Soaring inflation will make investors less inclined to buy cryptocurrencies, some analysts say, while others see a silver lining amid the high numbers. ( read original story ...)
5 investors explain why Latin America is poised to weather the crypto winter
From high poverty rates to low financial inclusion, there are common threads throughout LatAm that explain why trends such as play-to-earn crypto gaming have seen widespread adoption. ( read original story ...)
Why Abe is much more highly praised abroad than in Japan
Views held about the influence and contribution made by Shinzo Abe during his lifetime in politics, and especially his more than eight years as prime minister, are strikingly different inside and ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Panasonic to build Tesla batteries in Kansas: report
Panasonic plans to build a $4 billion, 4,000-employee factory in Kansas to make batteries for the rapidly growing electric vehicle market. ( read original story ...)
Nintendo Japan Recognizes Same-Sex Marriages, in Defiance of Country’s Laws
Gaming giant Nintendo said it will provide the same benefits to employees in domestic partnerships with a same-sex partner as those in opposite-sex unions — even though Japan outlaws gay ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court orders ex-Tepco execs to pay $95 bln damages over Fukushima disaster
The Tokyo district court on Wednesday ordered four former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) to pay 13 trillion yen ($95 billion) in damages to the operator of the wrecked Fukushima ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto compliance provider TRM Labs is helping top Wall Street firms like JPMorgan wade into digital assets
TRM Labs is seeing increased interest in crypto compliance, fraud detection, and risk-management tools despite the market downturn. ( read original story ...)
Longtime Bitcoin bull Anthony Pompliano launches crypto hiring firm Inflection Points with $12.6M raise
Inflection Points has been working in stealth mode to build out a crypto-focused employment and corporate training business and just secured $12.6 million in funding. The firm was founded by Colton ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s MUFG Said to Consider Bid for Indonesia’s Panin Bank
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. is considering a bid for PT Bank Pan Indonesia, people familiar with the matter said, as the Japanese banking giant seeks to bolster its presence in Southeast ... ( read original story ...)
Andy Roddick talks Naomi Osaka opening up about mental health struggles
"I think a lot of people are going through a lot of things and I respect Naomi for kind of coming out and talking about it," Roddick said on the Kasich and Klepper podcast. Osaka started this season ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Court Orders Executives to Pay $97 Billion Over Fukushima Nuclear Meltdowns
A Tokyo court ordered four former officials of Tokyo Electric Power Holdings to pay the company, finding they were negligent by failing to prevent the March 2011 nuclear disaster. ( read original story ...)
Mum wins money from council after Japanese knotweed invaded garden
A WOMAN has won more than £15,000 in compensation from her council after "plants like monsters" invaded her garden from the property next door. ( read original story ...)
‘A Massive Opportunity’—When The $2 Trillion Bitcoin, Ethereum And Crypto Price Crash Could End
One influential crypto investor has predicted the bitcoin price will top its previous all-time high of almost $70,000 before ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto lender Celsius is ‘deeply insolvent’ and does not have the ability to meet obligations to creditors or account holders, state regulator warns
Vermont regulators warned this week that crypto firm Celsius is "deeply insolvent". The crypto lender is being investigated by multiple state authorities after halting customer withdrawals in June. A ... ( read original story ...)
Snap Becomes Latest Giant To Roll Out NFTs—Just As Market Cools Amid Crypto Winter
The feature in question would allow creators to showcase NFTs on Snapchat, which follows similar moves by Meta and Reddit. ( read original story ...)
Crypto: In Regulation We Trust
The crash of the digital asset markets, accelerated by the failure of two multi-billion-dollar DeFi initiatives, has once again left users questioning whether crypto can be trusted. ( read original story ...)