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Japan’s Central Bank Chief Calls for International Effort on Libra Regulation
24.9.2019
The governor of the Bank of Japan has called for global cooperation in regulating stablecoins like the Facebook-led Libra
Bitcoin Cash Acceptance and Community Growth Ramp Up
23.9.2019
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) adoption continues this week as there’s been a slew of announcements associated with BCH acceptance and activism. For instance, a massive electronic billboard in the middle of Tokyo displayed a huge BCH symbol indicating that Japan’s largest luxury watch and jewelry...
Kraken and Coinbase Among the Cleanest Crypto Exchanges: BTI Report
23.9.2019
BTI report finds that Kraken and Coinbase are among the cleanest crypto exchanges in the industry
Japanese University Allegedly Lost $1 Million in Fraudulent Crypto-Investment
21.9.2019
In a yet another incident of fund embezzlement, Japanese authorities have started an investigation against Meijo Gakuin Educational Corporation. The Mainichi, a Japanese newspaper, reported that the educational group had lost $1 million in cryptocurrency investment and this amount had been...
Popular Smartphone Apps Are Adding Crypto Capabilities
20.9.2019
News of Japan messaging giant Line’s September 17 launch of an app-connected crypto exchange is captivating lots of attention in the crypto and tech industries this week. Other initially non-crypto apps are also entering the market, adding native tokens, tipping functions and cryptocurrency...
Taxation Isn’t Just Theft – It’s Bad for Crypto Adoption
18.9.2019
Crypto awareness is reaching levels almost unimaginable just years ago, with telecommunications giants, big banks, mainstream media, and even professional sports teams now discussing and flouting digital assets. AT&T now allows customers to pay their phone bills in bitcoin, Japanese SMS giant...
LVC Corporation, Announces that BITMAX, Cryptocurrency Exchange has Started Operations for Japan
18.9.2019
Recently, LVC Corporation (LVC), an auxiliary of LINE Corporation (LINE) and service operator of LINE’s cryptocurrency and blockchain-related organizations, declares that BITMAX, a cryptocurrency exchange for the Japanese market, has begun its operations. Besides, BITMAX is one of the biggest...
Line and Huobi Launch Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Japan, Argentina
18.9.2019
Big players are expanding into key cryptocurrency markets – with Japan and Argentina welcoming new exchanges.
In Japan, chat app giant Line has officially launched its new exchange platform. The platform is named Bitmax, and is officially operated by Line’s Tokyo-based subsidiary LVC. The company...
LINE Officially Launches Crypto Exchange for 80 Million Users in Japan
18.9.2019
Messaging giant LINE has officially launched a crypto exchange service to its 80 million users based in Japan
Japanese Messaging Giant Line Rolls Out Crypto Trading Platform Bitmax
18.9.2019
Japanese messaging giant Line launches its crypto trading platform Bitmax
Indian Parliament Member Helping Crypto Community Influence Regulation
17.9.2019
The Indian crypto community has made progress towards influencing the government’s crypto policies. Some industry leaders have met with an influential lawmaker who has agreed to help bring about positive crypto regulation in the country. Also read: India’s Popular ‘Who Wants to...
FATF-Driven Delistings Capture the Criminalization of Privacy
17.9.2019
The delisting of privacy coins like monero, zcash, and dash is becoming something of a trend in Asia, and could soon expand elsewhere. In the wake of the intra-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issuing new global standards, Korean exchanges Okex and Upbit have announced they will...
Crypto News From Asia: Sept. 9–15
16.9.2019
This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news from Japan and China, courtesy of Cointelegraph Japan
At Least 19 Central Banks Give Way to Monetary Easing As Economy Slows
16.9.2019
In a coordinated fashion, more than 18 central banks worldwide have or plan to cut interest rates, sparking a domino effect of monetary easing. It’s been 10 years since the world has seen central planners orchestrate such harmonization in an attempt to save the economy from a deep recession....
Nature Abhors a Vacuum: Why Trump’s Proposed Negative Rates Bode Well for Bitcoin
14.9.2019
In a recent tweet, U.S. president Donald Trump delved into an explosive, all-caps-loaded mini-rant about the necessity of getting “interest rates down to ZERO, or less.” The bombastic politician stressed the need for America to refinance its debt, trailing off with some superficially...
Yahoo Japan Set to Buy Fashion E-Commerce Giant ‘ZoZo’
12.9.2019
While it is true that Yahoo has fallen way behind the tech giants of the day, its joint venture Yahoo Japan remains one of the world’s biggest internet companies in the world. At this point in time, Yahoo Japan is the most dominant internet company in the Asian country and continues to consolidate...
How Many Crypto Accounts Japan Has + 10 More Crypto Briefs
11.9.2019
Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.
Cryptocurrency exchange news
Crypto Times reports that the JVCEA, an association of 18 Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges say that...
Brave Browser Tops Google Play Ranking for Highest Downloads in Japan
11.9.2019
By beating the other rival browsers, Brave ranked as the most downloaded web browser in Japan. Because of its privacy-based application and other user-friendly features, it was downloaded 2 million times in the last month in Japan. It also registered as a better performer than other rival...
Japan: Bitcoin Surpasses XRP in Yen-Denominated Crypto Holdings
10.9.2019
The value of yen-denominated Bitcoin holdings soars above XRP on Japanese exchanges, in reversal of late 2018 trend
Decentralized Brave Browser Tops Chrome in Google Play Rankings in Japan
10.9.2019
Decentralized web browser Brave ranks higher than major browsers like Chrome and Firefox by Google Play ranking in Japan