A Japanese biopharma venture has surged almost 400% in just over two months on hopes that its vaccine candidate for the coronavirus will be successful.AnGes Inc., a spin-off from Osaka University, ... ( read original story ...)
Transport stocks pull Tokyo shares lower as state of emergency extends
Japanese shares eased on their return from a long holiday on Thursday, with airlines declining the most, as sentiment was dampened by Tokyo's move to extend a state of emergency and dour U.S. economic ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Companies May Have Missed Initial Profit Forecasts by 18%
Japanese companies whose fiscal years ended in March may have seen profits fall short of their initial forecasts by 18% in an early sign of how the virus outbreak is hitting the country. ( read original story ...)
Osaka inspires ‘maverick’ Utain
Veteran politician Utain Shartpinyo is using the issue of mounting rubbish and traffic congestion in the capital as a political platform to garner votes for the Bangkok election next year. ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares edge lower after long holiday; airlines top losers
Japanese stock markets eased on their return from a long holiday on Thursday, with airlines leading the fall on Tokyo's main bourse, as investors fretted over dire U.S. economic data and souring ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Conversation: Kyber Gets Boost From Growth in Decentralized Finance
Our data shows a spike in KNC Fundamental Crypto Asset Score in the past two weeks, up 35-points (4.32%) due to a 70-point climb in User Activity (8.96%). The key difference between Kyber and other ... ( read original story ...)
Cypherpunk Zooko Wilcox Aims To Bring Anonymous Crypto To The Law-Abiding Masses
Zcash creator even hired Rand Corp. to dispel rumors that drug dealers and child pornographers were big users. ( read original story ...)
U.S.-China Rift Will Welcome Back Japan Traders
As Japan’s investors come back to work on Thursday after their Golden Week holiday, they’ll get to trade on the latest extension in the state of emergency and escalating tension between the U.S. and ... ( read original story ...)
How Centralized Crypto Can Improve Blockchain Reporting
It is easy now to lose sight of the initial goal of cryptocurrencies; to develop an alternative financial system not beholden to any centralized or governmental agency. No matter what side of this ... ( read original story ...)
How Crypto Innovator Alex Mashinsky Challenges Fed Monetary Policy
That is the audacity, the stealing in the U.S. economy - a lot of people don’t understand the ‘invisible hand’ that is emptying our pockets. The history books will show how this is 2008 all over ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank to write down WeWork by $6.6 billion, compounding portfolio misery
SoftBank Group Corp said it sees a loss of around 700 billion yen ($6.6 billion) for the year ended March on the portion of its WeWork investment held outside the Vision Fund, as the virus compounds ... ( read original story ...)
FOCUS-For SoftBank’s Son, coronavirus turns vision to illusion
SoftBank Group Corp founder Masayoshi Son's dream of a global tech empire is unravelling, with the coronavirus crisis compounding losses at his $100 billion Vision Fund and distress at his big bets ... ( read original story ...)
Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann sues SoftBank over withdrawn tender offer
The co-founder and former chief executive of WeWork, Adam Neumann, has filed a lawsuit against SoftBank over the withdrawal of a $3 billion tender offer. The case, filed in Delaware on Monday, ... ( read original story ...)
Adam Neumann sues SoftBank for backing out of $3 billion stock purchase program
The lawsuit highlights a new detail about how Marcelo Claure and SoftBank acted in late December that could be key to Neumann's strategy. ( read original story ...)
Innovation In Crypto Charitable Efforts For COVID-19
As we approach virtual New York Blockchain Week (NYBW) taking place May 7-15, 2020, the industry continues to exemplify innovation and leadership in donating to relief efforts for COVID-19. CoinDesk, ... ( read original story ...)
Ghost blogging platform servers hacked and infected with crypto-miner
Ghost platform got hacked via the same vulnerability that allowed hackers to breach the LineageOS servers hours before. ( read original story ...)