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Tokyo Stock Exchange-Listed Metaplanet Boosts Bitcoin Holdings
1.7.2024
Metaplanet, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange under the ticker 3350, announced on July 1 that it has made an additional bitcoin purchase. Following the company’s disclosure on June 24 about plans to acquire BTC worth 1 billion yen ($6.2 million), Metaplanet has initiated the purchase with...
Japanese Companies Team up for Blockchain-based Media Collaboration
9.9.2020
A number of leading Japanese media firms have joined forces with blockchain technology specialists to create a blockchain-powered digital content distribution ecosystem.
Named the Japan Contents Blockchain Initiative (JCBI), the consortium was formed earlier this year with an initial seven founding...
57% of Surveyed Japanese Companies Set to Adopt Blockchain Technology
22.5.2020
A survey of Japanese businesses has found that 57% of companies are considering blockchain adoption – but most fear that Japan is lagging behind other nations in the race to get blockchain-powered solutions up and running in the corporate world.
These were the findings of a report from Tokyo-based...
Bitcoin ETFs in Japan: FSA Explains New Rules for Funds Investing in Cryptos
7.2.2020
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has explained to news.Bitcoin.com its recently adopted rules regarding the creation and sale of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Meanwhile, Japan now has a crypto index, launched by major Japanese companies....