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Japan Puts Libra Under a Microscope in Preparation for G7

At this point, it has been well-established that Japan and many other countries view Facebook Libra with extreme mistrust. This is why, ahead of the G7 summit, Japan will be placing the crypto offer...

| Jul 17, 2019 01:43

Crypto Exchange Bitpoint Retrieved $2.3Mln of $32Mln from Crypto Hack

Bitpoint – a Japan-based crypto exchange platform – has recently come across over 250 million yen ($2.3 million) worth of digital coins – a small sum of the $32 million financial...

| Jul 16, 2019 03:47

Japan House of Parliament Passed Amendments for Crypto Regulation to Upper House

Japan – one of the most crypto-friendly nations throughout the globe – has reportedly moved a new crypto regulation to the upper house of the National Diet for final consideration. As...

| May 24, 2019 04:15

Japanese Government Officials Required Strengthened Security for Crypto Exchanges Cold Wallets

A new set of laws have been approved for implementation on crypto exchanges and their cold wallets by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA). As stated by Reuters, Japanese regulators will...

| Apr 19, 2019 11:14

SBI Holdings Invests in FXCoin to Drive Crypto Exchange Business

Japanese major venture capital firm SBI Holdings has recently invested in Tokyo-based crypto entrepreneur FXCoin to push forward a cryptocurrency exchange business in Japan. The investment was made...

| Apr 18, 2019 04:30

Japan’s Resona Bank Drops Out of Partnership with XRP Payment App MoneyTap

Resona Bank, a corporate and retail bank based in Osaka, Japan, has recently announced that it will officially end its existing partnership with Ripple-backed remittance app MoneyTap next month on May...

| Apr 16, 2019 03:30

G20: Crypto Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing on Agenda

Part of the agenda for this year’s G20 meetings to be held in Japan in June will include a framework to combat money laundering and terrorism financing risks linked to cryptocurrency. According to...

| Apr 11, 2019 04:20

Crypto Firm Liquid Hits $1 Billion Valuation, Becomes Second Tech Unicorn in Japan

On April 3rd, Japanese crypto trading platform Liquid.com has officially closed the Series C funding round with the valuation of over $1 billion. According to Cointelegraph Japan, the $1 billion...

| Apr 04, 2019 10:26

Japan Acquits Web Designer of Cryptojacking

In a rather surprising ruling, the Yokohama District Court in Japan has acquitted a man of secretly operating software on his website that used his site visitors’ spare computing power to mine...

| Mar 30, 2019 04:18

Kyocera to Test Using Blockchain for Better Energy Distribution

A VPP is a network of decentralized power generating units, such as wind farms and solar parks, for the purpose of enhancing power generation and trading power on the electricity market. Kyocera’s...

| Feb 28, 2019 04:30