After Japan’s prosecutors reportedly dropped an appeal to the acquittal of Mt. Gox CEO, he decided to appeal his conviction on manipulating data. Mark Karpeles, former CEO of now-defunct Mt. Gox crypto exchange, has appealed his conviction on charges of manipulating data, The Associated Press (AP) reports on March 29. On March 15, Karpeles was […]
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Several more Japanese banks join MoneyTap app from Ripple and SBI to provide interbanking transfers to their users. Blockchain payment app MoneyTap, co-developed by Ripple and Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings, has received investments from 13 local banks, according to an SBI press release published on March 28. In the announcement, SBI Holdings informs […]
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Ameren has partnered with engineering company Opus One Solutions to test a so-called Transactive Energy Marketplace. Major United States energy firm Ameren and Canadian software engineering and solutions company Opus One Solutions will explore the potential use of blockchain technology. The participants announced the news in a press release on March 28. Ameren, which currently […]
Continue ReadingIndustrial trades leveraged the blockchain-based platform, with goods changing hands between Germany and China. Blockchain consortium R3’s trade finance platform Marco Polo has completed its first real transactions, a press release from Commerzbank, one of the participants, confirmed on March 28. Marco Polo, which is built on R3 enterprise blockchain platform Corda, successfully facilitated a […]
Continue ReadingThe country’s licensing process is beginning to issue approvals for vetted crypto exchange operators. Japanese financial regulators approved a second cryptocurrency exchange to begin operations this week, a press release from local exchange DeCurret, the applicant, confirmed on March 25. DeCurret, which joins an offering from e-commerce giant Rakuten in launching on the domestic market, […]
Continue ReadingA Japanese court has acquitted a man who was allegedly illicitly mining cryptocurrency after embedding a dedicated program in his website. A Japanese court has acquitted a man who was accused of illicitly mining cryptocurrency by using the computing power of visitors to his website, Japan Today reported on March 27. The Yokohama District Court […]
Continue ReadingUnited States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that two-factor authentication is now mandatory for the exchange’s users. Nick Percoco, chief security officer at United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, announced that two-factor authentication (2FA) is now mandatory for the exchange’s users in a post on the company’s official blog published on March 26. 2FA, in this case, […]
Continue ReadingThe purported North Korea-backed hacker group Lazarus is still targeting crypto, while adopting new techniques, according to a new report. Alleged North Korea-sponsored cybercrime group Lazarus is still targeting cryptocurrencies and adopting new tactics, according to a new report from cybersecurity and anti-virus company Kaspersky Lab published on March 26. The report reveals that allegedly […]
Continue ReadingRakuten Wallet, the successor of embattled Everybody’s Bitcoin, will go live once the current platform closes at the end of March. Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has completed registration of its cryptocurrency exchange Rakuten Wallet, which will go live next month, the company confirmed in a press release on March 25. Rakuten, which follows several major […]
Continue ReadingBitmain’s filing to list its IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will seemingly reach the end of its six-month expiration window today. Chinese crypto mining giant Bitmain’s filing to list its initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) will seemingly reach the end of its six-month expiration window today, as […]
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