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Japanese Investors Rushed To Buy The Dip After Bitcoin Bloodbath
26.3.2020
According to Japanese crypto exchange bitbank, interest in Bitcoin spiked following the recent price bloodbath
Major Japanese Crypto Conference off, Consensus Goes Virtual + More News
13.3.2020
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.
Coronavirus news
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, one of the largest crypto conferences, Consensus 2020, initially scheduled...
Crypto-keen Japanese Securities Giant Joins STO Association
12.3.2020
The Japanese cryptocurrency scene could be about to welcome another major player to the fray – after major securities and brokerage firm Tokai Tokyo became the latest member of an increasingly high-profile and powerful-looking security token offering (STO) association.
The move comes just months...
Tokyo Police Arrest 2 Men for Buying Cryptocurrency Tied to $530M Coincheck Hack
11.3.2020
Tokyo police arrested two individuals on Wednesday for acquiring stolen NEM from the 2018 Coincheck hack. On Jan. 26, 2018, the Japanese trading platform Coincheck noticed an “illicit transfer” of 523,000,000 NEM and it was the largest cryptocurrency exchange hack since Mt Gox....
Two Japanese Men Arrested for ‘Fencing’ NEM From Coincheck Hack
11.3.2020
Japan arrests two men who helped Coincheck hackers launder their proceeds
2 Japanese Business Giants to Offer Crypto Margin Trading + More News
11.3.2020
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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.
Exchanges news
SBI VC Trade, the crypto exchange run by the Japanese financial giant SBI, will follow...
Japanese Marketing Firm Invests in Pantera Capital Crypto Fund
5.3.2020
Japanese marketing firm Ceres has become the newest investor in a $175 million blockchain fund run by San Francisco’s Pantera Capital
Japanese Finance Minister Urges China to Delay its Digital Fiat
24.2.2020
Japanese finance minister Taro Aso has told G20 central bank governors and finance ministers to delay their digital currency plans, claiming that most countries are not ready to issue digital fiats – including China.
Bloomberg Japan reports that Aso warned counterparts at a recent G20 summit...
Japanese Food Firm Execs Took Wild USD 2.7m Shitcoin Gamble – Police
19.2.2020
Police believe that the senior management of Japanese food retailer Kefir took a desperate gamble on the cryptocurrencies market in an eleventh-hour bid to save the company from bankruptcy in 2018 – allegedly sinking millions of investors’ dollars into a so-called shitcoin.
Nine executives at...
Japanese Crypto Exchanges Protest as Leveraged Trading Cap Looms
12.2.2020
Cryptocurrency and blockchain industry officials have expressed their displeasure at proposed leverage capping at Japanese exchanges – as a consultation period deadline approaches.
The country’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has put forward a proposal that would –...
Japanese Official Calls for Urgent Development of Digital Yen to Counter China
10.2.2020
A senior Japanese lawmaker said that the country should release its digital yen in two to three years
Bitcoin ETFs in Japan: FSA Explains New Rules for Funds Investing in Cryptos
7.2.2020
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has explained to news.Bitcoin.com its recently adopted rules regarding the creation and sale of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Meanwhile, Japan now has a crypto index, launched by major Japanese companies....
Fearing ‘Currency Struggle,’ Japanese Politicians Want G7 Response to China’s Digital Yuan
7.2.2020
The group of lawmakers fears that the digital yuan could create economic disruption if it starts to replace the greenback in international markets
Japanese Lawmakers Want US to Place Digital Currencies on G7 Agenda
7.2.2020
In light of China’s forthcoming digital yuan, Japan should push the U.S. to place digital currencies on the G7’s agenda, say local lawmakers
14 Major Japanese Finance Firms to Begin Blockchain Inheritance Pilot
4.2.2020
Fourteen of Japan’s biggest banks and securities companies will begin running a pilot for a blockchain-powered inheritance platform. The pilot, which is being spearheaded by the Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, will begin in mid-February. If successful, financial institutions in the country could aim...
Line’s Digital Currency Link to Be Available in Japan as Early as April 2020
3.2.2020
Launched in October 2018, Asian messaging giant Line’s Bitbox crypto exchange has made its link (LN) digital asset available to users worldwide, with the exception of notable locations like Japan and the U.S. Last Thursday the group announced it was preparing to launch the coin in...
Largest Japanese Consulting Firm to Launch New Cryptocurrency Index
29.1.2020
Japanese consulting firm Nomura Research Institute and crypto company Intelligence Unit launched a tradable crypto index
Another Japanese Finance Industry Player Joins the Cryptocurrency Fray
29.1.2020
It seems that another big, non-crypto company just stepped onto Japan’s crypto scene.
Daiko Holdings has become the latest Japanese firm to operate a cryptocurrency platform. SNC, operator of the Bitgate cryptocurrency exchange has transferred a controlling stake of 58.1% of its 100% stake in...
Japanese Officials Are Working on a Digital Currency
24.1.2020
In an unexpected turn of events, Japanese lawmakers are set to propose a digital yen
Japanese Lawmakers Will Propose Digital Yen to Counter Libra, China: Report
24.1.2020
Around 70 politicians from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to propose the nation issues its own digital currency