2020-1-26 13:37 |
In an unexpected turn of events, Japanese lawmakers are set to propose a digital yen
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A senior Japanese lawmaker said that the country should release its digital yen in two to three years
2020-2-10 11:45 | |
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A group of Japanese lawmakers from the ruling party came forward with the proposal of Japan issuing its own digital currency. It seems China’s determination to create the digital yuan and Facebook’s Libra has alarmed Tokyo more than a little bit.
2020-1-24 20:57 | |
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Recent reports indicate that Japan might be moving towards launching its own CBDC, although uncertainty remains high due to reports that deny the decision. Japanese lawmakers might be moving in on the crypto space Ever since Facebook confirmed the rumors that it plans to launch its own cryptocurrency, lawmakers, regulators, and central banks around the world started taking the crypto sector a lot more seriously.
2020-1-24 14:32 | |
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Around 70 politicians from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to propose the nation issue its own digital currency.
2020-1-24 12:52 | |
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The former head of payments and settlements at the Bank of Japan says Facebook’s Libra spurred institutions to look seriously into digital currency issuance
2020-1-22 12:48 | |
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Another week, another round of Crypto Tidbits. The second week for the year 2020 was a lot more exciting for Bitcoin and the broader cryptocurrency space than the first. Per data from Coin360, the leading digital asset, BTC, gained 10% on the week, hitting $8,160 as of the time of writing this.
2020-1-12 02:00 | |
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The city of Rockdale, Texas is attracting attention again, similar to the interest the region saw back in the fifties when the Alcoa aluminum smelting facility set up shop. These days, Rockdale’s change is due to the influx of bitcoin miners coming to town from all around the world.
2020-1-8 18:00 | |
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German stock exchange owner Boerse Stuttgart Group and Japanese financial giant SBI Group are teaming up on a joint initiative to expand their digital assets businesses internationally.
2019-12-20 13:10 | |
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As per an all new report released by The Block late yesterday afternoon, BItGo — one of the world’s largest digital asset trust and security firms — is looking to make its way into the Japanese market in a big way.
2019-8-10 18:34 | |
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Japanese VC Trade has adopted CoolBitX’s Sygna, a know-your customer and anti-money laundering compliance technology focused on digital currency transactions
2019-8-9 21:10 | |
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CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourceCoolBitX, a blockchain security company and creator of a bluetooth-enabled mobile hardware wallet for digital assets, announced today the successful adoption of its technology by leading Japanese exchange SBI VC Trade Co.
2019-8-8 19:05 | |
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Following last month’s hack that saw Japanese crypto exchange Bitpoint lose a whopping $28 million worth of digital assets, the crypto exchange has once again resumed normal services and is now allowing customers to facilitate cash deposits and withdrawals as usual.
2019-8-6 17:41 | |
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Blockchain firm and creator of the XRP digital currency, Ripple, has announced that its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI) has partnered with two Japanese higher education institutions.
2019-7-31 02:00 | |
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Omise Holdings, the parent company of OmiseGo (OMG) and GO. Exchange, has announced an investment from Nomura Holdings, a massive Japanese investment group with global reach. The size of the investment is undisclosed, but will be used to scale Omise’s operations across a number of verticals including payments, blockchain technology, and digital asset exchanges.
2019-7-24 04:00 | |
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Fujifilm has announced a new long-range surveillance camera that can spot vehicles’ licence plates from a kilometer away. To accomplish this, the so-called Fujifilm SX800 packs a built-in lens capable of 40x optical zoom, boosting the focal length from 20mm to 800mm.
2019-7-23 16:38 | |
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Japan is set to further its pioneering spirit when it comes to cryptocurrency. The Japanese government is currently developing an international cryptocurrency payments network similar to the SWIFT network currently used by banks, Reuters reports.
2019-7-18 12:45 | |
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Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint has been hacked, resulting in the loss of $32 million worth of various digital currencies, Bloomberg reports. The majority of funds lost (approximately $23 million) belonged to customers, while the rest were owned by the exchange.
2019-7-12 14:30 | |
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Fujitsu, a Japanese multinational information technology company, has announced the launch of its blockchain-based service that facilitates secure and frictionless identity verification, according to a ZDNet report on July 5, 2019.
2019-7-6 17:00 | |
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According to the FSA, Facebook’s Libra might not be a virtual currency. The FSA has hinted that the stablecoin will not be classified as a digital asset. The post Under Japanese FSA Rules, Facebook’s Libra Not A Virtual Currency appeared first on Ethereum World News.
2019-7-2 15:51 | |
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LINE Pay Corp., the operator of fintech services on major Japanese messaging app LINE, is partnering with Visa on new blockchain and digital payments solutions
2019-6-7 12:23 | |
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Almost fifteen years ago, a Japanese ailurophile posted a picture of her beloved feline companion to the Internet. She didn’t realize it at the time, but this innocuous photo would indelibly etch itself upon the web’s consciousness, becoming a cornerstone of digital lore and meme culture for years to come.
2019-5-24 15:44 | |
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The Financial Services Agency (FSA), which doubles as both Japan’s crypto and financial regulatory watchdog, has ordered all bitcoin trading venues and digital assets exchanges in the region to strengthen their know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money-laundering (AML) measures, as part of preparation for the upcoming G-7 summit and FATF inspection, reports Nikkei on May 22, 2019.
2019-5-24 13:00 | |
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Wirecard, a German internet technology and financial services company, has inked a strategic partnership deal that will see SoftBank Group Corp. , a Japanese multinational conglomerate, invest over $1 dollars in the form of convertible bonds in the former.
2019-4-26 14:00 | |
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The founder of one of the largest financial companies in Japan invested as a private individual in digital currencies at the most inopportune moment when bitcoin peaked in price. As a result, he lost millions.
2019-4-25 23:45 | |
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Large Corporations Changing The Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Ecosystem It’s a new dawn for the Japanese cryptocurrency ecosystem, as government-licensed digital assets trading platforms are now undergoing massive changes with big whales entering the industry.
2019-4-25 23:24 | |
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is looking into two major cryptocurrency exchange platforms as part of an investigation. According to a report published by Reuters Japan on April 23, 2019, the investigation by the financial watchdog is connected to the legal compliance and customer protection standards of trading platforms Fisco Digital Asset Group (FDAG) and Huobi Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of Huobi Global.
2019-4-24 22:55 | |
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The virtual currency exchange Zaif will be transferring the business from Tech Bureau to Fisco Digital Asset Group (FDAG). The Japanese exchange was hacked last year and stopped its operations in the market.
2019-4-21 19:28 | |
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As Japan looks to leverage the digital asset space to bolster its economy, its regulators are tasked with minimizing the country’s risk exposure. Most recently, the nation’s financial regulator will require its crypto exchanges to increase oversight on “cold storage” or offline wallets.
2019-4-22 18:43 | |
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MUFG aims to put a digital currency called ‘coin’ into practical use in the second half of 2019, as the number of institutional players entering Japan’s crypto ecosystem continues to grow.
2019-4-21 00:00 | |
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The online shopping platform will now provide cryptocurrency trading services. Plus, many branches of the company have been researching accepting digital currency as payment.
2019-4-18 18:01 | |
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The Japanese internet giant moved a stage closer to the launch of its digital asset exchange, by inviting registrations.
2019-4-17 15:03 | |
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Japanese bank holding and financial services firm MUFG, the fifth largest bank in the world, is set to put its digital currency MUFG Coin into practical use later this year
2019-4-9 11:25 | |
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What Is Tied Digital Currency? Tied is a new stablecoin launched by TiedCo, which is fully collateralized by Euro (EUR) and Yen (JPY). After its launch, Tied Coin becomes the world’s first cryptocurrency backed by the Yen currency to enter the stablecoin market.
2019-4-4 13:33 | |
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Hiroyuki Watanabe, CEO of B Dash Ventures, joins as an advisor for VELIC VELIC, a digital asset platform based in Singapore, announced an investment from a fund managed by B Dash Ventures, a prominent venture capital in Japan.
2019-4-3 07:02 | |
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The Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has launched a Bitcoin over-the-counter (OTC) trading service for its users, per a post published on its official blog.
2019-4-2 18:26 | |
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Hiroyuki Watanabe, CEO of B Dash Ventures, joins as an advisor for VELIC VELIC, a digital asset platform based in Singapore, announced an investment from a fund managed by B Dash Ventures, prominent venture capital in Japan.
2019-4-2 14:30 | |
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VELIC, a digital asset platform based in Singapore, announced an investment from a fund managed by B Dash Ventures, prominent venture capital in Japan. The investment will jumpstart VELIC’s blockchain financial ecosystem, and Hiroyuki Watanabe, CEO of B Dash Ventures, will serve as an advisor to provide further insight and network in the blockchain space.
2019-4-1 11:18 | |
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JR Group To Bring Digital Assets Mainstream According to CoinTelegraph, in a business presentation in Tokyo last week, Kazuhiro Tokita, the president of the FSA-regulated local crypto exchange DeCurret, dropped a hint that mass adoption.
2019-4-1 01:26 | |
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Taotao, a crypto exchange based in Japan, is planning to launch in May with the approval of Japanese authorities. According to a CNBC report in April 2018, Yahoo! Japan said that it will acquire a 40 percent stake in BitARG Exchange Tokyo, which has since reportedly been rebranded to Taotao.
2019-3-27 16:05 | |
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Japanese regulators have reportedly approved draft amendments to the country's financial instruments and payment services laws, introducing stricter regulations for margin trading of digital assets.
2019-3-21 21:27 | |
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Crime isn’t supposed to pay, but sometimes the wages of sin are paid in bitcoin. Last week, Japanese police reported that 2018 saw a tenfold increase of cryptocurrency money laundering.
2019-3-20 16:49 | |
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Japanese authorities in the city of Utsunomiya have charged an 18-year-old for stealing crypto from Monappy, a digital wallet service for MonaCoin. The unnamed teenager was reportedly referred to prosecutors in what is the country’s first case of charges being brought against a cryptocurrency hacker.
2019-3-18 02:08 | |
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Local prosecutors in Japan have charged an 18-year old male with cryptocurrency theft. Per a report published in a local news outlet, the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of Japan are accusing the young adult of stealing 15 million Yen ($134,310) worth of stealing MonaCoin (MONA)—a Litecoin hard fork.
2019-3-16 11:39 | |
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The Japanese government has decided to make amendments to 2 acts, the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the… The post Japan Changing Virtual Currency To “Cryptographic Assets”, Strengthening Law for the Future of Its Digital Economy appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2019-3-15 13:22 | |
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In early 2017, Mizuho bank, one of the largest and pro-blockchain bank in Japan, experimented on the tech. Set to disrupt traditional set ups, the bank successfully completed a trade transaction sending documents blockchain from.
2019-3-8 16:01 | |
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In early 2017, Mizuho bank, one of the largest and pro-blockchain bank in Japan, experimented on the tech. Set to disrupt traditional set ups, the bank successfully completed a trade transaction sending documents blockchain from.
2019-3-8 16:01 | |
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CoinSpeaker Japanese Banking Giant Mizuho’s J-Coin Should Not Be Mistaken for a Cryptocurrency Mizuho's J-Coin will be a normal digital token, not based on the blockchain technology.
2019-3-7 16:26 | |
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CryptoNinjas Quantstamp, a Y Combinator-backed smart contract security company, has announced it is establishing a limited liability company, Quantstamp Japan GK, to assist Japanese startups and enterprises in using secure blockchain technology.
2019-3-7 08:16 | |
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Quantstamp Inc. , a Y Combinator-backed blockchain security startup, has announced the establishment of a limited liability company, Quantstamp Japan GK, after receiving a “significant investment” from Nomura Holdings and Digital Garage.
2019-3-7 01:16 | |
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The Czech National Bank, the central bank of the Czech Republic, has established a $1 million digital asset portfolio pilot, with plans to hold Bitcoin, a stablecoin and tokenized asset.
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According to the results of the 2023 BIS survey on central bank digital currencies and crypto, only 12% of central banks are planning to issue retail CBDCs in the mid-term. A recent survey by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS)…
The BOJ hiked the benchmark borrowing cost by 10 basis points, abandoning the prolonged negative interest rate policy.