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Bitcoin Holder Metaplanet Sells BTC Options to Boost Coin Stash
3.10.2024
The company strengthens its bitcoin position with a strategic options sale, generating nearly 24 BTC ($1.4M) in premium
Bitcoin Tumbles Back Below $64K as Surprise Japan Prime Minister Choice Triggers 5% Plunge in Nikkei
30.9.2024
Overbought conditions also surely played a role in bitcoin's Monday decline
Attention Bitcoin Traders, the Japanese Yen Is Strengthening Again
19.8.2024
A similar yen outperformance early this month, triggered carry unwind and rocked risk assets, including cryptocurrencies
Metaplanet Discloses $1.6M BTC Purchase; Shares Jump 10%
11.6.2024
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has disclosed an additional bitcoin {{BTC}} purchase worth 250 million yen ($1.58 million), taking its total holdings up to 141 BTC ($9.4 million)
Metaplanet Emerges as Top Gainer in Japanese Stocks After Adding Bitcoin to Reserves
23.5.2024
Metaplanet has experienced a remarkable surge in its shares, skyrocketing 158% over the past week and emerging as the highest gainer among all Japanese stocks.
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Japanese listed firm adds Bitcoin as reserve asset with 117 BTC
13.5.2024
Since announcing its Bitcoin strategy in April, Metaplanet has accumulated around 117.7 BTC valued at $7.2 million
Metaplanet Adopts Bitcoin as Reserve Asset Amid Japan’s Debt Burden
13.5.2024
Metaplanet strategy “unequivocally prioritizes a Bitcoin-first, Bitcoin-only approach” with financial options such as long-dated yen liabilities.
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Bitcoin Trades At Slight Premium in Yen Terms Amid Suspected BOJ Intervention
29.4.2024
The Japanese yen swung wildly on Monday, recovering 500 pips from over three-decade lows on suspected BOJ intervention
Japan’s Pension Fund Weighs Bitcoin and Gold for Investment Diversification
19.3.2024
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) said Tuesday that it is seeking information regarding diversifying into illiquid assets such as Bitcoin, gold, forests, and farmland.
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Japanese E-commerce Heavyweight Mercari to Accept Bitcoin Payments
8.1.2024
Source: vladim_ka/Adobe Mercari, one of Japan’s biggest e-commerce platforms, says it will start accepting Bitcoin (BTC) from June this year. Per a report from Nikkei, the firm will process Bitcoin payments via its Tokyo-based crypto subsidiary Melcoin. Melcoin will convert all BTC payments into...
Today in Crypto: Trezor Launches New Wallet, Seed Phrase Store & Limited-edition Trezor Safe 3, COZ and AxLabs' ITEM Systems Focuses on Non-fungible Items (NFIs)
12.10.2023
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Mt. Gox trustee releases repayment procedures update
31.8.2022
The Restriction Reference Period is one of the final steps in repaying creditors, according to the document released Wednesday
BOJ’s Kuroda Criticizes Bitcoin — Central Bank Governor Says Trading Is ‘Barley Used for Settlement’
28.5.2021
Following the recent developments in China and the environmental concerns about bitcoin’s energy consumption, the Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda criticized the leading crypto asset bitcoin in an interview on Thursday. BOJ’s Kuroda Says Bitcoin ‘Volatility...
Warren Buffett Shifts Funds From US Amid Inflation Fears, Bitcoin’s New All-Time High Expected
1.9.2020
Warren Buffett has made another major investment shift, one that reduces Berkshire Hathaway’s dependence on the U.S. economy. This news followed the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement to “push up inflation,” which is seen as bullish for bitcoin, with some predicting that...
A Japanese Court Just Ordered the Nation’s First Cryptocurrency Seizure
19.8.2020
A Tokyo court sets a precedent in the Japanese crypto industry
Japanese Residents Have Cash to Spare, But is it Going into Crypto?
13.7.2020
The Bank of Japan reported the supply of money stock in circulation increased 6% in June following the receipt of economic relief payments
Japanese Judge Upholds Charges Against Mt Gox’s Mark Karpeles
11.6.2020
A Japanese judge ruled in support of the data tampering charges moved against the CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox
Japanese Firm Unveils New Privacy Feature For Bitcoin Wallets
10.6.2020
Japanese crypto firm Freessets announced a new technology that enhances Bitcoin wallet privacy
Tokyo District Court Extends Mt. Gox Rehabilitation Plan Deadline
31.3.2020
The deadline for the plan to honor rehabilitation claims by now-defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox was pushed to July 1
Japanese Investors Rushed To Buy The Dip After Bitcoin Bloodbath
26.3.2020
According to Japanese crypto exchange bitbank, interest in Bitcoin spiked following the recent price bloodbath