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Could NFTs and crypto help Japan’s ‘Cool Japan’ strategy?
28.2.2023
Crypto-adjacent technologies could be a valuable part of Japan's strategy to promote its culture and boost its economy
Japan Metaverse Economic Zone is in works
28.2.2023
Japan takes another lead in the Metaverse sphere by bringing together a set of ventures willing to construct the Japan Metaverse Economic Zone. The ultimate objective is to create an open metaverse infrastructure from the perspective of role-playing games. Ventures coming on board with the plan...
Japanese Tech and Finance Giants Launch Japan Metaverse Economic Zone
28.2.2023
Several Japanese tech and finance giants have signed a document to create the Japan Metaverse Economic Zone, a multipurpose virtual universe that will have its base in a platform called Ryugukoku. The virtual world will allow these companies to share their technology with users as it lets them roam...
Mitsubishi, Fujitsu and Other Tech Firms to Create ‘Japan Metaverse Economic Zone’
28.2.2023
The agreement between the companies is aimed at creating the infrastructure for an open metaverse and “updating Japan through the power of games.”
Tech companies enter agreement for 'Japan Metaverse Economic Zone'
27.2.2023
A group of major Japanese technology companies including Fujitsu Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation came together in a new agreement to help advance the country’s metaverse sector
Japanese Sports Giant Mizuno Takes NFT Plunge with Judo, Running, Soccer Offerings
27.2.2023
The Japanese sports giant Mizuno has launched its first line of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – becoming the latest sportswear titan to enter the field.
In a Mizuno press release, the firm explained that it had launched three sets of tokens – one for each of the sports it specializes in. The NFTs...
BitFlyer founder seeks to reinstate self as CEO, leading firm to IPO: Report
27.2.2023
Despite stepping down as CEO for three years, Yuzo continued to have a significant influence on the company being the firm’s largest stakeholder
FTX Japan allows total withdrawal of funds; users rejoice the 'escape'
26.2.2023
Numerous community members have confirmed that all their money has been paid out. However, the FTX investors watching from the rest of the world remain hopeful of a similar outcome
FTX Japan reports $50M in withdrawals since Feb. 21
23.2.2023
According to the crypto exchange, 7,026 FTX Japan account holders had moved funds from the firm to Liquid Global — a requirement in order to withdraw assets
Bank of Japan to Launch Digital Yen CBDC Pilot Later This Year
22.2.2023
The Bank of Japan is preparing to launch a pilot test for a digital yen, its central bank digital currency (CBDC), later this year. Shinichi Uchida, executive director of the Bank of Japan, explained that the goals of this new pilot are to test the technical feasibility of the currency and...
FTX Japan Crypto Exchange to Resume Withdrawals Today – Here's What's Happening
21.2.2023
Fallen crypto exchange FTX's Japanese arm, FTX Japan, has resumed withdrawals.
The Monday announcements said that the firm would resume services for withdrawing fiat currency and cryptoassets of FTX Japan at noon on Tuesday (JST) via the Liquid Japan platform - a crypto trading platform acquired...
Japan’s FTX unit K.K. decides to return back its client’s money
21.2.2023
The FTX unit in Japan, a subsidiary of the failed cryptocurrency exchange of Sam Bankman-Fried, announced its decision to resume withdrawals this week to make the 1st of the FTX group to return funds to customers. FTX, also known as Futures Exchange, is currently a bankrupt company that previously...
Tech Giant Globant Believes the Metaverse Will Have Its Make or Break Moment in 2023
21.2.2023
Globant, a Luxembourg-based tech giant with Argentine origins, has referred to the short-term future of the metaverse in its latest Tech Trends report. According to the company, this year the metaverse will “burn bright or burn out,” as it needs to show its potential when compared...
Crypto exchange FTX Japan to resume withdrawals on Feb. 21
20.2.2023
"We are very sorry for the concern and inconvenience caused to our customers due to the suspension of our services," the exchange wrote
FTX Japan Customers Can Begin Withdrawing Fiat, Crypto on Feb. 21
20.2.2023
The announcement meets a promise made in December by the ring-fenced exchange
FTX Japan plans to resume withdrawals as early as February: Report
17.2.2023
FTX Japan Holdings, FTX Japan, and FTX Japan Services were three of FTX's 134 subsidiaries caught up in the firm's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing in the United States
Today in Crypto: ‘Fundamental Clash Between Regulations and Crypto’, Ethereum Devs Patch Testnet Bug, Bank of Japan Set to Launch CBDC Pilot in April
17.2.2023
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The Bank of Japan to launch its CBDC pilot before May
17.2.2023
The Bank decided to launch a pilot program for “digital yen” in April, after finishing its Proof of Concept testing, that has begun in 2021
Japan Will Launch Pilot for Issuing Digital Yen In April
17.2.2023
Japan will launch a pilot programme in April to test the use of its version of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) known as the digital yen, its central bank said on Friday. The move comes after more than two years of proof-of-concept experiments by the BoJ around the digital yen
Binance mints 50M TrueUSD days after Paxos ordered stop issuing BUSD
17.2.2023
Despite the minting of $50 million in TUSD, Zhao previously said the regulatory crackdown on stablecoins in the U.S. will cause the USD-back stablecoin market to “shrink.”