Category: Japan
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‘No single digital currency will dominate the world’ Bank of Japan now says
Japan’s policymakers appear disconcerted by the advancement in China’s CBDC iniative.
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Pro Super Smash Bros player to receive salary in XRP
More gamers around the world are moving into crypto.
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Deadline for Mt. Gox trustee rehabilitation plan extended again
The Mt. Gox trustee rehabilitation plan is purportedly coming in mid-December.
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Spate of Bitcoin Extortion Bomb Threats Hits Government, Schools in Japan
The extortionists demand a payment in bitcoin to avoid the detonation of an explosive device, per a report.
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Japan must amend central bank laws to issue digital yen, says official
Japan is getting more serious about the digital yen.
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SBI Subsidiary to Hold Security Token Offering Later This Month
The Japanese financial group is also mulling other business lines around tokenized securities.
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Bank of Japan to begin digital currency proof-of-concept in 2021
In a recent document from the Bank of Japan, the central bank stressed the need for offline availability.
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Senior Japanese official fears China being ‘first-mover’ in digital currency
China might gain control over global CBDC standards, a Japanese official warns.
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bitFlyer Japan’s Assets Under Custody Reach Highest Point Since 2018
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.
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Japan’s Messaging Giant Line Introduces Crypto Lending Services
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 software company, Line Corp., is a firm that developed the freeware…