Bitcoin and ether are trading up, though they are being outperformed by Axie Infinity and Flow as well as blue-chip DeFi tokens Aave and SushiSwap. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: Tokyo hits 6-month high in cases before Olympics
Tokyo has hit another six-month high in new coronavirus cases, one day before the Olympics. The 1,979 new cases Thursday are the highest since 2,044 were recorded on Jan. 15. Prime Minister Yoshihide ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony Director Fired Just Ahead of Event for Resurfaced Holocaust Joke
Kentaro Kobayashi, who is also a comedian, said he made the comment during a performance in 1998 and regretted it ... ( read original story ...)
Tesla And SpaceX Billionaire Elon Musk Doubles Down On Dogecoin And Ethereum Plan To Beat Bitcoin Amid Crypto Price Bounce
Elon Musk elaborated on ideas he'd previously floated to use dogecoin and ethereum to "max transaction rates and lower transaction ... ( read original story ...)
The developing world may see a faster adoption of crypto payments: Blockchain Association
Kristin Smith, executive director of the Blockchain Association, says there is a more immediate need for countries in the developing world than the developed world to adopt cryptocurrency payments. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony director dismissed over slurs
Friday’s opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has been plunged into further chaos following the dismissal of its show director. Tokyo 2020 president Seiko Hashimoto confirmed to media that ... ( read original story ...)
2 more Olympic athletes among 91 total Tokyo virus cases
TOKYO (AP) — Two athletes were among four residents of the Olympic Village who were added to the tally Thursday of people accredited for the Tokyo Games who have tested positive for COVID-19 this ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin on pace for best day in over a month amid crypto conference
CNBC's Kate Rooney takes a look at bitcoin's performance Wednesday as well as comments from Elon Musk on the crypto space. ( read original story ...)
Coin Metric co-founder gives his take on the future of crypto
Nic Carter, Castle Island Ventures, Coin Metric co-founder on what's next for cryptocurrencies. With CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders, Guy Adami, Tim Seymour, Karen Finerman and Steve ... ( read original story ...)
10 Canadian athletes who could shock the world at Tokyo Olympics
Penny Oleksiak was the star in Rio, but she heads into Tokyo as an underdog. Here are the other Canadian athletes who could surprise and bring home a medal. ( read original story ...)
Tesla May Accept Bitcoin Once Crypto Mining Makes Green Shift
Elon Musk, the billionaire head of Tesla Inc., said Bitcoin mining is “shifting towards renewable energy” and his company will likely resume accepting the cryptocurrency as payment for its electric ... ( read original story ...)
The Goal: $2 Billion In Crypto Loans, Says New Maple Finance Exec
Our goal is by the end of next year is to get up to $2 billion in loans being provided,” Kim said in an interview. The lending protocol launched in May with an initial pool o ... ( read original story ...)
Goldman Sachs Survey: Nearly Half of Family Office Clients Are Interested in Crypto
According to the survey, 15% of family offices the bank does business with are already invested in crypto. Bloomberg has reported that a recent Goldman Sachs survey found that nearly half of its ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin Miner Core Scientific To Go Public At $4 Billion Valuation As U.S. Crypto Mining Gains Steam On China Crackdown
Core Scientific, one of the largest cryptocurrency miners in the United States, announced Wednesday it plans to list on the Nasdaq exchange in a deal that values the four-year-old company at $4.3 ... ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin’s 50% Drop From Peak Hammers Crypto Loans, Derivatives
Bitcoin bubble is deflating and hitting a $1.3 trillion industry built on to-the-moon speculation and rampant leverage. ( read original story ...)
Bitcoin transactions could become easier to trace as Europe plans to ban anonymous crypto wallets
Composition of bitcoin symbol and stock market data chart. The European Commission (EC) has outlined a set of proposals that aim to regulate cryptocurrency transfers more tightly using existing ... ( read original story ...)