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Japanese Yen Stablecoin JPYC and Issuance Platform JPYC EX Launched
27.10.2025
Japan’s first yen‑pegged stablecoin JPYC and its issuance/redemption platform JPYC EX begin operations on October 27, 2025, enabling 1:1 yen redemption and onchain transfers. JPYC Co., Ltd. (Tokyo) announces that, after registering as a funds transfer service provider under Japan’s Payment Services...
Bitcoin and Nasdaq Could Stabilize as Bull Positioning in Yen Appears Stretched
11.3.2025
Stretched positioning and Japanese institutional activity could cap gains in the yen, paving the way for a bounce in Nasdaq and bitcoin
Bitcoin Slides Below $89K to 3-Month Low as Nasdaq Futures Dip, Japanese Yen Sparks Risk-Off Fears
25.2.2025
BTC hits three-month as Nasdaq futures point to continued risk aversion in stocks and the anti-risk Japanese yen strengthens against the U.S. dollar
Bitcoin Steady Near $104K After Bank of Japan Delivers Hawkish Rate Hike
24.1.2025
Risk assets, including BTC, held steady while the Japanese yen rose after the BOJ hiked rates to the highest in 17 years
Metaplanet to raise $62M for more Bitcoin, with current stash at 1,142 BTC
29.11.2024
If successful with its fundraising, Metaplanet could purchase roughly 652 extra Bitcoin for $62 million
Metaplanet shares jump 15% after buying 107 Bitcoin
15.10.2024
Metaplanet has already doubled its Bitcoin holdings this month across four purchases totaling over 450 Bitcoin
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
Bitcoin Drops 15% Against Japanese Yen, Outpacing Declines Versus USD, as Yen Carry Trades Unwind
5.8.2024
Japan raised interest rates by 0.25% last week, leading to a strong Yen and a corresponding drop across risky assets including bitcoin
Metaplanet buys another $1.2M of Bitcoin amid rebound toward $65K
16.7.2024
Metaplanet’s share price spiked 22% in the first 30-minutes on the Tokyo Stock Exchange following the news on July 16
Konami partners with Avalanche for Resella NFT platform launch
20.6.2024
Konami Digital Entertainment has teamed up with Avalanche to debut Resella, an intuitive NFT platform simplifying NFT creation, issuance and trading
Metaplanet rallies 10% as it scoops Bitcoin for third time in 2 months
11.6.2024
The firm’s third Bitcoin purchase since April 23 brings its total holdings to 141.07 Bitcoin, worth over $9.6 million
Former Bitmex CEO Arthur Hayes: A Weak Yen Solution Might Propel Bitcoin to $1 Million
23.5.2024
Arthur Hayes, former CEO of Bitmex and current CIO of Maelstrom, has predicted the geopolitical and economic dynamics that will be taken to equilibrate the exchange rate between the U.S. dollar and the Japanese yen might propel bitcoin prices to $1 million. Hayes states that eventually, the U.S....
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
Emergency ‘wall of liquidity’ to prop up Yen bullish for Bitcoin: Swan
9.5.2024
Swan Bitcoin's Dante Cook suggests that Bitcoin could benefit from the declining Japanese yen, depending on what the U.S. and Japan central banks do next
Japanese Yen Tumbles to 34-Year Low Against Soaring US Dollar
28.4.2024
This week, the Japanese yen plummeted to its lowest point since 1990 against the U.S. dollar, weighed down by Japan’s monetary policy and uncertain economic indicators from the United States. Japanese Yen’s Rapid Decline Triggers Talk of Market Intervention The yen’s sharp drop...
Bitcoin Chops Around $64K, With Japanese Yen's Tumble Maybe Signaling 'Currency Turmoil,' Analyst Says
26.4.2024
The yen's volatile episode may spread to other fiat currencies as U.S. rate cuts remain elusive amid sticky inflation, which could drive investors to gold and bitcoin, Noelle Acheson said in an interview
Mt. Gox Trustee Reveals Updated Bitcoin and Fiat Repayment Schedule for Creditors
22.4.2024
The last round of Mt. Gox's much awaited creditor compensation process is now approaching. By October 2024, the bankrupt exchange is expected to payout 142,000 Bitcoin (BTC), 143,000 Bitcoin Cash (BCH), and 69 billion Japanese yen ($510 million), according to a post published on Reddit on April...
Mt. Gox Creditors Report Receiving Compensation Payments via PayPal in Japanese Yen
26.12.2023
Source: AdobeStock / 24K-Production Creditors of now-defunct crypto exchange Mt. Gox have reported receiving fiat repayments for their trapped Bitcoin on the social media platform Reddit. According to recent posts on the Reddit page r/mtgoxinsolvency, Mt. Gox has begun sending Japanese...
Japanese yen-backed digital currency, DCJPY, to go live in July 2024
12.10.2023
A group of Japanese companies, united behind the DeCurret brand, intends to launch the coin in July 2024
Bitcoin will bring global payments out of the ‘fax era' — Ex-PayPal boss
12.9.2023
Marcus said there’s still no universal protocol when it comes to transferring money, unlike information which can be shared via email