More than $600 million was stolen in a cyberattack that targeted cryptocurrency platform Poly Network. Poly Network said all of the funds bar $33 million worth of the digital coin tether has now been ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto world wins over House Democrats in tax fight
The cryptocurrency conflict became red-hot in the Senate after industry lobbyists were blindsided by the infrastructure bill provision that would try to increase the volume of digital asset ... ( read original story ...)
Institutional Money Is Pouring Into The Crypto Market And Its Only Going To Grow
In its formative years, bitcoin was dismissed by institutions as a showy worthless digital asset favored by criminals. Now 7 out of 10 institutional investors surveyed expect to buy or invest in ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto platform Poly Network rewards hacker with $500,000 ‘bug bounty’
Poly Network, the cryptocurrency platform which lost $610 million in a hack earlier this week, confirmed on Friday it had offered the hacker or hackers a $500,000 "bug bounty". In a statement it ... ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.14%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 fell 0.14%. The best ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo’s Nikkei index closes down on virus worries
TOKYO: Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index closed lower on Friday as worries over rising coronavirus cases in Japan weighed on the market. The Nikkei 225 index slid 0.14 percent, or 37.87 points, to end at ... ( read original story ...)
Austria Considers Masks, Tokyo Warns of Crisis: Virus Update
The spread of the virus in Tokyo is at disaster levels comparable with the heavy rains and flooding hitting Japan’s west and residents should stay at home and get vaccinated, Tokyo’s governor warned a ... ( read original story ...)
‘White hat’ hacker returns most of $600 million crypto tokens taken -Poly Network
Hackers behind one of the biggest ever digital coin heists have now returned nearly all of the $610 million-plus they stole, Poly Network, the cryptocurrency platform targeted earlier this week by the ... ( read original story ...)
Ex-director seeks to stall $2 bln Paytm IPO, company calls it harassment
At the heart of the dispute is a one-page document signed between Mr. Saxena and Paytm’s billionaire CEO, Vijay Shekhar Sharma, in 2001 ... ( read original story ...)
China Opposes Virus Probe; Tokyo Warns of Crisis: Virus Update
The spread of the coronavirus in Tokyo is at disaster levels comparable with the heavy rains and flooding hitting Japan’s west and residents should stay at home and get vaccinated, Tokyo’s governor ... ( read original story ...)
Japan inflation seen weak despite export boom as COVID hits consumption: Reuters poll
Japan's export boom extended into in July but consumer prices likely fell, a Reuters poll showed, highlighting the divergence between manufacturers benefiting from robust global demand and retailers ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Q3 growth forecast slashed on COVID-19 surge: Reuters poll
Japan's economy will grow this quarter at a much slower pace than previously expected as a resurgence in coronavirus infections is hurting the momentum for a recovery, a Reuters poll found. But ... ( read original story ...)
‘White hat’ hacker behind $610m crypto heist returns most of money
About $33m in frozen coins yet to be returned as still-unidentified hacker claims attack was carried out ‘for fun’ to ‘expose the vulnerability’ of platform ... ( read original story ...)
Heavy rainfall in Japan causes mudslide, threatens floods
Torrential rain pounding southwestern Japan triggered a mudslide early Friday that swallowed four people and was threatening to cause flooding and more landslides in the region. The mudslide in the ... ( read original story ...)
Japan shares crawl higher as Recruit Holdings offsets chip weakness
Japanese shares inched up in see-saw trade on Friday as a surge in Recruit Holdings on its upbeat outlook outweighed weakness in chip stocks that tracked U.S. peers lower. "But defensive shares are ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto heist hacker returns most of the stolen funds
A hacker who stole just over $600m (£433m) worth of cryptocurrency has now returned most of the stolen assets.On Thursday, Poly Network confirmed on Twitter that $268m worth of Ether tokens had now ... ( read original story ...)