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Covid-19 hits Japanese Q2 GDP by 28.1%
8.9.2020
According to the revised figures, the Japanese GDP is shrinking from quarter to quarter. On Tuesday morning, the final readings from the cabinet office revealed that the second quarter annualized Gross Domestic Production (GDP) of Japan was confirmed at -28.1 percent (from an estimation of -28.5...
Japanese Regulator Hints at ‘New Laws’ for Crypto Industry + More News
1.9.2020
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Regulation news
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has spoken about possible forthcoming regulatory changes...
Japanese crypto traders ditching XRP and MONA for Bitcoin
31.8.2020
Most Japanese crypto traders may be leaving altcoins behind entirely
Japanese Financial Giant SBI Holdings Launches Short-Term Crypto Derivatives
28.8.2020
Already live on SBI's forex trading platform, the contracts for difference (CFDs) are available in bitcoin, ether and XRP flavors
Japanese financial giant SBI to launch CFDs for Bitcoin, Ether and XRP
28.8.2020
A forex exchange in Japan will start crypto CFD trading soon
Link Token Enjoys Japanese Post-Listing Success, Says Chat App Line
26.8.2020
Chat app giant Line says that its link token (LN) has exceeded 100 million yen (around USD 941,000) worth of transaction volumes on its crypto exchange – just six days after it began trading the coin.
According to Hedge Guide, Line – which has some 81 million monthly active users per its...
Japanese Cities Disrupted by Bitcoin-Seeking Bomb Threat Emails
25.8.2020
Police are investigating a number of emailed crypto ransom bomb threats in several Japanese cities – with criminals threatening to destroy city halls and go on killing sprees unless they are paid in bitcoin (BTC).
Per a report from Kyodo News, and published by Chunichi Shimbun, the threats have...
Japanese Government Urges Blockchain ‘Cooperation’ + More News
24.8.2020
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Regulation news
The Japanese finance minister and deputy prime minister Taro Aso has addressed the country’s blockchain industry, asking for...
Japanese Court Orders Seizure of Cryptocurrency Linked to Coincheck Hack of 2018
20.8.2020
A court in Tokyo, Japan has ordered the seizure of crypto assets that have been traced back to the Coincheck hack of January 2018, The Japan Times reported Wednesday. More than $530 million worth of the NEM (XEM) cryptocurrency was stolen from the exchange two years ago in what turned out to be...
A Japanese Court Just Ordered the Nation’s First Cryptocurrency Seizure
19.8.2020
A Tokyo court sets a precedent in the Japanese crypto industry
Japanese Court Orders Conditional Confiscation of Coinckeck Hack Funds
19.8.2020
A court in Tokyo, Japan, has ordered the conditional seizure of some USD 46,000 worth of bitcoin (BTC) and NEM’s XEM token that has been traced back to the Coincheck hack of 2018 – the first-ever court-ordered crypto seizure in the nation's legal history.
Per Kyodo, a branch of the Tokyo District...
Japanese Court Orders Conditional Confiscation of Coincheck Hack Funds
19.8.2020
A court in Tokyo, Japan, has ordered the conditional seizure of some USD 46,000 worth of bitcoin (BTC) and NEM’s XEM token that has been traced back to the Coincheck hack of 2018 – the first-ever court-ordered crypto seizure in the nation's legal history.
Per Kyodo, a branch of the Tokyo District...
More Football Crypto as Japanese League Goes Blockchain + More News
18.8.2020
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Adoption news
Blockchain-powered fantasy football platform Sorare says it will launch a complete set of J-League – Japanese top-flight professional...
Messaging Firm LINE Makes Own Token Available to Japanese Traders for First Time
10.8.2020
The blockchain subsidiary of the messaging app giant has made its LINK (LN) token available to Japan-based traders for the first time
Japanese Messaging Giant LINE’s LN Token Trading on BitMax
10.8.2020
The native token of Japanese messaging giant LINE is now available for trading on crypto exchange BitMax
Bluehelix Global Expansion – Strategically Cooperates with Japanese Licensed Exchange Xtheta
6.8.2020
“Japanese licensed exchange Xtheta officially announced that it has a strategic partnership with Bluehelix, the leading blockchain financial infrastructure technology service provider, which to provide Xtheta with the underlying blockchain financial technology services to accelerate...
Regulate Bitcoin or Risk Speculative Bubble, Warns Japanese FSA
6.8.2020
Ryozo Himino.
The new chief of the top Japanese financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has spoken out about crypto-related concerns – and said that “deregulating bitcoin” could likely “just boost speculation.”
Speaking to Reuters, FSA commissioner Ryozo Himino – who...
Japanese Power Firm, Crypto Exchange Claim Digital Token Pilot Success
6.8.2020
Source: Adobe/Игорь Головнёв
Japan’s Kansai Electric Power and crypto exchange DeCurret said that a recent “digital token”-powered, blockchain-based payment pilot was a success – and could be used for settlements in peer-to-peer (P2P) electricity transactions.
Per a press release from DeCurret,...
BitFlyer and Brave's New Partnership to Finally Let Japanese Users Earn BAT
30.7.2020
A new partnership between BitFlyer and Brave enables Japanese users to earn BAT by watching ads on the Brave browser
Crypto Scammers Turn Toward Terrorism With A Japanese Bomb Threat
29.7.2020
A government building in Hokkaido received a bomb threat from a group of crypto terrorists