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bitFlyer Japan’s Assets Under Custody Reach Highest Point Since 2018
9.10.2020
A new report from bitFlyer Japan states the exchange is now custodying more than 161.8 billion yen ($1.5 billion) on behalf of its clients, a two-year record for the company
Japan’s Messaging Giant Line Introduces Crypto Lending Services
7.10.2020
Back in the summer of 2018, the Japanese messaging giant, Line Corp., launched a cryptocurrency exchange with over 30 digital assets. Now Line is introducing crypto lending services with five different crypto assets and a new lineup of decentralized applications (dapps). The Japanese messaging...
Japanese Crypto Exchange TaoTao Agrees to SBI Purchase After Binance Talks End
7.10.2020
The all-stock deal bolsters SBI's crypto exchange services in Japan
Coincheck exchange to help CryptoKitties go mainstream in Japan
7.10.2020
CryptoKitties will be part of the NFT marketplace on a major Japanese crypto exchange
Japanese financial giant SBI acquires TaoTao crypto exchange
7.10.2020
SBI now has two licensed crypto trading platforms in Japan
Japan’s LINE Starts Crypto Lending Service
7.10.2020
The makers of Japan's popular messaging app LINE is launching a crypto lending service through its BITMAX exchange
Binance unlikely to enter Japan in 2020 after negotiations fail
6.10.2020
A spokesperson for Tao Tao said it "could not agree on a strategy" with Binance
SKE48 Splash: Japan’s First J-pop NFTs Sell Out ‘Instantly’
6.10.2020
The first batch of non-fungible token (NFT) digital trading cards for the chart-topping Japanese pop group SKE48 has sold out “instantly,” reported the company that issued them.
The group is one of Japanese pop (J-pop)’s biggest commercial successes and has sold millions of records since it...
Binance Suffers Blow in Bid to Return to Japan as TaoTao Talks Fail
5.10.2020
Crypto exchange Binance has experienced a setback in its bid to return to the Japanese market – after the licensed, Yahoo Japan-backed crypto exchange Taotao said that it had “ended negotiations” with the major trading platform over a proposed return to the Japanese market.
The news comes almost...
BitFlyer Opens Japanese Bitcoin Market to European Traders
30.9.2020
The cross-border initiative opens Japan's high-volume bitcoin markets to European traders courting the bitcoin/yen trading pair
Chainalysis expands presence in APAC in response to KuCoin hack
29.9.2020
But it remains unclear where KuCoin is actually headquartered
Crypto regulations in the United Kingdom: Are we there yet?
28.9.2020
For the U.K. to remain attractive to the crypto industry, it should strive to provide more clarity and certainty around compliance
Messaging Giant LINE Launches Token Reward Program
23.9.2020
Messaging app company LINK has started a rewards program where people can get LINK tokens by using its remittance and investment mobile apps
Crypto Exchange Giant Kraken Completes Japan Return + More News
18.9.2020
Jesse Powell, CEO of Kraken. Source: a screenshot, Instagram/krakenfx
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bitFlyer Japan Says Bitcoin Rewards Are Drawing New Users in Record Numbers
18.9.2020
A report shared with CoinDesk Japan revealed that bitFlyer users exchanging loyalty points for bitcoin hit a record high in August
Where does the next Japanese prime minister stand on crypto?
15.9.2020
Yoshihide Suga is set to replace retiring PM Shinzo Abe
Japanese Crypto Exchange Accuses Binance of Helping Launder $9M From 2018 Hack
15.9.2020
Fisco, formerly Zaif, is suing Binance for "aiding and abetting" the laundering of some of the $60 million stolen in 2018
Expert Warns Japan is Lagging ‘Six Years Behind China’ in CBDC Race
12.9.2020
Japan could be as much as six years behind China in digital currency progress – and may also be lagging behind its largest East Asian rival in the tech stakes when it comes to blockchain, according to a Japanese expert.
Per a column published by Japanese media outlet Record China, former...
Former Central Bank Official: Japan Should Take a Digital Yen Seriously
11.9.2020
In an interview with CoinDesk Japan, a former Bank of Japan official said the country has many reasons to seriously consider a digital yen
Revolut expands to Japan as its first non-English speaking market
10.9.2020
Two big crypto companies enter Japan