Category: Japan

  • Yahoo! Finance Rolls Out Bitcoin Core, Ethereum, Litecoin Trading

    Yahoo! Finance Rolls Out Bitcoin Core, Ethereum, Litecoin Trading

    “The virus is spreading,” tweeted Morgan Creek Digital’s Founder & Partner Anthony Pompliano at the news Yahoo! Finance (YF) had integrated bitcoin core (BTC), ethereum (ETH), and litecoin (LTC) into their trading platform. He was one of many enthusiasts to insist the event was an important step in the quest for mass cryptocurrency adoption. Also…

  • Japan Roundup: No Excessive Crypto Regulation, Quoine Launches New Platform

    Japan Roundup: No Excessive Crypto Regulation, Quoine Launches New Platform

    Japan’s top financial regulator says it does not intend to excessively curb the crypto industry. Licensed Japanese crypto exchange Quoine is launching a new platform with “enhanced price matching and deeper liquidity.” Meanwhile, a new association has been established for crypto practitioners. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Quoine Launches New Platform…

  • Canadian Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Expanding Into European Market

    Canadian Crypto Exchange Coinsquare Expanding Into European Market

    One of Canada’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, Coinsquare, is expanding into the European market. This is the exchange’s first international expansion under its own brand. Its previous expansions were through partnerships with other companies. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space European Expansion Ontario-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare announced on Thursday, August 23, its plan…

  • Mt. Gox Creditors Can File Rehabilitation Claims by October 22

    Mt. Gox Creditors Can File Rehabilitation Claims by October 22

    Victims of the Mt. Gox hack can now file rehabilitation claims under a new procedure announced by the trustee of the exchange, Nobuaki Kobayashi. Currently, the system is available only to individual claimants. October 22, 2018 is the filing deadline set by the Tokyo District Court. Also read: Crypto Exchange Rents Pricey HK Offices, UAE…

  • Japanese Soccer Star Honda Receives Crypto to Promote Exchange

    Japanese Soccer Star Honda Receives Crypto to Promote Exchange

    Japan superstar professional soccer player, entrepreneur and investor Keisuke Honda, 32, was appointed by the Japanese crypto exchange Bitpoint to promote its brand, the company announced earlier this week. Honda appeared at the same time in a commercial for Bitpoint shot in Hollywood.  Also read: Soccer Star Leo Messi Promotes Ultra-Secure New Crypto Phone Honda to…

  • Another Japanese Company Developing 7nm Bitcoin Mining Equipment

    Another Japanese Company Developing 7nm Bitcoin Mining Equipment

    Besides GMO Internet, another Japanese company is working on producing 7nm mining equipment. Triple-1 has been working on its 7nm bitcoin mining chips and expects to start shipping the equipment in November, shortly after GMO expects to start shipping its 7nm miners. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Developing 7nm Mining Equipment…

  • How a Tokyo FOMO Family Invested in Bitcoin and Lost

    How a Tokyo FOMO Family Invested in Bitcoin and Lost

    There’s an issue, in Japan, with certain high income families being unable to save money. Here’s the story of a Japanese household of four, living in the Tokyo Bay area, in a high-end tower apartment, repaying multiple loans and having unnecessary spending. Every month the household was using up their entire revenue and they couldn’t…

  • Amateur Crypto Investors Caused the Burst, Japanese Expert Says

    Amateur Crypto Investors Caused the Burst, Japanese Expert Says

    Strengthening regulations will increase crypto investors’ protection, and the amateur speculation bubble will end, says Masayuki Tashiro, representative director of Fiscalo Digital Asset Group and market analyst, who handles a crypto business in Japan. The real value of cryptocurrency will be questioned after we leave the bubble, the expert says. Also read: Japanese Association Seeks Authority…

  • PR: Bibox Gains Swiss VQF License – Accelerating Global Expansion

    PR: Bibox Gains Swiss VQF License – Accelerating Global Expansion

    This is a paid press release, which contains forward looking statements, and should be treated as advertising or promotional material. Bitcoin.com does not endorse nor support this product/service. Bitcoin.com is not responsible for or liable for any content, accuracy or quality within the press release. On 16th August 2018, Bibox, a leading AI-enhanced digital asset…

  • Japan’s Messaging Giant LINE Sets Up $10 Million Hong Kong Blockchain Venture Fund

    Japan’s Messaging Giant LINE Sets Up $10 Million Hong Kong Blockchain Venture Fund

    Japan: major messaging app LINE adds TRON to its BITBOX exchange and reveals venture fund details