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Metaplanet wraps crypto media deal months after buying first Bitcoin
25.11.2024
Japan’s Metaplanet has been gathering up Bitcoin for around six months and now wants to enter the crypto media space launching a local version of Bitcoin Magazine
Japan's Metaplanet Buys Another $6.7M Worth of Bitcoin
7.10.2024
Metaplanet bought around 108.8 BTC at an average price of just under 9.2 million yen per coin
Japanese power giant TEPCO explores ‘green’ Bitcoin mining: Report
9.9.2024
The company aims to prevent wasted renewable energy through curtailment and promote the widespread use of Bitcoin mining
Metaplanet Teams Up With SBI VC Trade for Bitcoin Custody
2.9.2024
Metaplanet said it was adopting bitcoin as a reserve asset to hedge against the volatility of the yen in May and had accumulated a total of 360 BTC by mid-August
BOJ ex-board member says another rate hike unlikely this year
12.8.2024
The Bank of Japan is unlikely to raise interest rates again for the rest of the year, but it’ll be a "toss up" whether there will be another before March
Metaplanet Arranges Loan to Buy $6.8M of BTC
8.8.2024
The Japanese company announced its plan to adopt bitcoin as a reserve asset to hedge against the volatility of the yen in May
Metaplanet Makes Bitcoin a Reserve Asset As Japan’s Debt Mountain Grows
13.5.2024
The announcement comes at a time when Japan's fiscal crisis is said to be playing out in the currency market
Crypto Exchange bitFlyer Aligns Itself With FATF 'Travel Rule' With New Restrictions
30.5.2023
The company is only allowing crypto and transfers to platforms that comply with Coinbase-led Travel Rule Universal Solution Technology (TRUST)
G7 pushes accelerating global implementation of ‘travel rule’ for crypto assets
15.5.2023
Group of 7 members met in Japan, where they discussed CBDCs and crypto regulation, with an eye towards quickly implementing the “travel rule” for crypto assets
Bitcoin ditches $16K dip as 'Leeroy Jenkins' Bank of Japan flattens dollar
20.12.2022
BTC price sees short-term relief as the DXY falls, but Bitcoin analysts warn that Japan's move means carnage for global markets
After four years, Japan brings back its first crypto ATM
4.8.2022
Local exchange Gaia Co. is set to roll out crypto ATMs in Tokyo and Osaka and has outlined plans for 130 of them over the next three years
Japanese Trust Banks Likely to Gain Permission to Handle Crypto from Autumn
2.7.2022
Japan is set to allow trust banks to manage cryptoassets – after a top financial regulator announced plans to roll out legislation that could become legally binding later this year.
The newspaper Nikkei reported that the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the body that polices both the banking...
Japan’s Crypto Exchanges Set to Speed Up and Simplify Crypto Listing Process
22.3.2022
Japanese crypto exchanges could be set to broaden the selection of coins they offer on their platforms – after a self-governing industry body unveiled plans to “streamline” the listing process for trading platforms....
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Ripple Partners With Republic of Palau, 74 Japanese Firms to Issue a Digital Yen + More News
24.11.2021
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BOJ’s Kuroda Criticizes Bitcoin — Central Bank Governor Says Trading Is ‘Barley Used for Settlement’
28.5.2021
Following the recent developments in China and the environmental concerns about bitcoin’s energy consumption, the Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda criticized the leading crypto asset bitcoin in an interview on Thursday. BOJ’s Kuroda Says Bitcoin ‘Volatility...
Japanese Assembly Members Seek to Make Tokyo a ‘Cryptocurrency Trading Center’
11.5.2021
Japan is steadily becoming an area of interest for the cryptocurrency industry, and a politician in the capital city is looking to strengthen the trend. A member of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly wants to transform the Japanese capital into a “trading center” for cryptos. Blockchain...
Japanese Court Convicts Bitcoin Tax Evader- Trader Gets a Year in Prison Plus Fine for $200K
13.3.2021
Japanese authorities aren’t hesitating in hunting down anyone considered a crypto tax evader. A court in Ishikawa has sentenced one of them, a 56-year-old man that will spend one year in prison, plus pay a $200,000 fine. Sentenced Man Didn’t Disclose His BTC Trading Activity of...
Thailand Authorities Are Targeting Japanese Crypto Holders to Boost Tourism
23.2.2021
Thailand seems to be interested in catching Japanese crypto holders’ attention via tourism. The country wants to establish a crypto-friendly touristic hotspot and the first targeted country is the nation of the rising sun. Program Aims to Add New Segments With ‘High Spending’...
Blockchain’s demographics seem to be shifting in surprising ways, says new report
9.9.2020
The reasons behind these changing tides were not immediately apparent, however
BitFlyer USA Lands in Hawaii After Regulatory Collaboration
19.8.2020
BitFlyer USA has almost all the U.S. covered now