Tag: Japan
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Japanese Financial Group Set to Build Its Own Form of Crypto
Mizuho Financial Group in Japan is allegedly planning to release its own form of crypto in 2019. The coin will be paired with the...
Altcoin News
Cryptocurrency Still a Minute Portion of Money Laundering Crimes, Says Police in Japan
Law enforcement in Japan says cryptocurrency money laundering constitutes only a minor portion of the total cases of money laundering in the country. This...
Altcoin News
Coincheck Reinstates XRP and FCT Trading as Normal Services Resume
Coincheck recently reinstated two cryptocurrencies – XRP and FCT – to its platform. With this announcement, the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange is now back to...
Altcoin News
Eight Arrested in Japan on Suspicion of Running Multi-Million Dollar Crypto Pyramid Scheme
Japan is the latest country to be hit with a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme. This one spans across 44 prefectures in the country, involves approximately 6,000...
Bitcoin News
Japan’s FSA Aims to Regulate Custodial Cryptocurrency Wallet Providers
Regulating the cryptocurrency industry requires a multi-pronged approach. Japanese officials have shown an open mind toward introducing new guidelines. Their current plan is to...
Altcoin News
Stolen Cryptocurrency from Zaif Hack Traced to Europe
Recent developments may point to the September 2018 Zaif cryptocurrency exchange platform hack originating in Europe. Japanese investigators say they recently uncovered German and...
Altcoin News
Caps on Cryptocurrency Margin Trading First in Japan’s Regulatory Agenda
Japan’s Financial Services Agency is reportedly considering to curb margin trading for cryptocurrencies in order to reduce speculative trading and reduce volatility risks. A 4-to-1...
Altcoin News
Japan to Allow Cryptocurrency Industry to Self-Regulate
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan has allowed for the cryptocurrency industry to regulate itself in a big legislative move today, October 24.JVCEA...
Altcoin News
Coinbase Welcomes Stricter Cryptocurrency Laws in Japan
Coinbase says it isn’t worried by Japanese regulators working to strengthen the country’s cryptocurrency regulatory framework. The virtual currency exchange platform also believes that...
Bitcoin News
Japan-Based SBI Remit to Use Bitcoin for Remittances to Africa
In a big boost towards mass adoption of Bitcoin for remittances, the Japanese money transfer giant SBI Remit has enabled its nearly half a...
Altcoin News
Zaif Crypto Exchange Hacked, $60 Million Stolen – and Nobody Noticed for Four Days
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif announced yesterday that approximately $60 million in cryptocurrencies had been stolen from its platform in an apparent hack. The breach, which...
Blockchain Technology
Lukewarm Reception to Japanese City’s Attempt at Blockchain-based Voting
Tsukuba in Japan has proclaimed itself to be the country's first city to use a blockchain-based voting system, albeit to mixed reviews.The world is...
