Today is the beginning of Sam Bankman-Fried’s trial, and can already count as one of the most pivotal days in crypto history. Even if nothing majorly important is happening on the stand, yet. The reason why this trial of just one man matters for an ...
SoFi Is Allowing Active Investing Customers to Buy the Instacart IPO. Here’s What You Should Know First
SoFi announced it would allow its customers to participate in IPOs in March 2021, when the IPO market was red hot. However, by the time the capability was actually added to the platform ...
HeartCore Signs Eleventh Go IPO Contract
(“HeartCore” or the “Company”), a leading enterprise software and consulting services company based in Tokyo, announced that it has signed an agreement (“Consulting Agreement”) with GATES GROUP Inc. ( ...
Everything Costs More. So Why Is Japan Making Beer Cheaper?
That seems unlikely to carry too much weight in a nation where the debate currently revolves around how to finance ambitious defense and child-rearing plans. Japan needs to put its money to work in the right areas — and discard the type of bad ...
Ex-Wimbledon champion comments on Naomi Osaka’s post-pregnancy return to tennis
1994 Wimbledon champion Conchita Martinez is happy to see Naomi Osaka having plans to return to tennis and feeling motivated to do great things after giving birth. Osaka, a four-time Grand Slam ... ( read original story ...)
Sam Bankman-Fried case: The FTX criminal fraud trial begins today. Here’s everything you need to know.
Fried's fraud trial for the collapse of crypto exchange FTX starts Oct. 3. Unclear if SBF will testify but Caroline Ellison is expected to.
This Japanese City Has Enforced A Ban On Walking On Escalators. Here’s Why
The ordinance, which went into effect in Nagoya on October 1, requires people to stand on escalators rather than walk on them in order to prevent accidents. Under the ordinance, people are required to ... ( read original story ...)
China won’t end up like Japan – but it’s headed for a ‘grinding deceleration’ with a narrow path to avoid stagnation, research firm says
China's economy is headed for a soft bottom soon or a balance-sheet recession, according to TS Lombard. ( read original story ...)
Schumer confirms U.S. Senate trip to China, Japan, South Korea
A bipartisan U.S. Senate delegation will visit China, Japan and South Korea in October, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's office said on Tuesday. ( read original story ...)
Elon Musk told to dump Satoshi ‘X’ account: crypto community
According to the user Pleddior on ‘X’ the accounts should be removed as they are using "misleading and deceptive" identities - two characteristics which are in violation of account guidelines.
Inflation pushes Osaka World Expo costs to $1.5bn
The expected construction cost of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka has risen $300m to more than $1.5bn, reports Japanese news site NHK. ( read original story ...)
It’s Sam Bankman-Fried’s Trial. But It’s Crypto’s Colonoscopy.
SBF exists because crypto exists, and his failures and alleged criminality left a crater that might as well have the little Bitcoin symbol stamped in the middle of it. For Bankman-Fried, the trial is a chance to stay out of prison. For the industry and ...
The crypto market bears the scars of FTX’s collapse
Oct 3 (Reuters) - The global cryptocurrency market remains badly scarred following the tumultuous collapse of crypto exchange FTX and other big players last year, with crypto prices, volumes and venture capital investment well below their 2021 peaks.
Sapporo revises management plan for Olympics it aims to host in 2030
Sapporo in northern Japan has drawn up an updated version of a management plan for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, which the city is bidding to host. Officials of the Hokkaido Prefectural ... ( read original story ...)
Japanese city prohibits walking on escalators
The ruling came into effect on 1 October in the city of Nagoya. The ordinance prohibits people from walking up and down escalators in an attempt to mitigate incidents involving falls and people losing ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister says volatility, not yen levels, key on intervention
Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Tuesday that any decision on currency market intervention would be based on volatility, not specific yen levels, as investors brace for a possible move if the yen breaches the 150-per-dollar threshold. ( read original story ...)