Coinbase-backed Startup Secured $14 million in Funding Round
Securitize – a protocol supported by Coinbase for generating token – has secured a $14 million worth of fund from a funding round, led by the venture capital branches of top-tier...
Chainalysis Secured $6 Mln Funding Round Led by 2 Major Japanese Institution
Chainalysis – US-based cryptocurrency compliance and investigation solutions provider – has successfully secured another $6 million funding round from 2 high-profile Japanese financial...
Kakao Corp Partners Ticketing Startup Festy on New Blockchain-backed Payment Platform
Leading South Korean IT firm Kakao, the operator of messaging app Kakao Talk has teamed up with Irish ticketing startup Festy to develop a new blockchain-based payment system. As Ireland’s news...
Japan’s Largest Bank to Launch Blockchain Payment Network in 2020
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the world’s fifth-largest financial group by assets, is launching a new blockchain-based payment system. According to a press release published on Feb 12, MUFG...
Japan’s Payment Habits: Will People Ditch Fiat for Cryptocurrencies?
It has been reported that most funds circulated within Japan involve paper bills and metal coins. This reality has alienated the world’s third-largest economy from its neighbor countries China and...