Some influential members of the bitcoin and crypto community have complained Twitter has "shadow-banned" them, limiting their reach and ... ( read original story ...)
IPOs, crypto funds and other things I missed this week
Let's about a16z's new crypto fund, recent economic data, the Ebang F-1, Lime's layoffs, Procore's IPO delay and fresh valuation, stocks, Luckin, and, if we have time, Twitter's changing jobs data. ( read original story ...)
JBIC muddies comments from chief on ending coal finance
Japan's government-owned export credit agency said it has not changed its policy on financing coal power plants, muddying a message from the bank's head that environmental groups had hailed as a major ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo Film Festival Adds Gap Financing Project Market
The Tokyo International Film Festival is to expand its market and business functions this year with the establishment of a gap financing project market. It will run Nov. 4-6 at the The Prince Park ... ( read original story ...)
Twitter Starts Shock War With Bitcoin And Crypto
Some influential members of the bitcoin and crypto community have complained Twitter has "shadow-banned" them, limiting their reach and ... ( read original story ...)
Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka headline Mario tennis tournament with Ryan Tannehill, DeAndre Hopkins
A group of tennis stars, including Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka, will square off with and against NFL players and celebrities in a livestreamed Mario Tennis Aces tournament on Nintendo Switch. The ... ( read original story ...)
Japan enacts 25.69 trillion yen extra budget for coronavirus package
Japan's parliament enacted Thursday a 25.69 trillion yen ($240 billion) extra budget for fiscal 2020 to finance an emergency package ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Government to Help Small Businesses With $9.4 Billion of Finance
The Japanese government will use a public and private sector fund to financially support small and medium-sized businesses hit by the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese sources reported Thursday. The plan ... ( read original story ...)
Andreessen Horowitz just closed its second crypto fund
Two years ago, the venture firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) took the wraps off a dedicated crypto fund from a subset of its limited partners, who’d provided the firm with $300 million in capital ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Exchanges Boost Hiring in Wake of Coronavirus Crash
As speculation abounds around whether Bitcoin is poised for another bull run, a slew of crypto exchanges are embarking on hiring sprees while job losses are soaring. ( read original story ...)
Japan to enact 25.69 tril. yen extra budget for coronavirus package
Japan's parliament is set to enact a 25.69 trillion yen ($240 billion) supplementary budget for fiscal 2020 on Thursday to finance an ... ( read original story ...)
G7 Finance Leaders Agree on Coordination for Global Recovery: Japan’s Aso
Aso made the comment during a news conference held after Japan's parliament had approved a supplementary budget to fund a $1.1 trillion stimulus package to cushion the blow to the Japanese economy ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo shares end near 8-week high, track Wall Street gains on virus drug hopes
Japanese stocks scaled a near eight-week closing high on Thursday, tracking Wall Street's overnight rally on promising early trial results of an experimental COVID-19 treatment, as well as on solid ... ( read original story ...)
SoftBank sees $8.4 billion net loss on WeWork writedown
SoftBank Group Corp said it sees a loss of around 700 billion yen ($6.6 billion) in the year ending March on the portion of its WeWork investment held outside the Vision Fund, extending the group's ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s 50 Richest 2020: Despite Pandemic, Their Total Wealth Dropped By Only 5%
This story is part of Forbes' coverage of Japan’s Richest 2020. See the full list here. Despite a $1 trillion stimulus package announced by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in early April to combat the ... ( read original story ...)
Everyone’s Running Bank Errands Instead of Staying Home in Japan
Japanese banks are urging customers to think twice about visiting branches that remain crowded even during a state of emergency imposed to fight the coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)