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Cryptocurrency News From Japan: July 5 - July 11 in Review

11.7.2020
Tosei real estate and Tokyo Financial Holdings issued an asset-backed digital financial product, Coinage registered with Japanese authorities as an exchange and more headlined news from Japan this past week

Japanese Broker Monex Launches Crypto-Based CFDs With 2x Leverage

10.7.2020
The Japanese online securities company Monex has revealed the launch of cryptocurrency-based contract-for-difference (CFD) services that went live on Wednesday. The new derivatives products offered by Monex will include bitcoin, XRP, ether, and bitcoin cash pairs with 2x leverage. Japanese digital...

Bitfinex Must Face New York’s Accusations Over the Loss of $850M in Co-Mingled Funds

10.7.2020
The popular digital currency trading platform, Bitfinex must deal with the New York Office of the Attorney General (NYAG) over the alleged hiding of over $800 million in client and corporate funds. The NY state Supreme Court’s Appellate Division overruled an appeal on Thursday, after...

China’s Giant Ride-Hailing Service Didi to Pilot the Central Bank’s Digital Yuan

9.7.2020
The Chinese government and the country’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), are currently in the midst of testing a digital yuan or central bank digital currency (CBDC). Now the Chinese ride-hailing corporation Didi Chuxing will be trialing the newly developed digital yuan...

China’s Uber, DiDi, to Trial PBoC’s Central Bank Digital Currency

8.7.2020
Didi, the Chinese equivalent of Uber, is forming a task force to design and implement trial of China's central bank digital currency on its on-demand transportation platform

First Mover: Even Bank of America Acknowledges China Winning Digital-Currency Race

7.7.2020
BoA researchers anticipate that China's digital yuan might make a dent in the greenback’s global hegemony

Kazakh Gov Plans to Double Its Investment in Digital Currency Mining

1.7.2020
Kazakhstan says it will double its digital currency mining investment at the end of this year, and is eyeing a CBDC

60 Hong Kong-Based Vending Machines Support McAfee’s Ghost Token for Payments

30.6.2020
On June 28, 2020, the team behind Ghost Coin revealed a partnership with the digital currency payment processor Ivendpay. Ghost is a project led by the notorious John McAfee and according to the recent announcement, 60 vending machines in Hong Kong will support the privacy-centric coin...

Canada's Digital Dollar Should Focus on Inclusion and Accessibility, Say Experts

30.6.2020
Experts from the Bank of Canada have released their thoughts on how a digital dollar should be available to all Canadians

Soramitsu Starts Testing ‘White Tiger’ Digital Currency in Japan

30.6.2020
A Nikkei article states that Soramitsu will start testing its ‘White Tiger’ digital currency for retailers at a university in Fukushima

Digital Currency Guru of $568M Cyber Fraud Forum Pleads Guilty

30.6.2020
Sergey Medvedev pleaded guilty to racketeering charges as part of a $568 million payment card fraud forum, which used Liberty Reserve and bitcoin to launder funds

Digital Currency Might be a Win-Win for Governments & Protesters Alike

25.6.2020
Thanks to smaller processing fees and quickened fiscal response in crisis situations, the digital dollar could save the American taxpayers billions of dollars for sending and processing stimulus checks, argues Forbes contributor Roger Huang. Furthermore, it would legitimize and increase...

World’s Oldest Central Bank Reviews Possible Digital Currency With Mixed Results

24.6.2020
Sweden's Riksbank has looked into the viability of central bank digital currencies for its local market

Ethereum Network Fees Jump Above Bitcoin Transaction Fees for Two Weeks Straight

24.6.2020
This week digital currency enthusiasts have been discussing network fees, specifically transaction fees associated with the Bitcoin and Ethereum blockchains. Last Sunday on June 21, one Ethereum proponent noted that during the last 16 days, Ethereum users have paid more to leverage the network than...

Digital Yuan’s Backend Development Complete, Says Chinese Official

22.6.2020
A former senior official of the People’s Bank of China said that the country has completed the backend architecture development of its digital currency

Italian Banks Are Ready to Trial a Digital Euro

22.6.2020
The Italian Banking Association announced last week that its banks were interested in piloting a digital euro

Hundreds of Sites Now Earn Crypto Trading Fees: Exchange WordPress Plugin Sees 300 Active Installs

21.6.2020
A couple of months ago, a new WordPress (WP) plugin launched that allows anyone to host a digital currency trading platform. With the application, WP website owners can earn fees from various crypto asset trades. The developer of the plugin called “Wpcryptoexchange” tweeted on June...