We caught up with six power players who are helping boost Japan's contemporary art scene on the international stage. ( read original story ...)
Crypto funding drops for fifth straight quarter as investors continue to pull back
Capital flowing into the industry dropped for the fifth consecutive quarter since Q1 2022 to $2.34 billion globally.
Larry Fink says ‘crypto is digitizing gold’ and that BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF could help make the sector ‘more democratized’
BlackRock filed an application to create a spot Bitcoin ETF last month and was quickly followed by several other TradFi firms, including Fidelity. The asset manager has a near-perfect record with ...
China, Russia and their BRICS allies have a ‘medium to long term ambition’ to create a dollar rival as a currency, official says
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at a BRICS summit ...
Western Japan river turns lime green
A river in western Japan suddenly turned bright lime green Wednesday morning, concerning locals and prompting a quick investigation. Video shared on social media and obtained by Reuters shows a local woman walking her small dog along the strangely-colored Tatsuta River in Nara Prefecture's Ikoma city. ( read original story ...)
Crypto Billionaire Cameron Winklevoss Ups Ante In Bankruptcy Dispute With Barry Silbert
Genesis Global Capital, the lending arm of Silbert’s digital assets conglomerate, filed for bankruptcy in January after making bad loans, including to FTX’s sister ...
SEC takes aim at crypto platforms as unregistered exchanges
Sarah Heaton Concannon and Abbey Foote of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed amendments to expand the definition of an "exchange" and other ...
Japan’s Nikkei slips as investors lock in profits, Fast Retailing drags
TOKYO, July 5 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell for a second day on Wednesday as investors booked profits after a recent rally, with Fast Retailing dragging the index after the Uniqlo brand owner posted a drop in monthly sales. The Nikkei index ...
Japan’s Nikkei ends lower on weaker heavyweights
Japan benchmark Nikkei stock index closed lower on Wednesday as weak performances by heavyweights slightly pulled down the market The
Panasonic needs four more EV battery plants, executive says
The battery arm of Japan's Panasonic will need to build four more factories to reach its target for a sharp boost in annual capacity of batteries for electric vehicles by 2031, its technology chief ...
Ransomware Halts Operations at Japan’s Port of Nagoya
LockBit 3.0 claims responsibility for the cyberattack that shuttered the largest port in Japan, according to authorities. ( read original story ...)
Nagoya Port Faces Disruption After Ransomware Attack
The Nagoya Port Unified Terminal System (NUTS) in Japan suffered a significant system outage on Tuesday that was attributed to a ransomware attack. According to a notice (in Japanese) sent to ... ( read original story ...)
River in Western Japan known as “picturesque destination” suddenly turns lime green
A river in western Japan suddenly turned bright lime green Wednesday morning, concerning locals and prompting a quick investigation. ( read original story ...)
CyberConnect2 to open Osaka office in 2024
Sign up for the GI Daily here to get the biggest news straight to your inbox CyberConnect2 has announced that it will ... ( read original story ...)
Crypto Regulation In Africa: Here Are Seven Nations And Their Regulatory Stance In The Last Five Years
Regulatory statements about cryptocurrency adoption in Africa have transitioned at different rates between 2018 and 2023.
Coinbase Downgraded as Analyst Says Crypto Uncertainty Dims Outlook
The uncertainty swirling around Coinbase Global Inc. has made it too difficult to forecast how much revenue the company could earn, a Piper Sandler analyst said.