visitors, for both tourism and business, rose to 498,600 in October, more than double September’s 206,500 and surging a massive 2,155% from the year before, the Japan National ... ( read original story ...)