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MUFG Teaming up With Indeed.com Owner to Launch Digital Currency for Payments: Report
4.12.2019
Japan's MUFG Bank and Recruit Holdings are reportedly launching a digital currency as part of a new payments venture
Japan: MUFG Bank Denies Reports It is Developing New Digital Currency
4.12.2019
Major Japanese bank MUFG has denied local media reports that it will launch a digital currency in 2020
Japan Now Has 21 Approved Crypto Exchanges
4.12.2019
Japan’s top financial regulator has approved the remaining crypto exchange that was in business prior to the regulation of the crypto industry. Exchanges in this category were allowed to continue operations while their registration applications were being reviewed. The regulator has so...
SoftBank Releases Debit Cards With Built-In Blockchain Wallet
2.12.2019
SoftBank developed a debit card featuring a built-in blockchain wallet for crypto storage
Regulatory Roundup: Germany to Let Banks Sell and Store Crypto, Laws Changing in Asia
2.12.2019
Some major regulatory developments in the crypto space have transpired this week. Not only has Germany passed a bill allowing banks to sell and store cryptocurrencies, but South Korea and Thailand are also amending their laws to better regulate the crypto industry. We also cover crypto news...
KPMG Launches DLT Supply Chain Tool in Australia, China and Japan
28.11.2019
KPMG’s new blockchain-based track and trace platform to increase the transparency of supply chains in Australia, China and Japan
Japan Tells Tax Bodies to Stop Seizing Crypto + More Crypto News
26.11.2019
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.
Regulation news
The Japanese cabinet has ruled that local authorities may not seize cryptocurrency holdings in the case...
Monex Subsidiary Trade Station Launches New Crypto Brokerage
20.11.2019
Trade Station — a subsidiary of Coincheck owner Monex Group — unveils a new crypto brokerage for U.S. investors
Is Blockchain the ‘Secret Weapon’ Driving the Yahoo Japan-Line Merger?
19.11.2019
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Industry insiders in South Korea and Japan are talking up the potential blockchain “synergy” that may materialize from the proposed Line and Yahoo Japan merger – after the tech giants’ operators agreed on a deal in principle.
Yahoo Japan operator SoftBank has released...
Naver Owned Messaging App Line Announces Merger With Yahoo Japan
18.11.2019
Line, the Japanese messaging app owned by South Korean internet company Naver Corp, announced that it had reached an agreement over a basic merger with Yahoo Japan. If the merger does indeed go through, then it will establish the biggest internet platform in Japan. As per the agreement, SoftBank...
Crypto News From Japan: Nov. 11–17 in Review
16.11.2019
This week in Japan, a new association promoting crypto assets in antiquing was born and a well-known trader was arrested
Japan Pushes Cashless Agenda by Rewarding Non-Cash Payments After Tax Hike
15.11.2019
Japan’s recent October sales tax increase took the rate from 8% to 10%, the previous such hike occurring in April of 2014, when the rate was raised from 5%. The increase is accompanied this time around by new government policy which rewards cashless payments by allowing merchants to provide...
Line-Yahoo Japan Merger Set to Shake up the Crypto Scene
15.11.2019
Japanese cryptocurrency enthusiasts are watching business developments with interest after Softbank, the financial group that owns over 48% of Yahoo Japan, admitted that it was in talks with the operator of the Line chat app over a potential merger.
Line has recently launched its Bitmax...
UPS and Agritech Firm Use Blockchain to Verify Beef Shipment From US to Japan
13.11.2019
American logistics giant UPS delivered a blockchain-verified beef shipment from the U.S. to Japan
UPS and HerdX Collaborate to Deliver Blockchain-verified Beef From US to Japan
12.11.2019
The first blockchain verified beef would be delivered in a HerdX shipment from US to Japan in collaboration with UPS. HerdX is a provider of agriculture-technology solutions while UPS is a global customs brokerage and this collaboration marks a major step towards ensuring quality and assuring...
UPS Ships Beef to Japan, Tracked and Monitored Using Blockchain Tech
12.11.2019
The shipping giant says it has tracked and delivered a full shipment of beef from Kansas to a Tokyo steakhouse with help from blockchain firm HerdX
Crypto News From Japan: Nov. 2–9
10.11.2019
This week’s selected cryptocurrency news from Japan, courtesy of Cointelegraph Japan
Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association Signs MOU With IDAXA
8.11.2019
The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and entered into a partnership with the International Digital Asset Exchange Association (IDAXA). The signing of the MoU by JVCEA marks the eighth national trade association in the sector to align...
Crypto News From Japan: Oct. 27–Nov. 2
3.11.2019
This week’s selected cryptocurrency news from Japan, courtesy of Cointelegraph Japan
SBI’s Crypto-Focused Venture Capital Arm Sees Major Turnaround On Year
1.11.2019
SBI’s crypto affiliate SBI VC Trade saw a $7 million loss turn into a $30 million profit from H1 FY2018 to H1 FY2019