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Japanese Software Giant Line Plans to Launch NFT Market Next Month
24.3.2022
The Japanese social media and messenger software firm Line Corporation has announced the company is introducing a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace on April 13. Line detailed on Wednesday that the market will be called “LINE NFT” and it will showcase “more than 100 types...
Toei Animation Hacked, Delaying Dragon Ball Anime Movie
21.3.2022
Originally slated for an April 22 release in Japan, Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero has been delayed after an unauthorized third party hacked Toei Animation.Read more
Yahoo! Japan works with Line to launch NFT trading
27.7.2021
Yahoo! Japan collaborates with messaging giant Line to enable secondary trading of NFTs issued on Line’s proprietary blockchain
Binance Partners With Two Subsidiaries of Yahoo Japan
17.1.2020
Taking pride in being one of the world’s highly acclaimed crypto exchange trading platforms, Binance has announced its strategic partnership with two subsidiaries of Yahoo Japan named Z Corporation and TaoTao Inc. The crucial partnerships are aimed to proliferate the business of Binance in...
Binance Eyes Japanese Market with Yahoo Japan, TaoTao Partnership
17.1.2020
Source: Instagram, Binance
Binance has revealed that it is “preparing to launch trading services for users in Japan” – and is currently in advanced talks with the operator of Yahoo Japan, which runs a licensed cryptocurrency exchange in the country.
In an official post, Binance stated that it...
Is Blockchain the ‘Secret Weapon’ Driving the Yahoo Japan-Line Merger?
19.11.2019
Source: iStock/AF-studio
Industry insiders in South Korea and Japan are talking up the potential blockchain “synergy” that may materialize from the proposed Line and Yahoo Japan merger – after the tech giants’ operators agreed on a deal in principle.
Yahoo Japan operator SoftBank has released...
Naver Owned Messaging App Line Announces Merger With Yahoo Japan
18.11.2019
Line, the Japanese messaging app owned by South Korean internet company Naver Corp, announced that it had reached an agreement over a basic merger with Yahoo Japan. If the merger does indeed go through, then it will establish the biggest internet platform in Japan. As per the agreement, SoftBank...
Line-Yahoo Japan Merger Set to Shake up the Crypto Scene
15.11.2019
Japanese cryptocurrency enthusiasts are watching business developments with interest after Softbank, the financial group that owns over 48% of Yahoo Japan, admitted that it was in talks with the operator of the Line chat app over a potential merger.
Line has recently launched its Bitmax...
Crypto and Blockchain News From Japan: Oct. 7–13 in Review
13.10.2019
This week’s selected cryptocurrency news from Japan, courtesy of Cointelegraph Japan
Yahoo Japan Set to Buy Fashion E-Commerce Giant ‘ZoZo’
12.9.2019
While it is true that Yahoo has fallen way behind the tech giants of the day, its joint venture Yahoo Japan remains one of the world’s biggest internet companies in the world. At this point in time, Yahoo Japan is the most dominant internet company in the Asian country and continues to consolidate...
Coinex Exchange Lists the first SLP-Based Stablecoin Built on Bitcoin Cash
13.6.2019
On June 12, the cryptocurrency exchange Coinex announced the listing of a new Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) token called honestcoin (USDH). The Honestcoin.io website details that the new token is a fully regulated stablecoin issued on the Bitcoin Cash network backed 1-to-1 for U.S. dollars. Also...
Yahoo Japan-Backed Exchange Launches Crypto-Yen Markets and Margin Trading
10.6.2019
Back in April 2018, it was revealed that Yahoo Japan was planning to launch a cryptocurrency exchange licensed by Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA). Now, a year later, Yahoo Japan’s trading platform Taotao is open offering BTC and ETH trading while also providing users with margin...
Taotao: Yahoo-Backed Exchange Enters Japan Market Amid Renewed Interest in Crypto
30.5.2019
Yahoo Japan is about to enter the local market — its affiliated exchange, Taotao, will go live on May 30
Yahoo Japan owns a major stake in the soon to be launched cryptocurrency exchange, Taotao
28.5.2019
Taotao announced in a tweet that its crypto exchange platform will be live on May 30. The Taotao exchange is owned by Yahoo Japan. 【営業開始日についてのお知らせ】お待たせいたしました☺️仮想通貨取引所「TAOTAO」のサービスを2019年5月30日(木)正午(予定)より開始いたします!営業開始まで今しばらくお待ちくださいませ。#TAOTAO #仮想通貨 — TAOTAO (@taotao_ex) May 27, 2019 TaoTao would...
Yahoo Japan-Backed Crypto Exchange Taotao Launches This Week
27.5.2019
A new crypto exchange platform in which Yahoo Japan owns a major stake is about to launch after over a year in development