XRP favored by 78%, Ripple in London Unbound Panel, Softbank Crypto Moves in Yahoo Japan

London has been deemed the number one global financial centre, is Europe’s most valuable tech startup ecosystem and ranked as the leading global hub for fintech. The adoption of disruptive, innovative technologies like blockchain and mobile wallets has fundamentally changed the concept of how we deal with the market place, and cryptocurrency craze has hit mainstream hard. As connected technologies continue to become more ubiquitous, this evolution will define the way commerce operates. unbound brings together a selection of experts to explore the key opportunities and challenges the financial and tech industries face

Amit Shafrir, Founder & CEO – Quiv
Benedetta Arese Lucini, Co-Founder & CEO – Oval Money
Cassie Craddock, European Lead – Ripple
Darren Upson, Vice President, Small Business Europe – Soldo
Paul Lack, CEO – MET Facilities
https://youtu.be/IzStVOOgDHw

TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group (9984.T) is increasing its stake in Yahoo Japan (4689.T) through a $2 billion, three-way deal with U.S. firm Altaba (AABA.O) to deepen ties with the internet heavyweight ahead of an IPO of its telecom
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-softbank-group-yahoo-japan-altaba/softbank-tightens-grip-on-yahoo-japan-via-2-billion-deal-with-altaba-idUSKBN1JZ2WI?feedType=RSS&feedName=businessNews

Multi-national company the SoftBank Group, which is a major mobile carrier business in Japan, has announced that it will make a tender offer for shares of Yahoo Japan Corporation, Japan’s leading Internet portal operator. SoftBank plans to buy Yahoo Japan’s shares for approximately 221.0 billion yen, securing around 11% of the 35% of Yahoo Japan Corporation shares owned by US-based Altaba (formerly, Yahoo! Inc.).
https://www.barchart.com/story/news/cryptocurrency-news/992832/softbank-group-to-acquire-yahoo-japan-shares-a-boost-to-crypto-in-japan

G20 Meeting
https://g20.org/sites/default/files/media/communique-_fmcbg_july.pdf

Japan’s Ainu People
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-bear-worshipping-group-in-japan-fought-for-cultural-relevance-180965281/

Ainu People Photographs
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp/2017/07/28/land-of-the-human-beings-the-world-of-the-ainu-little-known-indigenous-people-of-japan/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f0ea8ec72474

Ainu Language
https://youtu.be/pI1feWHeUq4