News on licensing, investor protection, CBDC research, and Japan’s maturing crypto markets.
Mark Karpeles, the founder of the now-defunct bitcoin exchange Mt.Gox, was found guilty of tampering with records and given a suspended prison sentence of two…
Mizuho Bank, Japan’s second largest financial institution, is readying the infrastructure for a stablecoin launch in March 2019, as reported by Asia Nikkei Review.…
GMO Internet, a major Japanese-based technology company, has shuttered its division responsible for designing and manufacturing mining chips. Mounting losses from a weak cryptocurrency…
Japan will test pilot a service to allow passengers to pay for limo rides with cryptocurrency, according to an article published Sunday by Bloomberg.…
Binance released a report Oct. 24, outlining its role in the aid of the victims of the 2018 West Japan floods. According to the…
Japan, the largest cryptocurrency exchange market by daily trading volume, has allowed the local crypto market to self-regulate, demonstrating trust towards the country’s cryptocurrency-related…
GMO Internet Group, a publically listed Japanese Internet company, has recently announced plans to launch a yen-backed stablecoin early next year. The new stablecoin…
Last week, CryptoSlate reported on Japan resident Ken Takahashi’s Change.org petition to make Ripple’s XRP the official cryptocurrency of the 2020 Olympic games. At…
Ten months ago, Ken Takahashi started a petition on Change.org to make XRP the official crypto of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games. Today, it…
