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The Push to Kill Cash – Australia’s Proposed Ban Shows It’s Not Conspiracy Theory
23.8.2019
The supposed coordination of governments and tech companies to create a one-world, cashless society is often viewed as little more than fodder for silly Youtube conspiracy videos. After all, cash is still king in daily life, even in extremely high-tech, innovative societies like Japan. Upon closer...
Japanese HR and Tech Giant Recruit Holdings Invests in Blockstack
23.8.2019
Blockstack receives funding from Recruit Holdings, a Japanese HR firm valued at $50 billion
Japanese Crypto Exchange Coincheck Is Considering Launching an IEO
22.8.2019
Monex-owned crypto exchange Coincheck eyes launching an IEO platform for raising funds through utility tokens
Bitpoint Taiwan Sues Parent Exchange for Overbilling After July Hack
22.8.2019
Taiwan subsidiary of hacked exchange Bitpoint files a $9.4 million damages suit alleging overbilling by parent exchange
Japan’s Gifu University Initiates Research on DPSC, Planning to Use NEM Blockchain for Traceability and Security
22.8.2019
Blockchain’s various use-cases have always surprised us and have taken us to newer developments as a society. Recently, Japan’s Gifu University has initiated an interesting step that involves the blockchain technology and dental industry. The ‘ShizuiNet traceability’ project- The Associate...
Japan’s Largest Gift Card Exchange Expanding Internationally With Blockchain Firm
20.8.2019
Amaten, a gift card marketplace, partnered with the Singapore-based cloud computing startup Aelf to make digital representations of gift cards
Japan’s Largest Gift Card Marketplace Launching Blockchain Gift Cards
20.8.2019
Japan’s largest gift card platform Amaten will issue tokenized gift cards in partnership with blockchain network provider Aelf
BitFlyer and Tpoint Japan Team Up to Offer Bitcoin Loyalty Program
20.8.2019
Residents of Japan can now buy Bitcoin with loyalty points
‘Amazon of Japan’ Rakuten Launches Crypto Exchange Service
20.8.2019
Rakuten, the “Amazon of Japan,” announced the launch of its new crypto exchange platform Monday, August 19, offering spot trading of crypto assets via a dedicated smartphone app. The e-commerce giant has been crypto-friendly for a while now, experimenting and investing in crypto payment...
Japan’s E-commerce Leader Rakuten Publicly Unveils Its Cryptocurrency Exchange
19.8.2019
Rakuten, Japan’s e-commerce giant, has publicly unveiled its digital currency exchange called Rakuten Wallet. The company made an official announcement on Monday in which it disclosed that the users could begin spot trading activity through a dedicated mobile application in three digital currencies...
Rakuten’s Crypto Exchange Has Launched for Trading in 3 Cryptos
19.8.2019
The Japanese e-commerce giant's Rakuten Wallet exchange has gone live for spot trading of bitcoin, ether and bitcoin cash against the yen
Power Ledger and KEPCO Complete Blockchain Energy Trade Trial in Japan
13.8.2019
Power Ledger announces test completion of a peer-to-peer system with promise for post-FIT surplus power in the Japanese city of Osaka
Binance Receives Letter Of Appreciation From Kure City Mayor For West Japan Disaster Relief Project
10.8.2019
Binance Charity Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Binance Chain has received a Letter of Appreciation from the Mayor of the city of Kure in West Japan, for its efforts in collecting donations for the West Japan Disaster Relief Project. Binance tweeted about the LoA, along with its report on...
Report: Crypto Custodian BitGo Expands Japanese Presence, Builds Team
9.8.2019
BitGo is reportedly growing its Japan-based team, including hiring a director for the company’s sales team in Tokyo
15 Nations Plan Global Crypto Monitoring System Under FATF: Report
9.8.2019
Fifteen nations are said to be planning to set up a system to monitor crypto transactions alongside the Financial Action Task Force
SBI Holding’s VC Trade Crypto Exchange Integrates New KYC and AML Tech
8.8.2019
Japanese VC Trade has adopted CoolBitX’s Sygna, a know-your customer and anti-money laundering compliance technology focused on digital currency transactions
Owning Fiat Just Got More Expensive – NIRP Strikes Again
8.8.2019
With the recent Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) announcement that even more customers will be charged to hold money in their banks, people are scrambling to find ways to preserve their wealth, while USB and others scramble to dam the losses resulting from national negative interest rate policy...
PR: Bitkan and Bitcoin.com Announce Strategic Partnership
8.8.2019
BitKan and Bitcoin.com have officially signed a Strategic Collaboration agreement together. Both parties will leverage on each other’s global resources to achieve a mutually beneficial win-win relationship.
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SBI Holdings’ Crypto Exchange Adopts New Tech to Help Meet FATF Standards
8.8.2019
VC Trade, the crypto exchange launched by SBI Holdings, is integrating new tech to help it comply with new international KYC standards
Bitpoint, Japanese Crypto Exchange, Re-opens for Trade Services after $28 million hack in mid of July
6.8.2019
Bitpoint, Japanese crypto exchange is re-opening a portion of its exchanging services following 28 million dollar hack in mid-July. Furthermore, Bitpoint is re-opening its withdrawals and cash deposits in Fiat on the sixth of August after a security evaluation of the exchange’s digital...