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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...
Nomura Holdings, GMO Group form stablecoin research partnership in Japan
27.5.2024
Nomura Holdings and the GMO Internet Group are exploring ways to bring new stablecoin offerings to the Japanese market
Nomura and GMO Collaborate on Japanese Stablecoin Issuance
27.5.2024
Nomura Holdings, a leading global financial services group, has partnered with Laser Digital, its subsidiary focused on digital asset solutions, and GMO Internet Group, a prominent Japanese technology company renowned for its internet infrastructure, online advertising, and fintech services....
GMO-Z.com Trust Company launches GYEN and ZUSD on Solana Network
25.1.2024
GMO-Z.com Trust Company launches GYEN and ZUSD on the Solana network. This integration will grant businesses and consumers the ability to conduct transactions in the Solana ecosystem in a secure and streamlined manner. On one hand, GYEN is the first certified Japanese yen (JPY) stablecoin, whereas...
Japanese Exchange GMO to Offer XRP Users Yen for Delayed Songbird Airdrop
22.9.2023
The handouts are part of a token airdrop whose snapshot took place in 2020
Legendary Investor Jeremy Grantham Predicts Inevitable US Recession, Challenges Fed’s Forecast
20.8.2023
A significant portion of investors and financial organizations surmise that the U.S. could avert a recession, but Jeremy Grantham, the co-founder of investment firm Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo (GMO), deems it inescapable. Grantham contends that the Federal Reserve’s optimistic prognosis...
GMO Financial Holdings Buys 10% of Crypto Hedge Fund AWR Capital for Undisclosed Amount
3.4.2023
AWR will act as a market maker at GMO Financial Holdings subsidiary GMO Coin, one of the largest crypto and FX exchanges in Japan
Market Strategist Discusses ‘Super Bubbles’ Bursting — Warns of ‘Outrageously Consequential, Painful Effects’
28.3.2023
Market strategist Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of asset management firm GMO, has warned of “super bubbles” bursting. He explained that the Federal Reserve has “created an environment conducive to a chain-linked series of super bubbles that break with outrageously consequential...
‘A Dangerous Looking Moment in Global Economics’ — Veteran Investor Jeremy Grantham Warns S&P 500 Could Plunge Another 26%
12.9.2022
Jeremy Grantham, the co-founder of the Boston-based asset management firm Grantham, Mayo, & van Otterloo (GMO) believes Standard and Poor’s 500 (S&P 500) could drop another 26% during the next 12 months, according to statements the veteran investor made last week. The...
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
Klaytn and GMO Partner to Develop New-Age Blockchain Capabilities
12.1.2022
A key partnership has been struck between Klaytn Foundation and GMO Internet Group. This is important from the perspective of expanding the reach of blockchain to new areas and business domains. The Klaytn Foundation is a Singapore-based non-profit organization dedicated to boosting the Klaytn...
Higher Bitcoin Prices Create Resurrection of Old Mining Rigs, Outdated Miners See New Life
30.8.2021
The price of bitcoin has dipped a hair in value this past week, but the crypto asset is still up 14.4% over the course of the last month. Statistics show that Bitcoin’s hashrate has seen a resurgence and because bitcoin’s price has increased, mining profitability and hashrate...
New York Approves Its First Publicly Available Japanese Yen Stablecoin
29.12.2020
The New York State Department of Financial Services, the Bitlicense regulator, has authorized GMO to issue U.S. dollar and Japanese yen-pegged stablecoins. The latter “will be the first of its kind available to the public.” To date, the regulator has given out 27 charters and licenses...
Japanese Internet Giant Licensed to Issue First JPY-Pegged Stablecoin in New York
29.12.2020
The charter makes GMO one of only 27 companies licensed in New York to engage in virtual currency activities
Bitmain Unveils 2 Bitcoin Miners With Max Speeds Up to 110TH/s Per Unit
27.2.2020
On Thursday, the China-based mining rig manufacturer Bitmain announced the launch of two new Antminer S19 series models that process between 95 to 110 trillion hashes per second (TH/s). The Antminer S19 Pro model with 110TH/s and 29 joules per terahash (J/TH) is 24 trillion hashes per second faster...
Big-hitting Crypto Companies SBI and GMO Reveal Results and Plans
5.2.2020
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Two of Japan’s biggest crypto operators - SBI and GMO Internet - have revealed details about their Q3 financial performance – and claim they will expand their cryptocurrency operations in 2020.
Financial giant SBI presented its latest financial report to shareholders....
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....
SBI, GMO to Rent Capacity at Massive Bitcoin Mine in Texas: Report
7.1.2020
Potentially the world's biggest bitcoin mine, one still under construction, is said to have signed up two top corporate customers in the form of SBI Holdings and GMO
SBI, GMO Reportedly Sign Deal with Operator of World’s Largest Bitcoin Mining Site
7.1.2020
Japanese financial services giant SBI and internet provider GMO have reportedly agreed to process crypto transactions at what is set to become the world’s largest mining site
Tencent Reportedly Building Digital Currency Business Unit + More News
24.12.2019
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Chinese internet giant and WeChat operator Tencent is reportedly putting together a digital currency research team....