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Crypto will be useful but Bitcoin is hard to understand, says SoftBank CEO
20.11.2020
Masayoshi Son found Bitcoin to be “distracting his own focus on his own business.”
Japan’s Banking Giant MUFG Plans to Launch Blockchain Payment Network in 2021
20.11.2020
Japanese banking giant MUFG plans to launch its blockchain payment network across the country in 2021 with U.S.-based fintech company Akamai
Japan's megabanks to lead experiment with digital yen
19.11.2020
Could a new, coordinated effort to digitalize the Japanese economy be strong enough to compete with residents' persistent use of cash?
30 Japan Firms to Collaborate on Private Digital Yen: Reuters
19.11.2020
A group of Japanese companies plans to develop and test a private digital currency that would work alongside cash
Former Bank of Japan exec says Japan will need years to issue digital yen
17.11.2020
A former Bank of Japan official is concerned about a digital yen triggering massive outflows from private bank deposits
ShareRing Brings Its Blockchain Identity Solution to Rakuten Travel Bookers
11.11.2020
The integration will mean Rakuten Travel Xchange customers can opt to use ShareRing's self-sovereign identity app to access bookings
Cyberattackers Demand $11M in Bitcoin From Japanese Gaming Giant Capcom
11.11.2020
Japanese gaming giant Capcom’s networks have reportedly come under attack, with criminals demanding a bitcoin ransom in exchange for not leaking confidential company information to the public
Blockchain-based agri-commodity trading to tap world's largest wheat market
10.11.2020
Blockchain will streamline trade from Europe's grain belt
Japanese firm Layer X Labs develops blockchain-based e-voting protocol
8.11.2020
The new system will bring blockchain security and immutability to local elections as well as reinforce Tsukuba City’s "smart city" initiative
Coinbase in Japan, Binance In Africa, Bybit On Football Field + More News
5.11.2020
A Borussia Dortmund player. Source: a screenshot, Instagram/bvb09
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Coinbase said it is hiring more staff in Japan, in another hint...
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Is on a Hiring Spree in Japan
5.11.2020
Coinbase is hiring in Japan, with various roles up for grabs in the capital Tokyo
Japan is the ‘leading candidate’ for Ripple's new headquarters: SBI Holdings CEO
30.10.2020
Japan is firming up at the most likely new headquarters for Ripple if it leaves its San Francisco offices
Will they or won't they? Central banks eye each other's digital currency moves
29.10.2020
Canada's central bank recognizes that CBDCs are a necessarily international issue
Ripple to Invest in Japan’s SBI Subsidiary MoneyTap
29.10.2020
Ripple plans to invest in MoneyTap, the blockchain payments app birthed through a joint venture between the San Francisco-based firm and SBI Holdings
IOTA joins Japanese gov’t on blockchain-based maintenance project
27.10.2020
The IOTA blockchain finds a use case in industrial maintenance
Singapore’s largest commercial bank reportedly launching crypto trading
27.10.2020
Another global bank believes that digital assets are the future of the global economy
Seven firms in Japan deploy blockchain to digitize trade paperwork
26.10.2020
A new trade management platform in Japan prevents data tampering using blockchain technology
Toyota’s IT arm works on digital token pilot with crypto exchange
26.10.2020
Another automotive company is moving into crypto
Japanese soccer star Keisuke Honda launches his own crypto
23.10.2020
Crypto and blockchain matter for the global soccer community
Kraken Relaunches Crypto Trading in Japan After Two-Year Break
22.10.2020
The exchange had shuttered its Japanese services after Coincheck's $530 million hack in 2018 spooked regulators and prompted a crackdown