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Nomura, Laser Digital and GMO Internet Partner to Explore the Issuance of Stablecoins in Japan
29.5.2024
Nomura, a global financial services group, Laser Digital, a digital asset-based business, and GMO Internet, the parent company of stablecoin issuer GMO-Z, have partnered to explore the issuance of U.S. dollar and yen based stablecoins in Japan. The partnership also contemplates the development of...
Texas Bitcoin Mine Whinstone Countersues Japan's GMO Internet, Seeks $15M Damages in Four-Year Dispute
25.8.2022
The companies' dispute dates back to 2018, but the lawsuit appears to have been triggered by more recent increases in electricity prices
Japanese Firms SBI and GMO Join the Digital Gold Rush in Texas
8.1.2020
The city of Rockdale, Texas is attracting attention again, similar to the interest the region saw back in the fifties when the Alcoa aluminum smelting facility set up shop. These days, Rockdale’s change is due to the influx of bitcoin miners coming to town from all around the world....
1 Gigawatt Bitcoin Mine Under Construction in Texas Would Dwarf Bitmain’s
20.11.2019
The $150 million bitcoin mine could become the world's largest – surpassing Bitmain's, whose own mega mining operation is in the same Texas town
Japan’s GMO Internet Sees 45% Cryptocurrency Profit Dip for Q1 2019
10.5.2019
Figures confirm Q4 2018’s Bitcoin price drop saw knock-on effects for GMO’s performance