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Messaging Giant Line Released Trading Support For Its Crypto Token Link In Japan

LVC Corporation – the subsidiary arm handling crypto businesses of messaging heavyweight Line – will reportedly offer trading facilitation for its crypto coin, Link, in the Japanese...

| Feb 03, 2020 15:34

Japan Needs to be Ready to Issue CBDC if Demand Rises: BOJ Official

Japan has to be ready to issue digital currencies if the public demand for a digital yen surges, a Bank of Japan (BOJ) official said recently. Speaking at a Reuters Newsmaker event in Tokyo, BOJ...

| Feb 01, 2020 11:19

Major Financial Services Firm Made Financial Investment In Huobi Japan

Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings – a financial services provider from Japan – has reportedly provided financial support, equivalent to 500 million yen (4.6 million), for the Japanese crypto...

| Dec 27, 2019 14:52

New Feature Allows Rakuten Users Convert Loyalty Points to Bitcoin

Rakuten – the retailing heavyweight from Japan – has reportedly enabled its customers to purchase Bitcoin, via the use of its Rakuten Group loyalty points. Specifically revealed by the...

| Dec 25, 2019 11:23

Japanese Credit Card Issuing Giant Adopts New Blockchain-based (B2B) Payment Solution

JCB – a major Japan-based credit card issuing firm – is reportedly putting into consideration using a new business-to-business (B2B) payment option, powered by blockchain. Specifically,...

| Dec 22, 2019 15:37

Softbank Rolled Out Debit Cards Equipped With Built-in Cryptocurrency Wallet

SoftBank – the holding firm based in Japan – has reportedly rolled out a new debit card, which comes equipped with a digital coins wallet. Revealed on December 1, SoftBank has officially...

| Dec 03, 2019 14:58

Int’l Bank Regulator To Establish Digital Coins Lending Capital Required Amount

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) – the global banking supervisory authorities – is working to find out the amount of capital in possession of lenders, sufficient to...

| Nov 09, 2019 09:50

Crypto-based Donations to Politicians Are Not Prohibited by Law In Japan

Sanae Takaichi – the Japanese minister in charge of internal affairs and communications – has reportedly claimed that it is not prohibited law to make crypto-based donations to politicians...

| Oct 09, 2019 17:55

New Blockchain-based Energy Trading Trial in Japan for Surplus Energy Tracking

Power Ledger – the Australia-based technology company – will reportedly be operating an energy trading trial, powered by blockchain, set in the city of Kanto, Japan, around the end of this...

| Oct 05, 2019 11:52

Japanese Brokerage Firm Monex Group Applies to Join Facebook’s Libra

Japanese online brokerage and owner of Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange Monex Group has reportedly applied to join the Libra Association. At the company’s Q2 result meeting today, Monex president...

| Jul 29, 2019 14:06