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Japanese Education Chiefs Charged over Crypto Deal + More News
31.12.2019
Source: iStock/D-Keine
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.
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Osaka prosecutors have charged Meijo Gakuin Educational Corporation executives with embezzlement...
10 Japanese Blockchain Startups to Watch in 2020
27.12.2019
If you were following blockchain and cryptocurrency news from Japan this year, you’d be forgiven for thinking only massive companies were in on the action.
Companies with long-running blockchain and cryptocurrency interests, such as SBI, Monex, Rakuten and GMO Internet have continued to dominate...
Japanese Financial Services Firm Invests in Crypto Exchange Huobi Japan
26.12.2019
Tokai Tokyo Financial Holdings to invest nearly $4.6 million in crypto exchange Huobi Japan
Boerse Stuttgart and SBI Partner to Expand Crypto Services in Europe and Asia
22.12.2019
Germany’s second-largest stock exchange and a major financial services group in Japan have partnered to expand their crypto operations in Europe and Asia. Boerse Stuttgart recently launched its crypto trading platform while SBI has been expanding its crypto business operations for several...
Japanese Kids Proving too Smart for Crypto Scammers
17.12.2019
Cryptocurrency-related scams are prevalent among Japanese high school children – but it looks like the nation’s youth is already wise to bogus promises and get-rich-quick schemes.
Per Ryuku Shimpo, the education authority of the Okinawa Prefecture last month conducted a survey at 88 high schools...
80 Japanese Banks Eye JPMorgan’s Blockchain
10.12.2019
Source: JPMorgan, Instagram
More than 80 Japanese banks have declared interest in joining JPMorgan Chase’s blockchain-based payment information network, the Interbank Information Network (IIN), making the country’s banking sector possibly the largest national player in the system powered by Quorum...
Japanese Financial Giant SBI Holdings Considers Paying Dividends in XRP
6.12.2019
SBI Holdings is considering an opt-in program that would distribute shareholder dividends in XRP
The Many Facts Pointing to Shinichi Being Satoshi
4.12.2019
A lesser known, yet uniquely compelling candidate for the real Satoshi Nakamoto is Japanese mathematician and number theorist Shinichi Mochizuki. With a long history of mathematical innovation, and purportedly proving conjectures thought to be near impossible to verify, he seems to almost come from...
Japanese Firm Good Luck 3 Raises 100,000 USD in Crowdfunding Campaign
4.12.2019
Having established itself as one of Japan’s renowned blockchain, entertainment, and production management studio, Good Luck 3, Inc. has started a Crowdfunding campaign through “FUNDINNO.” The strategically planned event was organized on November 27, 2019. Good Luck 3 is the proud creator of social...
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...
Japanese conglomerate funds Securitize
27.11.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 27 November, 2019 “So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.” - Ben Stein In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Japanese […]
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Japanese conglomerate funds Securitize
27.11.2019
CoinMarketCap Daily Newsletter Your daily newsletter for 27 November, 2019 “So many fail because they don't get started - they don't go. They don't overcome inertia. They don't begin.” - Ben Stein In today's newsletter, we will be covering: Japanese […]
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XRP Friendly Japanese Giant SBI Goes STO, Invests in Securitize
27.11.2019
Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings has entered another crypto business by investing in major U.S. based security token platform Securitize.
SBI "strongly believes in the future of digital securities," SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao was quoted as saying in a statement.
"Japan’s economic...
Japanese Conglomerate SBI Injects 7-Figure Sum Into Securitize
27.11.2019
Securitize intends to build out its new Japan office after a cash injection from SBI Holdings
Leading Japanese Firms Partner on Security Token Research
7.11.2019
MUFG launched a 22-member research consortium of security issuers, broker dealers and tech companies to set standards for security token management
Japanese Merchant Bank Signs Deal to Tokenize Estonian Properties
31.10.2019
MBK, a Tokyo-based and Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed merchant bank, has signed a deal for the tokenization of property in Estonia
Japanese Giant SBI Makes Millions With Crypto, Praises Ripple
31.10.2019
Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings has revealed that its cryptocurrency ventures are making a profit – and its influential CEO Yoshitaka Kitao has played down the potential of Bitcoin (BTC) and other altcoins, while singing the virtues of Ripple (XRP).
According to mid-financial year figures...
Bitcoin.Com Acquires Japanese Blockchain Development Startup, O3 Labs
22.10.2019
Bitcoin.com, the comprehensive crypto portal backed by Roger Ver, has announced the acquisition of Japanese blockchain development startup, O3 Labs. The acquisition will lead to the absorption of O3 into Bitcoin.com, resulting in the formation of a unified team focussed on creating robust tools...
Bitcoin.com Acquires Japanese Blockchain Developer 03 Labs
22.10.2019
The deal, which closed recently for an undisclosed sum, will see O3 Labs’ eight-person developer team integrate into Bitcoin.com
WATCH: Our On Tap Meetup In Tokyo United Japanese Blockchain Fans With the Global Makers
17.10.2019
Our first Tokyo meetup, held with our friends at CoinDesk Japan, brought together investors, devs, and crypto lovers