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‘Japanese Amazon’ Prepares for Big Crypto Push
31.7.2019
Hiroshi Mikitani. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, RakutenOfficial
Japanese e-commerce platform Rakuten is gearing up for a flurry of cryptocurrency-related activities – expanding on the scope of a forthcoming token launch and lobbying Tokyo for legislative reform.
Per Japanese media outlet...
IOST Staking on a Rise, OnBlock Pool a Big Success, Opens Japanese Doors with Sanka Network
25.7.2019
Crypto staking is a rising concept in the industry, and IOST network is certainly enjoying it. Recent developments suggest that the IOST users have graciously accepted staking, and future expansions in this direction are heavily expected. Here are two major steps in IOST staking: OnBlock Pool...
Bitcoin Cash Adoption Continues to Spread in North Queensland and Japan
24.7.2019
BCH merchant acceptance has continued to grow month after month but there are a few regions in the world where bitcoin cash retail acceptance is thriving. Over the last few weeks, North Queensland and Japan have shown significant growth and continue to dominate as some of the densest territories...
Japanese Exchanges Ask Regulator to Make Cryptocurrency Tax Reforms
23.7.2019
Source: iStock/violet-blue
The self-governing Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) has asked the country’s top financial regulator to change the way cryptocurrency-related earnings are taxed.
The JVCEA represents all of Japan’s licensed cryptocurrency exchanges and a range...
Japanese Exchange Bitpoint Hacked by $32 Million Worth in Cryptocurrencies
12.7.2019
Bitpoint, a licensed cryptocurrency exchange based in Japan, has been hacked with $32 million worth in crypto assets stolen from the platform
110 Crypto Exchanges Are Reportedly Trying to Get Licensed in Japan
11.7.2019
In 2019 the Financial Services Agency has approved 3 new exchanges, following a year without any new openings
110 Cryptocurrency Exchanges Want to Launch in Japan – A Look at Recent Changes
9.7.2019
Following G20 meetings, where Japan led several discussions regarding crypto assets, the country’s top financial regulator told news.Bitcoin.com that 110 crypto exchanges are now interested in launching in Japan. The country recently passed a new cryptocurrency bill, and some approved crypto...
Now Japanese Regulators Are Getting Anxious About Facebook’s Cryptocurrency
3.7.2019
Japan's central bank has joined the regulators worldwide expressing concerns over the potential risks posed by Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency
Japanese Parliamentarian Wants Tokyo to Cut Crypto Tax
2.7.2019
Takesi Fujimaki. Source: Twitter / @fujimaki_takesi
A Japanese parliamentarian wants to bring about cryptocurrency tax reform – and tabled a petition on the matter with both houses of parliament.
Takesi Fujimaki, a former advisor to George Soros and an ex-JPMorgan Chase employee, is currently...
Japanese Regulator Says Libra is Not Crypto, Gives the Green Light
1.7.2019
Facebook’s forthcoming Libra project is unlikely to come up against any roadblocks in Japan, with the country’s top financial regulator apparently satisfied with the contents of the social network’s white paper.
The Financial Services Agency (FSA), the government body charged with policing...
Apple To Invest $100 Million In Japan Display, According To Japanese Media
27.6.2019
When it comes to companies like Apple, the number of vendors that such companies contract is huge, and many of those vendors eventually come to depend on the business that they generate from those companies. It is the same for many vendors and their relationship with, particularly large companies....
Japan’s Line Reportedly Close to Obtaining FSA License for Japanese Crypto Exchange
20.6.2019
LVC Corporation, the crypto- and blockchain-focused arm of Japanese messaging giant Line, is allegedly close to obtaining an FSA-issued crypto exchange operating license
Consumer Affairs Report Shows 70% Spike in Japanese Crypto Inquiries
20.6.2019
Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) has released its 2019 report and noted a significant spike in inquiries concerning cryptocurrency related issues last year. The report details a 70% increase in 2018 in regard to consumer queries largely stemming from exchange issues. Moreover, over...
Japanese Manufacturers Enter Blockchain-Backed Data Sharing Arrangement
19.6.2019
Overseen by the Industrial Value Chain Initiative, the new blockchain project will connect 100 large and small Japanese manufacturers to share information
Japanese Gov’t Agency Reports 170% Increase in Consumer Inquiries About Crypto in 2018
18.6.2019
Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency has reported that 2018 saw a 170% uptick in the number of consumer queries about cryptocurrencies as compared with the previous year
Yahoo Japan-Backed Exchange Launches Crypto-Yen Markets and Margin Trading
10.6.2019
Back in April 2018, it was revealed that Yahoo Japan was planning to launch a cryptocurrency exchange licensed by Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA). Now, a year later, Yahoo Japan’s trading platform Taotao is open offering BTC and ETH trading while also providing users with margin...
A Japanese-Brazilian Investor's Baffling Ukrainian Crypto Dream
7.6.2019
Kaze Fuziyama (on the right). Kaze Fuziyama, a Brazilian cryptocurrency enthusiast of Japanese descent, has turned what was once planned as a USD 100 million Ethereum mining farm fitted with 17,000 video cards into a cloud video rendering center.
Media outlet Liga reports that the farm is located...
Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles to Serve as CTO of New Japanese Blockchain Venture
5.6.2019
Mark Karpeles — the former CEO of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox — has revealed he will serve as the CTO of a new Japan-registered blockchain technology firm
Can Bitcoin’s Lightning Network Power Payments in a Japanese Bar?
2.6.2019
A bar in Japan is teaming up with a locally-based lightning startup to let customers pay using the experimental payments network
Japanese Parliament OKs Crypto Law Changes, Limits Speculative Trading
31.5.2019
Japan’s parliament has approved amendments to two financial laws – officially changing the legal name for cryptocurrencies to “crypto assets,” and outlawing market manipulation.
The country’s upper house approved amendments to the Fund Settlement Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange...