The cryptocurrency industry is throwing its weight around in D.C. amid an attempt to require increased tax compliance. ( read original story ...)
Despite the IOC’s fears, the Tokyo Olympics didn’t become the Protest Games
With the Tokyo Olympics drawing to a close, there have been only a few, relatively mild demonstrations by athletes from the U.S. and other countries. ( read original story ...)
German coach kicked out of Tokyo Olympics after punching horse in modern pentathlon
Video footage showed German coach Kim Raisner, striking the horse, Saint Boy, with her fist during the riding discipline of the modern pentathlon. ( read original story ...)
German pentathlon coach thrown out of Tokyo Games for punching a horse
A German modern pentathlon coach has been thrown out of the Tokyo Olympics for punching a horse during competition. Kim Raisner was trying to assist German athlete Annika Schleu as she battled to ... ( read original story ...)
Culture Round-Up: Britney Spears to Zomato IPO- all that kept internet buzzing in July
The discussions around Covid have started dying out while sports & entertainment enjoy more positive sentiment ... ( read original story ...)
Japan must now tackle a different hurdle: earnings guidance
As the games come to an end this weekend, the Nikkei will likely rebound more sharply. That said, challenges remain. One thing that has limited Japanese pensioners’ trust in equities is overly ... ( read original story ...)
Here’s What Will Become of the Tokyo Olympic Village After the Games Are Over
Made to temporarily accommodate the 11,656 athletes competing in the 2020 Tokyo Games, the Olympic Village is equipped with everything its residents could ever need: from a post office and a ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics live updates: US men’s basketball goes gold, American stuns in women’s marathon
The U.S. men's basketball team has won 15 Olympic gold medals and three in a row since a bronze in 2004. The USA has a rematch with France in final. ( read original story ...)
Crypto-Amendment Fight Holds Up $1 Trillion Infrastructure Package
The cryptocurrency industry is throwing its weight around in D.C. amid an attempt to require increased tax compliance. ( read original story ...)
US head of crypto exchange Binance quits after three months
Brian Brooks, chief executive of Binance’s US arm, has announced that he is stepping down from his position at the embattled cryptocurrency exchange after only three months, citing “differences over ... ( read original story ...)
Split over crypto tax threatens to bog down infrastructure bill
US lawmakers are split over how to tax and regulate cryptocurrency transactions, in a dispute that threatens to slow the passage of Joe Biden’s $1tn bipartisan infrastructure bill. The White House has ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto community slams ‘disastrous’ new amendment to Biden’s big infrastructure bill
Biden’s major bipartisan infrastructure plan struck a rare chord of cooperation between Republicans and Democrats, but changes it proposes to cryptocurrency regulation are tripping up the bill. The ... ( read original story ...)
There are 2 competing crypto tax amendments to the Senate’s infrastructure bill—here’s what each would mean for the industry
Two competing crypto tax amendments to the Senate's infrastructure bill has provoked concern within the crypto community. ( read original story ...)
White House Chooses Sides In Showdown Over Competing Infrastructure Bill Crypto Amendments
The White House has stated its preference for a crypto amendment to the Infrastructure Bill that many industry insiders say is shortsighted and could hamstring the industry in the U.S for years to ... ( read original story ...)
Indonesia’s Largest-Ever IPO Began With a Bruising Overhaul
This week, in a remarkable turnaround, Bukalapak went public in the country’s largest-ever initial public offering. The company, an Indonesian hybrid of Amazon.com Inc. and Shopify Inc., raised $1.5 ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s Society 5.0: An Upcoming Age of Renaissance
Japan introduces Society 5.0, the vision for an advanced human-centered society that will use technology to fulfill human needs at its best. ( read original story ...)