Search
Square Enix in 2024 Doubling Down on Blockchain, AI, and Metaverse Technologies
3.1.2024
Source: jp.finalfantasy.com The Japanese gaming giant Square Enix reaffirmed its plans to utilize blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI), and metaverse in creating novel content for consumers. The Final Fantasy publisher’s Representative Director and President, Takashi Kiryu, has written...
Monex Group Secures Majority Stake in Canada-based 3iQ
29.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Japan-based Monex Group is set to acquire a majority stake in Canadian crypto asset manager 3iQ. According to a press release published Thursday, 3iQ will collaborate with Coincheck, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange acquired by Monex Group back in 2018, to bolster the digital...
Japanese Crypto Newbies ‘Flock to Mercari, Rakuten Wallet’ – Survey
28.12.2023
Source: mehaniq41/Adobe First-time Japanese crypto investors are most likely to choose exchanges operated by Mercari and Rakuten, a new study has found. The survey was conducted by Mobile Marketing Data Labo, who asked 30,000 Japanese men and women aged between 20 and 69 about their crypto exchange...
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 Cabinet Approves Tax Reform Eliminating Unrealized Crypto Gains Tax for Companies
25.12.2023
The Japanese government has approved a tax reform that removes some crypto taxes for corporations and conglomerates. The reform, discussed since early December, removes the unrealized gains taxes on crypto holdings for companies, paving the way for them to hold crypto assets more consistently....
Japan’s Government Abolishes Crypto Tax on Unrealized Corporate Gains
25.12.2023
Source: Pixabay / Pharaoh_EZYPT Japan‘s cabinet has recently approved a key change in the fiscal 2024 tax policy, removing the tax on unrealized gains for corporate-held crypto assets, according to Nikkei. In the fiscal 2024 tax reform approved by the Japanese cabinet, the tax on unrealized...
Japan’s SBI Holdings and Saudi Aramco Explore Joint Digital Asset Ventures
12.12.2023
Source: Adobe Stock Japanese financial services firm SBI Holdings announced last Thursday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with oil giant Saudi Aramco for potential collaboration on digital asset investing. According to the document, SBI’s agreement with the state-owned...
Japan to Exempt Companies From Unrealized Crypto Gains Tax – Report
6.12.2023
Source: Pixabay Japanese lawmakers discussed Tuesday on plans to exempt companies from paying tax on unrealized cryptocurrency gains. The proposal is set to be included in the fiscal 2024 tax reform plan. According to a Nikkei report, the proposal is being discussed by the country’s ruling...
Here’s Why Gamers Are Splurging on Square Enix’s Quirky NFT Characters
5.12.2023
Source: symbiogenesisPR / Twitter The Japanese gaming giant Square Enix has sold all character non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the first auction for its upcoming game Symbiogenesis. Square Enix is the publisher of titles such as Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Dragon Quest. The company’s...
Solomon Islands and Soramitsu Unveil Partnership To Launch CBDC Pilot
1.12.2023
Source: Pixabay The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has revealed a partnership with Japanese blockchain Soramitsu to launch a proof-of-concept for a CBDC named Bokolo Cash. In a Keynote speech on Tuesday, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said his country was embarking on the CBDC...
Square Enix’s NFT Game Symbiogenesis Sets Auction Dates, Launches December 21 – Here’s What You Need to Know
27.11.2023
Source: symbiogenesisPR / Twitter The Japanese gaming giant Square Enix has begun the character non-fungible token (NFT) auction for its game Symbiogenesis, less than a month before its launch. The official website shows the game is scheduled for launch on December 21. Once users log in to...
Circle Signs MoU With SBI Holdings to Expand USDC Circulation in Japan
27.11.2023
Source: Pexels Circle, stablecoin issuer behind USD Coin (USDC), has joined forces with Tokyo-based financial services firm SBI Holdings to facilitate the strategic expansion of USDC into the Japanese market. This collaboration, solidified through a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed...
Japanese Tax Agency Investigates Hundreds of Crypto Tax Violations
27.11.2023
Source: umaruchan4678/Adobe The Japanese National Tax Agency (NTA) has revealed it has recently investigated hundreds of crypto tax violations. The NTA released its annual report on tax investigations ahead of the weekend, including a section on crypto taxation. The data in the report, and also...
Shiba Inu Price Prediction as Japanese Exchange Adds SHIB – Can SHIB Reach $1?
23.11.2023
The Shiba Inu price has risen to $0.00000810 today, marking a 2% gain in 24 hours as the market recovers from Binance’s settlement with the DoJ. However, SHIB remains down by 11% in a week and by 5.5% in a fortnight, although the meme token holds onto 7% increase in the last 30 days. Given...
Japanese exchange plans to start digital securities trading on Dec. 25
20.11.2023
Ichigo Inc., based in Tokyo, plans to offer over $20 million worth of digital securities backed by real estate on Osaka Digital Exchange (ODX)
Binance Japan Adds 13 New Crypto Pairs
17.11.2023
Source: Iryna Budanova/Adobe The crypto exchange giant Binance is hoping to corner the Japanese market by expanding its crypto pairing offerings by 13. The firm launched in Japan in August this year, following its acquisition of the Sakura Exchange BitCoin trading platform in November 2022. Binance...
Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures Partners With SBI to Establish Digital Asset Joint Venture in UAE
11.11.2023
Standard Chartered’s ventures arm, SC Ventures, and Japanese conglomerate SBI Holdings are collaborating to establish a digital asset joint venture in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). “The joint venture will focus on investing in companies across the digital assets spectrum including...
Final Fantasy Publisher Square Enix Reveals How to Obtain NFTs for Upcoming Game Symbiogenesis
8.11.2023
Source: Symbiogenesis / Twitter The Japanese gaming giant Square Enix has shared how players can get characters for its upcoming non-fungible token (NFT) game Symbiogenesis. Ethereum and Polygon NFT game Symbiogenesis is nearing its December launch. Therefore, the Final Fantasy series creator...
Japanese Megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Teams up with Crypto Exchange for Stablecoin Project
8.11.2023
Source: Funtap/Adobe The Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ will join forces with one of the nation’s biggest crypto exchanges for a new stablecoin offering. The bank will team up with Bitbank, one of Japan’s biggest and longest-running crypto exchange platforms. The firms and their partners...
Animoca Brands Japan and KLKTN Partner with Cool Cats for Web3 Expansion into Japanese Anime Market
7.11.2023
Source: Animoca Brands Animoca Brands Japan, in collaboration with its KLKTN subsidiary, has announced a partnership with Cool Cats Group to venture into the Japanese anime market through web3 integration. In a recent announcement, Animoca Brands Japan disclosed its acquisition of equity shares...