Japan’s biggest credit card issuer JCB partnered with California-based commercial payments platform Paystand for a new B2B product. Japan’s top credit card issuer JCB plans to adopt a new business-to-business (B2B) payment solution based on blockchain technology. JCB has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with blockchain-based commercial payments platform Paystand to develop a digital […]
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SBI will invest an undisclosed amount in Boerse Stuttgart Digital Exchange and Boerse Stuttgart Digital Ventures to drive crypto adoption. Japanese financial services giant SBI has partnered with Germany’s second-largest stock exchange Boerse Stuttgart Group to promote the adoption of digital assets. Specifically, SBI will invest an undisclosed amount in two digital asset-focused subsidiaries of […]
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The Deutsche Bank Imagine 2030 report highlights centralized tokens as the driver for fiat’s demise. A recently unveiled Deutsche Bank “Imagine 2030” report boldly puts a date on the eventual fiat–crypto “social consensus flip,” citing the Asian continent and, in particular, China, to have already recognized the trend. If true, then what every cryptocurrency speculator […]
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Researchers have published a new report on what they say is a “relentless” crypto mining botnet that lurks behind seemingly innocuous content like JPEG images of Taylor Swift. Researchers have published a new report on what they deem to be a “relentless” crypto mining botnet that lurks behind seemingly innocuous content such as JPEG images […]
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Global banking regulator the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision calls for a conservative framework for crypto assets. Global banking regulator Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) calls for a conservative prudential treatment framework for crypto assets. The Basel Committee — which includes banking regulators from the United States, Europe and Japan — published its report […]
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The Marco Polo Network, a trade finance network co-developed by major blockchain firm R3, has completed its largest finance trial to date. The Marco Polo Network, a trade finance network co-developed by major enterprise blockchain firm R3, has completed its largest finance trial. Built on R3’s open-source blockchain platform Corda, Marco Polo has hosted the […]
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Officials did not explain the reason for the rethink on leveraged trading, which saw a reduction of 20% in August after regulatory demands. Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has abruptly decided to cancel leveraged trading just months after relaunching the tool. In a blog post on Dec. 16, the platform said it had already stopped users […]
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JPMorgan’s blockchain payments network will reportedly launch in Japan in 2020, with Japanese banks making up the majority of participating financial institutions. JPMorgan’s blockchain-based payment network will launch in Japan in early 2020, Cointelegraph Japan reports on Dec. 10. Based on JPMorgan’s in-house blockchain platform Quorum, the Interbank Information Network (IIN) intends to accelerate payment […]
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Israeli-based fintech and crypto firm Simplex now supports two new fiat currencies — the Japanese yen and the Canadian dollar. Israeli-based fintech and cryptocurrency firm Simplex now supports two new fiat currencies — the Japanese yen (JPY) and the Canadian dollar (CAD). Following the addition, users at some of Simplex’s partner exchanges such as Binance […]
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The second-largest power utility in Japan is extending its trial of a blockchain-powered system for transacting renewable energy credits. The second-largest power utility in Japan is extending its trial of a blockchain-powered system for transacting renewable energy credits. According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Dec. 9, the Kansai Electric Power Co Inc […]
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