CryptoQuant, the leading on-chain data platform, raised $3 million in a funding round led by Hashed, the largest crypto venture capital firm in Asia. ( read original story ...)
Hackers start to return some of the $600 million they stole in one of the biggest crypto heists
Hackers exploited a vulnerability in a protocol called Poly Network stealing more than $600 million worth of cryptocurrency. ( read original story ...)
Crypto platform Poly Network hacked in estimated $600 million cyberheist
A cryptocurrency platform has lost an estimated $600 million in digital tokens after one of the sector's biggest ever hacking attacks, according to details of the heist which emerged on Wednesday. ( read original story ...)
Billionaire investor Dan Loeb trumpeted his bets on Buffett-backed RH, crypto, and private companies in his Q2 letter
Loeb's Third Point fund joined Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway as a RH shareholder last year, and also owns a stake in Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX. ( read original story ...)
Japan’s anti-monopoly body starts probe into fairness of IPO process – Nikkei
Japan's anti-monopoly body has begun a probe into the fairness of the initial public offering process in the country to check whether companies are adequately financed when listing on the stock ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Top Home Security Company SECOM Invests in AI Startup LiveSmart
LiveSmart is helping develop self-monitoring solutions for seniors and cloud-based security solutions for SECOM, the largest home security company in the world by revenue. ( read original story ...)
Japan Nikkei extends gains to fourth day
However, market gains capped amid concerns over the coronavirus situations with number of Covid-19 patients with severe symptoms has hit a record high in Tokyo as daily infections surge in Japan. ( read original story ...)
Japan stocks higher at close of trade; Nikkei 225 up 0.65%
Japan stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Paper & Pulp, Railway & Bus and Real Estate sectors led shares higher. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 added 0.65%. The ... ( read original story ...)
Nikkei 225 Index is Not Out of the Woods Yet – Chart
The Nikkei 225 index rebounded on Wednesday as investors cheered the ongoing Japan earning season. The index rose by more than 140 points and is trading at ¥28,000. It is still about 8.67% below its ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese shares end higher for fourth day on earnings, rising US yields
The Nikkei share average climbed 0.65% to 28,070.51, its first close above 28,000 since July 16, though it could face resistance at around 28,300 from its downward-sloping trendline since mid-June. ( read original story ...)
Party’s over: Tokyo seeks help covering huge Olympic deficit
The Tokyo metropolitan government is set to enter a grueling post-Olympic competition: pressing the central government to help cover the deficit-filled tab for hosting the Summer Games during a ... ( read original story ...)
Cultivated Delusions at the Tokyo Olympics
Australia’s Channel 7 team was all about ignoring history as its selected commentators went into describing, poorly, the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics. The trio was poorly equipped culturally ... ( read original story ...)
NFT Cross-Chain Protocol DNFT Unveils a Superb IGO Honouring the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
NFT cross-chain platform DNFT protocol has finally unleashed an IGO like no other, an Olympic BTC Synthesis Game. The game draws its framework from the recently concluded Tokyo Olympic games. Just as ... ( read original story ...)
The Hottest Part Of The Crypto Market: Firms Building Institutional-Grade Infrastructure
One of the hottest parts of Crypto is firms building institutional-grade infrastructure to support large-scale adoption of these assets in the future. Just as valuations of 1st gen crypto firms like ... ( read original story ...)
BitMEX crypto exchange agrees to pay $100 million to get financial regulators off its back
Cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX has agreed to pay a $100 million civil penalty as part of a settlement with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese quantum startup aims to ease logistics strains
A Japanese startup is using quantum computing to calculate the most efficient routes and methods to transport goods, as a labor shortage and increasing demand strains Japan's logistics industry. Tokyo ... ( read original story ...)