Japanese messaging app Line has signed a final agreement with financial giant Nomura Holdings to form a blockchain alliance. Japanese messaging app Line has entered into a final agreement with financial giant Nomura Holdings to form a blockchain alliance. Focus on blockchain technology On Oct. 4, Line, together with Line Group company LVC Corporation and […]
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Australian energy tech firm Power Ledger to run blockchain-enabled energy trading trial in Japan’s Kanto region by December 2019. Australian tech firm Power Ledger will run another blockchain-enabled energy trading trial in Japan’s Kanto region by December 2019. In order to launch its second trial in Japan, Power Ledger teamed up with Japanese solar provider […]
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Leading Japanese financial firms like Monex Group and SBI Securities are forming a regulatory body for security token offerings. Leading Japanese companies are forming a regulatory association for security token offerings (STO). On Sept. 30, the Nikkei Asian Review reported that firms such as SBI Securities, Nomura Securities, Monex Group and Daiwa Securities Group are […]
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Ethereum-compatible elastic blockchain network, the SKALE Network, completed a $17.1 million funding round for mainnet launch. The Skale Network, decentralized Ethereum-compatible network, has completed a $17.1 million funding round for mainnet launch. Solid global backing Backed by the Liechtenstein’s Node Foundation and United States-based Skale Labs, the network now has over 40 investors in the […]
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Japan STO Association launches on Oct. 1, includes Nomura Securities, Rakuten Securities, SBI Securities, Monex and others. Six major Japanese brokerage firms such as SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities officially established Japan Security Token Offering (STO) Association. The four other members of the new association include Nomura Securities, Daiwa Securities, Kabu.com Securities and Japan’s financial […]
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United Kingdom-based digital banking app Revolut announces a major partnership with Visa to expand its services globally across 24 new markets, including North America. United Kingdom-based digital banking app Revolut announced a major partnership with Visa to expand its services globally across 24 new markets, including North America. According to a Sept. 30 press release, […]
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From Cointelegraph Japan: This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news. In this week’s selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from Cointelegraph Japan, Bitflyer adds the Ether (ETH)/yen pair to its trading platform, the official website Ethereum.org adds a Japanese language version, while Monex CEO Oki Matsumoto says that Facebook opened Pandora’s box with its stablecoin project, […]
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North Korea is allegedly developing its cryptocurrency for bypassing U.S. sanctions, but experts point out other reasons for this initiative. It seems that a movement to create a national cryptocurrency is gaining momentum in Asia. Following China, the North Korean authorities announced their readiness to issue digital money and even indicated the availability of all […]
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Crypto markets reeling after bloodbath sparks major losses, as Zuckerberg admits Libra is “sensitive for society.” Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in […]
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Countries around the world take varying approaches to the crypto gambling and betting, with Japan perhaps having the most defined stance. The Japanese House of Representatives recently passed new crypto asset regulation affecting exchanges and custodians — the Payment Services Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. However, the country’s crypto gambling industry still […]
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