The U.S. Justice Department worked with its international partners to take down a crypto platform that had allegedly become a haven for cyber criminals.
‘Nightmare’: collapse of leading crypto lender traps investors
In reality, the $100,000 “nest egg” from the sale of her house is trapped at a crypto lending company. “If I tell her, she’s going to have a heart attack,” says the 37-year-old from New York. “This was her everything.
Jamie Dimon is going to make a lot less than he did last year as he joins Apple’s Tim Cook as the latest big CEO to lose out on a bigger payday
JP Morgan Chase's board said Dimon will receive no "special awards" in the future, unlike last year, which added $50 million to his pay.
Kobayashi helps hosts win gold at FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Sapporo
Beijing 2022 normal hill gold medallist Ryōyū Kobayashi of Japan claimed the top prize at the International Ski and Snowboard Federation Ski Jumping ... ( read original story ...)
Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka to be sold to Canadian investment firm
Japanese hospitality company Royal Hotel will sell the land and buildings of its flagship Rihga Royal Hotel Osaka to a Canadian real estate investment firm under plans announced Friday, aiming to lure ... ( read original story ...)
Coinbase Shuts Down in Japan
Our company has made the difficult decision to halt operations in Japan and to conduct a complete review of our business in the country,” Coinbase said. The San Francisco-bas ...
I Want to Retire in Japan. What Do I Need?
Japan is known for bullet trains, amazing cuisine and some of the cleanest, litter-free streets in the world. Overall, the nation is a beautiful place to both visit and live. In addition to its ... ( read original story ...)
Small businesses struggle with Japan wage demands
STORY: Wages are a big talking point in Japan as the country deals with a higher cost of living.Many policymakers want to see a raise after years of stagnant pay, and a few large companies like Uniqlo ... ( read original story ...)
Fishing gear in northeastern Japan to be designated cultural property
More than 3,000 pieces of fishing gear held by a museum in a city hit by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan's northeast are to be designated important folk cultural properties. ( read original story ...)
Crypto shrugs at US crackdown on illicit activity
An industry that over the past year has witnessed precipitous price falls, multiple bankruptcies and allegations of fraud would normally pay attention when the US accuses one of its companies of fueling a “high-tech axis of crypto crime”.
Transcript: The ‘Widowmaker’ Crypto Trade That Helped Blow Up an Industry
Over the last year, numerous things have gone wrong for the crypto industry. (Too many to list.) But one thing we've learned is that there's an incredibly high degree of interconnectedness between various firms,
Coinbase and others back ex-FTX US president’s crypto trading infra startup Architect
It has been nearly four months since Brett Harrison stepped down as president of FTX US, the American division of the now-bankrupt crypto exchange. Now, he has raised $5 million for his own startup, Architect,
Soccer: Japan midfielder Yuki Soma, Reds’ Yusuke Matsuo headed abroad on loan
Japan midfielder Yuki Soma has agreed to a loan deal with Portuguese first-division side Casa Pia through next June, his J-League to ... ( read original story ...)
NFT Coins Spring To Life As This High Risk Crypto Sector Faces Five Key Hurdles In 2023
Read this on Forbes.) “To me, you’re buying an NFT because it has some aesthetic appeal or rarity, and brings some sort of status to you,” says Maman. “This is not a way to generate long-term financial returns.
Factbox: Crypto’s string of bankruptcies
The lending unit of U.S. crypto firm Genesis filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Thursday, the latest company toppled by a market rout last year that wiped about $1.3 trillion off the value of crypto tokens.
Ex-FTX US President Harrison Taps Coinbase, Circle for New Crypto Firm
Former FTX US President Brett Harrison has raised $5 million for a new crypto software startup from investors such as Coinbase Ventures and Circle Ventures as he tries to move past his association with Sam Bankman-Fried’s failed digital-asset exchange.