The cat’s out of the bag on crypto regulations, forcing some companies to choose between their principles and their profits.
Web3 is trying to cash in on the Queen’s death by flooding crypto markets with memecoins and NFTs
Thousands of NFTs and meme crypto tokens flooded the market moments after Buckingham Palace announced the Queen’s death ...
Bitcoin’s ‘Inflation Hedge’ Case Is Dead; Crypto Leader Heading To $12k
Unfortunately, Bitcoin is still seen as a newer, volatile asset to be a hedge, but I think Bitcoin is still going to be a highly profitable asset for middle and long-term investors.” Unlike the crypto ...
Dogecoin’s creator is now staunchly anti-crypto. We talked to him about the meme currency, his relationship with Elon Musk, and more.
Jackson Palmer describes himself as "anti-crypto" and has continually tried to distance himself from Dogecoin after helping create it in 2013.
How One Man Lost $1 Million To A Crypto ‘Super Scam’ Called Pig Butchering
A 271,000-word WhatsApp conversation between a Bay Area man and his scammer reveals the heartbreaking mechanics of a new breed of investment racket. Experts believe the global losses are in the ...
The Download: conservative book bans, and restricting crypto
Conservative Facebook groups that rate and review children’s books are being used as a way to campaign for restricting certain books in school libraries—or getting them removed altogether. A ...
Rakuten prepares digital bank IPO despite dismal market
Rakuten’s adventures in mobile have given the Japanese e-commerce group a rabid thirst for capital. So much so that it is prepared to list the group’s digital bank at the worst possible time.
Osaka venture halts developing COVID vaccine after clinical trials fail to show effects
Pharmaceutical venture AnGes Inc. announced on Sept. 7 that it has suspended the development of a coronavirus vaccine. ( read original story ...)
‘We felt played’: Singaporeans say they were made to wander around Tokyo airport during 9-hour Scoot flight delay
Japan has eased Covid-19 restrictions to allow more foreign tourists into the country – good news for people who missed the sushi and ramen there.But several travellers from a Singapore tour group ... ( read original story ...)
‘A new way of life’: the Marxist, post-capitalist, green manifesto captivating Japan
Kohei Saito’s book Capital in the Anthropocene has become an unlikely hit among young people and is about to be translated into English ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo court orders medical university to pay for gender-biased entrance exams
Tokyo District Court has ordered a medical university to pay compensation of roughly 127,000 dollars to a group of women who said their entrance exam scores were lowered because of their gender. ( read original story ...)
When bitcoin plunges, Buttcoin cheers: the online community praying for crypto’s death
A Reddit subforum for people who are horrified by the proliferation of crypto scams and pyramid schemes pokes fun at cryptocurrency ...
Tokyo reports 9,240 new COVID-19 cases on Friday
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 9,240 new cases of coronavirus infection on Friday. The number is down more than 3,100 from last Friday. The daily tally in the capital has now fallen ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Aug trade deficit seen at 9-year high as weak yen boosts imports
Japan likely recorded its biggest trade deficit in more than nine years in August as the yen's plunge to 24-year-lows swelled import costs, a Reuters poll showed on Friday. ( read original story ...)
When bitcoin plunges, Buttcoin cheers: the online community praying for the end of crypto
A Reddit subforum for people who are horrified by the proliferation of crypto scams and pyramid schemes pokes fun at cryptocurrency ...
Crypto mining could hinder U.S. ability to battle climate change, White House says
Crypto operations in the U.S. now consume as much energy as all home computers or all residential lighting do, the White House said in a report.