Tosei real estate and Tokyo Financial Holdings issued an asset-backed digital financial product, Coinage registered with Japanese authorities as an exchange and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included real estate player Tosei and Tokyo Financial Holdings listing an asset-backed digital financial product, Cointelegraph Japan interviewing a former […]
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Japanese holdings of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, XRP, and Ether all surged during the coronavirus pandemic. The Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association (JVCEA) — a self-regulatory organization for the crypto industry in Japan — recently published a report on Japanese holdings of major cryptocurrencies in March. 169,376 BTC was held on Japanese exchanges, up more […]
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The Japanese government will appoint Ryozo Himino as the next commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency. A crypto-sympathetic official has been named as the next leader of Japan`s Financial Services Agency. Jiji Press reported on July 7 that the Japanese government has decided to appoint Ryozo Himino to the next commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services […]
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While decentralized platforms provide a viable alternative to YouTube, Theta Labs’ Wes Levitt believes there is still a place for centralized platforms. YouTube’s bans on crypto-related content has been problematic for the industry and is spurring demand for decentralized alternatives. However, according to Wes Levitt, head of strategy at Theta Labs — the firm behind […]
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SBI announced a crypto investment fund, Bitflyer Holdings used blockchain-based voting for a shareholder meeting, and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included SBI announcing a digital asset investment fund, Bitflyer Holdings using blockchain for shareholder meeting voting, Japan’s Financial Services Agency warning two unregistered crypto exchanges, a […]
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New research from Xangle suggests Japan’s Financial Services Agency is more likely to approve crypto projects not involved in casino Dapps. Regulators in Japan may be more inclined to approve new virtual currencies for trading if they have greater financial transparency and aren’t involved in gambling Dapps. According to a new report from Xangle Research […]
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A new report on Japanese crypto regulation, an institutional crypto custody service, and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included research company Xangle releasing a report on Japanese crypto regulation, Binance supporting Japan’s language but not its residents, SBI Holdings turning gift certificates digital with blockchain, and Nomura […]
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Yuya Hasegawa, a Market Analyst at an FSA licensed crypto exchange in Japan, analyzed whether XRP will ever reclaim its throne. Japanese crypto investors have been known for their passionate support of XRP. Indeed, at one point in Japan, XRP was more popular than Bitcoin. Yet, the official data from the Japan Virtual and Crypto […]
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Here’s how the crypto derivatives market compares to the traditional derivatives one. Crypto derivatives volumes have hit a new record high in May 2020. The early generation of crypto investors mostly worked with a hold-and-sell perspective. With the inevitable evolution of the market and the advent of cryptocurrency derivatives, investors with varied agendas — such […]
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Commercial service on Crypto Garage’s Settlenet system, trialled for a year within Japan’s regulatory sandbox, is now available. Japanese blockchain development company Crypto Garage announced it was launching commercial service on its Settlenet platform for the crypto OTC market. According to an update on Digital Garage’s website posted on June 8, its Crypto Garage venture […]
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