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Japanese Bank Consortium Will Commercialize Ripple Technology Later This Year

It is not surprising to find out a Japanese bank consortium is looking to integrate blockchain technology. What is somewhat surprising is how the...

Japan’s New Bitcoin Law Imposes Strict Compliance Requirements

Over the past few months, a lot of people in Japan have gotten excited about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. That came as somewhat of...

Japan’s Ascension To Become A Major Bitcoin Hub Is Accelerating

People active in the world of bitcoin and cryptocurrency will have noticed Japan is generating a lot of trading volume as of late. It...

Zimbabweans Can Buy Second-hand Cars With Bitcoin Through BeForward

People have been able to buy some strange things with Bitcoin so far. Other than the 10,000 Bitcoin pizza a few years ago, some...

The Need To Suppress Yen Value May Lead To Bitcoin Boost

Exciting things are afoot in Japan, as the national currency is seeing a significant value increase over the past few days. At the same...

FISCO to Start a Crypto-Exchange in Japan

The cryptocurrency industry has received a new boost since the Japanese government decided to adopt the new draft law which includes bitcoin and other...

Japanese Government Considers Bitcoin as a Legal tender , What’s Next ?

Recently, Bitcoin took another step closer to being recognized as a mainstream currency after the Japanese government decided to include bitcoin among legal tenders....

Mark Karpeles Alleged to Have Spent a Portion of Embezzled Funds on Prostitutes

The Mt Gox case doesn’t seem to fade away as new revelations come out at regular intervals, right at the time when it starts...

Mark Karpeles Finally Charged by Japanese Authorities

There has been a new development in the Mt Gox case after Japanese prosecutors decided to charge Mark Karpeles for embezzlement. The charges were...

Mark Karpeles : “It Wasn’t Me!”

Mark Karpeles, the CEO of now defunct bitcoin exchange Mt Gox has been in the news since his arrest. He was arrested on suspicion...

Yet Another Arrest Warrant against Mark Karpeles

Mt Gox has gone down in the pages of bitcoin history as a great disaster, equivalent to the fall of the city of Pompeii...

Mt Gox Went Broke 6 Months before Filing Bankruptcy

The Japanese investigators, who are looking into the role of Mark Karpeles' role in the downfall of now defunct Mt Gox bitcoin exchange seems...