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Rakuten Introduced Self-developed NFT Marketplace In Japan

Top-tier e-commerce company from Japan Rakuten reportedly disclosed details related to the introduction of its self-developed non-fungible token (NFT) trading platform, which goes by the name Rakuten...

Warren Hayes | Feb 26, 2022 10:09

Japan-based Messaging App Conducting Testing Of Native Token Beginning March

Users of Japan-based messaging heavyweight are reportedly going to have the ability to experience the app’s native token as a payment measure, through particular online merchants in a limited trial....

Natalie Wu | Feb 09, 2022 11:03

SBI Group Rolled Out Crypto-asset Fund Catering to Japanese Investors

SBI Group – the most major finserv company in Tokyo – has reportedly introduced a new ‘crypto asset fund’ aimed at enabling investors to buy cryptocurrencies. Specifically, the...

Natalie Wu | Dec 19, 2021 10:44

26% of Japan-based Crypto Investors Had NFTs In Their Portfolio, Survey Showed

A minimum of one in four Japan-based crypto investors have reportedly had non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in their portfolio, as revealed via a freshly conducted survey. Specifically, top-tier local...

Natalie Wu | Nov 28, 2021 09:55

Japanese Major Banks Runs Trials to Release New Yen-based Digital Currency

A consortium made up of approximately 70 Japan-based firms, including the top-tier names in the nation’s financial sector, is reportedly working together on the trial and roll out of a new yen-based...

Shannon Wilson | Nov 25, 2021 15:18

Crypto Exchange Liquid Successfully Secured Japanese Derivatives License

Japan-based crypto exchange Liquid reportedly disclosed details regarding its subsidiary arm – Quoine Corporation – completed the acquisition of a Type I Financial Instruments Business...

Natalie Wu | Oct 29, 2021 20:34

Japan to Focus On Simplicity In Upcoming CBDC Project, Claimed Central Bank Exec

Shinichi Uchida – an executive from the Bank of Japan (BOJ) – reportedly revealed that simplicity will be at the core of the development for the digital yen – Japan’s CBDC which is...

Warren Hayes | Oct 18, 2021 14:00

Coincheck Crypto Exchange Conducts First IEO In Japan

Japan-based crypto exchange Coincheck’s plan for carrying out the first-ever initial exchange offering locally is reportedly happening in the summer. Specifically, a collaboration between...

Natalie Wu | Jun 01, 2021 13:54

China and Japan Accelerates the Process of Their CBDC Trials

Leading economies of the Asian continent are going full steam ahead with their pilots for CBDC, with six China-based banks rolling out crypto wallets, and Japan forming a new committee. ...

Shannon Wilson | Apr 05, 2021 14:26

Rakuten Finalized Crypto Wallet And Payment App Integration, Adding Crypto As Means of Payment for Shopping

Crypto-friendly, Japan-based retail heavyweight Rakuten has reportedly completed the integration of its Rakuten Wallet with its payment app, making Bitcoin an accepted payment method for daily...

Natalie Wu | Mar 08, 2021 17:45