Category: Japan

Bitmain Hits $15 Billion Valuation With Recent Backing From Uber's Largest Shareholder

Bitcoin mining firm Bitmain is now valued at $15 billion after closing a pre-IPO funding round with backing from tech giants Tencent and Softbank

August 7, 2018
Japan’s Licensed Crypto Exchanges Formally Apply for Self-Regulatory Body

An association of sixteen licensed domestic cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan have formally applied for certification from the country’s financial regulator to form a self-regulatory body. The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA), a body comprised of all 16 licensed cryptocurrency exchanges, is looking to become a “certified fund settlement business association” after a formal application…

August 7, 2018
PR: Stemcell-pj – Tech to Reverse Ageing: Blockchain Startup Joins the Fight for Longevity

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August 7, 2018
Japanese Crypto Exchanges File to Form Self-Regulatory Organization

Sixteen Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges have applied to form a certified self-regulatory organization for the industry.

August 6, 2018
Money or Assets? How World Governments Define Cryptocurrencies

Money? Commodities? Securities? Utility tokens? The world’s governments can’t agree on what cryptocurrencies really are

August 5, 2018
Gox Creditors Agree to $1.3Bil Repayment in BCH, BTC, No Altcoins, by Summer 2019

Mt. Gox, the defunct and disgraced bitcoin exchange (at one time the biggest in the world) is preparing a final chapter in a long, sorted ordeal. Creditors have coalesced around a repayment scheme to make victims whole. It includes what might amount to $1.3 billion in returned bitcoin cash (BCH) and bitcoin core (BTC) as early…

August 4, 2018
Japanese Association Seeks Authority to Enforce Self-Regulation on Crypto Exchanges

Japanese crypto exchanges may soon have an official self-regulatory body. The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association has applied with the country’s financial regulator to become the authority for self-regulation, with the power to enforce rules on its crypto exchange members. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Registering with FSA The Japan Virtual…

August 3, 2018
Japan Labor Ministry Confused as Crypto Salaries Demand Increased

Japan’s Labor Ministry is not hiding its confusion as the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and venture companies requested a deregulation of the Labor Standard Act. Japan has respected the “salaries in cash” principle for 70 years under the Labor Standard Act, however with the proliferation of digital money and salaries paid in cryptocurrencies, withdrawing money from…

August 3, 2018
Japan’s Tech Giant Sony Offers Solutions for Boosting Blockchain Hardware in Two Patents

Japan’s tech giant Sony files two patents on blockchain hardware to boost distributed ledger performance

August 3, 2018
Mt. Gox Creditors Update Basic Terms of Upcoming Civil Rehabilitation Plan

A group of Mt. Gox creditors has recently updated the basic policies of their upcoming civil rehabilitation plan, noting that trustees should proceed carefully with selling altcoins to avoid price drops

August 3, 2018