Opinion
No, The Mt. Gox Sell-Off is Not to Blame for Market Dip
The cryptocurrency market is currently in the midst of an apparent crisis, with Bitcoin down over 20% in the last 7 days, Ethereum down 31%, and virtually all…
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Exchanges
CoinCheck Begins to Pay Back Investors After Massive $530 Million Hack
Crypto exchanges have been in the news a lot lately, and not for the right reasons. Last week,…
Exchanges
Japan Clamps Down on Cryptocurrency Exchanges to Curb Illegal Financial Activities
In a concerted effort to crack down on money laundering, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has suspended all…
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Adoption
Japanese Electronic Giant Rakuten Announces New Rewards-Based Cryptocurrency
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the CEO of Japanese electronic Rakuten, Hiroshi Mikitani, announced that his…
Exchanges
Japanese Exchange Glitch Allows Trader to Claim $21 Trillion in Free Bitcoin
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif has recently experienced a “system glitch” that allowed traders to temporarily purchase Bitcoin for…
Adoption
South Korean and Japanese Markets Beginning to Accept Crypto Payments
Who says we can't #PayWithCrypto? Japan's largest electronics chain, Yamada Denki and one of the largest e-commerce platforms…
Exchanges
Coincheck Suffers Largest Crypto Hack in History, Thanks to Centralized Exchange
Once again, a centralized exchange has problems handling its own money. Although the motives are currently unconfirmed, there…