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Brokerage giant Nomura starts offering Asian clients BTC derivatives

Jinia Shawdagor · 1 week ago · 2 min read

Coinbase introduces new rules for crypto transactions in some countries

Due to legal requirements, Coinbase will ask for additional information before issuing crypto transactions to Canada, Japan and Singapore.

Zeynep Geylan · 2 months ago · 2 min read

Russian sanction tightening: G7 intensifies measures and Japan sanctions against crypto usage

After the G7 countries decided to strengthen their sanctions against Russia, Japan announced that it is sanctioning Russian crypto IP's and sets an $8.5K penalty to exchanges who don't comply.

Zeynep Geylan · 2 months ago · 2 min read

Japan orders crypto exchanges to comply with Russia sanctions

Defaulters of this order could face up to 3 years imprisonment and a fine of 1 million yen ($8,478.52).

Oluwapelumi Adejumo · 2 months ago · 2 min read

FBI looks to return $190 million in Bitcoin seized from alleged Sony Life embezzler

An employee of Sony Group Corporation's insurance arm used the money he allegedly embezzled to buy 3,879 BTC on Coinbase.

Liam Frost · 5 months ago · 2 min read

Japanese crypto firms join forces to spearhead a new metaverse association

The association aims to promote the emerging metaverse technology in Japan by disseminating essential information both inside and outside of the region.

Juhi Mirza · 6 months ago · 2 min read

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A Japanese game with 8 million users is launching a crypto metaverse

Metaworld is the newest version of Gensokishi Online, a popular Japanese game.

Andjela Radmilac · 6 months ago · 3 min read

Coinbase launches in crypto-friendly Japan

The publicly traded exchange announced its inroads in the country yesterday.

Shaurya Malwa · 9 months ago · 1 min read

Cardano (ADA) sees Japan listing after passing strict crypto regulatory checks

Cardano (ADA) has finally acquired regulatory approval to be listed on Japanese crypto exchanges.

Ana Grabundzija · 10 months ago · 1 min read

XRP jumps 19% as Ripple announces ODL corridor in crypto-friendly Japan

As a part of its expansion in the APAC region, the company announces a new partnership.

Ana Grabundzija · 10 months ago · 2 min read

Two Japanese firms turn to Ripple (XRP) tech to power remittances

A subsidiary of SBI has partnered with a local firm to utilize Ripple for remittances.

Shaurya Malwa · 11 months ago · 1 min read

Bank of Japan governor slams Bitcoin, questions its usage in settlements

The central bank of the cash-centric country is planning out its own digital currency, but seems unsure about cryptocurrencies.

Shaurya Malwa · 12 months ago · 2 min read

Tokyo-listed gaming giant Nexon invests $100 million in Bitcoin (BTC)

The firm said ‘protecting shareholder value’ was one of the reasons behind the move.

Shaurya Malwa · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Japan megabank Sumitomo Mitsui issues crypto ‘security’ token

Japan is one of the handful of countries in the world to spearhead crypto and blockchain initiatives. And its major conglomerates seem to share that goal.

Shaurya Malwa · 1 year ago · 2 min read

Softbank CEO sold Bitcoin at a $130m loss after getting “too distracted”

Masayoshi Son’s not having the greatest of years in recent times.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 2 min read

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$1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin from Mt. Gox hack might spook crypto markets

Victims of the infamous Mt Gox hack in 2014 are set to receive a record 150,000 Bitcoin reimbursement in the coming months.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 2 min read

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Why Japan’s crypto traders chose Bitcoin over alts earlier this year

A new study from a Japanese crypto exchange showed the country’s crypto fanatics favored Bitcoin ahead of local favorites XRP and Monacoin, with trading volumes for the former significantly higher than the latter two and other altcoins.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 3 min read

Bitcoin trading laws impede stablecoin development, says Japan regulator

A newly-appointed financial regulator in Japan said this week that introducing laws and regulations for Bitcoin trading would impede technical innovation while supporting purely speculative gains, according to Reuters.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Japan: Bitcoin-friendly central bank creates digital currency division

Japan’s central bank — the Bank of Japan (BoJ) — confirmed Monday it has created a new division to research and study the issuance of digital currency.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 2 min read

Bitcoin-friendly Japan confirms digital yen and its a boost for crypto

The Japanese government confirmed yesterday it will assess and develop a digital currency in the coming months.

Shaurya Malwa · 2 years ago · 2 min read

$44M Ponzi scheme charged with stealing $18M in funds

Terra LUNA fork voting in chaos amid massive inflation

LUNA holders may veto the live vote to fork the Terra network

Brazilian crypto exchange refunds all UST holders 1:1

Is Vitalik Buterin about to jump from Ethereum to Bitcoin?

US Congress introduces record number of crypto related bills

Memes in red as Dogecoin and Shiba Inu shed over 80% of their ATH

Taking a deeper look into the UST-USD decoupling and how LUNA plummeted by 99%

Report: Finder’s Panel sees the end of Shiba Inu by 2030

CZ shares his thoughts on the crypto space following Terra’s collapse

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Coinbase introduces new rules for crypto transactions in some countries

Russian sanction tightening: G7 intensifies measures and Japan sanctions against crypto usage

Japan orders crypto exchanges to comply with Russia sanctions

FBI looks to return $190 million in Bitcoin seized from alleged Sony Life embezzler

Japanese crypto firms join forces to spearhead a new metaverse association

A Japanese game with 8 million users is launching a crypto metaverse

Coinbase launches in crypto-friendly Japan

Cardano (ADA) sees Japan listing after passing strict crypto regulatory checks

XRP jumps 19% as Ripple announces ODL corridor in crypto-friendly Japan

Two Japanese firms turn to Ripple (XRP) tech to power remittances

Bank of Japan governor slams Bitcoin, questions its usage in settlements

Tokyo-listed gaming giant Nexon invests $100 million in Bitcoin (BTC)

Japan megabank Sumitomo Mitsui issues crypto ‘security’ token

Softbank CEO sold Bitcoin at a $130m loss after getting “too distracted”

$1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin from Mt. Gox hack might spook crypto markets

Why Japan’s crypto traders chose Bitcoin over alts earlier this year

Bitcoin trading laws impede stablecoin development, says Japan regulator

Japan: Bitcoin-friendly central bank creates digital currency division

Bitcoin-friendly Japan confirms digital yen and its a boost for crypto

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