All posts tagged "japanese"
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Bitcoin
ECB Official Decries Bitcoin as ‘Evil Spawn’ of Financial Crisis, Ripple Consolidates Lawsuits
In recent regulatory news, an executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB) has given a dismissive appraisal of bitcoin and...
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Bitcoin
Japanese Regulator Unveils Plan to Regulate Cryptocurrency Wallet Services
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency, has unveiled a plan to regulate cryptocurrency wallet services. The regulator has put forward...
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7nm
Japanese Internet Giant GMO Postpones Shipments of 7nm Bitcoin Mining Equipment
Japan’s GMO Internet has postponed the shipments of its two lines of 7nm bitcoin mining rigs. A representative of the company has...
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2018
GMO Internet Reports Cryptocurrency Exchange Profit Rose Over 34% in Q3 2018
GMO Internet, the Japanese technology and online finance conglomerate, presented its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2018 on Nov. 12....
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adoption
Major Car Dealerships and Airport Limos in Japan Begin Accepting Cryptocurrencies
A regulated cryptocurrency exchange in Japan has partnered with two companies to enable cryptocurrency payments for their businesses. Hinomaru Limousine has started...
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Bank of Japan
Japanese Regulator: Stablecoins Are Not Cryptocurrencies Under Current Law
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency, has exclusively explained to news.Bitcoin.com how stablecoins are treated under current Japanese law. In...
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Bitcoin
Japanese Regulator to Host Regular Global Cryptocurrency Roundtable
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency, has exclusively shared with news.Bitcoin.com the details of its first-ever roundtable on cryptocurrency oversight....
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Andy Choi
PR: Bithumb to Hold Special Promotion for New Registered Foreign Users
Bithumb to Hold ‘Special Promotion’ for New Registered Foreign Users Provide benefits for KRW 20 Million transactions with new registration during event...
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Andy Choi
PR: Bithumb to Hold Special Promotion for New Registered Foreign Users
Bithumb to Hold ‘Special Promotion’ for New Registered Foreign Users Provide benefits for KRW 20 Million transactions with new registration during event...
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acquired
Japanese Exchange Takeover: Zaif Transfers All Crypto Services to Fisco
Japanese crypto exchange Zaif has concluded a business transfer agreement with another regulated crypto exchange in Japan. Fisco Cryptocurrency Exchange will take...
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lempres
Exchanges Roundup: Yobit Unveils Random Coin Pump, Okcoin USA Plans Stablecoin
In recent news pertaining to crypto exchanges, Yobit has announced a “random coin” pump for Oct. 11, the founder of Okgroup has...
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Altcoins
Japanese Internet Giant GMO to Launch Yen-Pegged Cryptocurrency
Japan’s GMO Internet Group has announced plans to issue a yen-pegged stablecoin called GMO Japanese Yen. Already in the crypto exchange and...
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association
Japan Roundup: Bitflyer Restructures, Zaif Suspends New Member Registrations
The largest crypto exchange in Japan, Bitflyer, has announced a major organizational overhaul. A new representative director has been appointed to oversee...
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association
Japan Roundup: Bitflyer Restructures, Zaif Suspends New Member Registrations
The largest crypto exchange in Japan, Bitflyer, has announced a major organizational overhaul. A new representative director has been appointed to oversee...
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Andy Choi
PR: Bithumb to Hold Transaction Fee Payback Promotion for Overseas Users
Refund benefits for KRW 1 Billion transactions in a limited time from September 20 Bithumb, a global cryptocurrency exchange will offer overseas...
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Bitcoin
Japanese Exchange Zaif Hit With Third Improvement Order, Revises Hack Estimate
Japan’s top financial regulator has issued hacked crypto exchange Zaif a third business improvement order. The exchange has revised its theft estimate,...
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Coinsbit
PR: Coinsbit Launches Reliable and Safe Trading Platform
The blockchain technology has recently gained a great popularity and there are unlikely people who haven’t heard about Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. The...
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Bitcoin
Japanese Regulators Urgently Respond to Zaif’s Hack
Following the hack of Zaif, one of Japan’s regulated crypto exchanges, the country’s financial regulator immediately responded, launching an emergency inspection of...
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applications
Japanese Regulator Unveils Crypto Regulation Updates
Japan’s financial regulator has recently unveiled the current state of the crypto regulations in the country. Three crypto operators are currently being...
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acquired
Huobi ‘Aggressively’ Enters Japanese Market With Plans to Become the Largest Exchange
Crypto exchange Huobi is entering the Japanese market by acquiring a majority stake in one of the 16 government-approved crypto exchanges in...
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bgl
Japanese Company Trials BTC and Smart Contracts in Real Estate Transactions
A Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company has built a cryptocurrency settlement platform for real estate transactions. The firm has tested the platform using...
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Bitcoin
Japan Introduces New Screening Requirements for Crypto Exchanges
Japan’s financial regulator has reportedly introduced new screening requirements for crypto exchanges seeking approval to operate in the country. The agency now...
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Bitcoin
Japan’s National Police Installing Crypto Transaction Tracking System
The Japanese National Police Agency is reportedly installing a system to track the flow of crypto transactions in order to aid investigations...
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Bitcoin
160 Crypto Exchanges Seek to Enter Japanese Market, Regulator Reveals
Japan’s top financial regulator has revealed exclusively to news.Bitcoin.com the number of crypto exchanges seeking to enter the Japanese market. The agency...
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association
Japan Roundup: No Excessive Crypto Regulation, Quoine Launches New Platform
Japan’s top financial regulator says it does not intend to excessively curb the crypto industry. Licensed Japanese crypto exchange Quoine is launching...
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7nm
Another Japanese Company Developing 7nm Bitcoin Mining Equipment
Besides GMO Internet, another Japanese company is working on producing 7nm mining equipment. Triple-1 has been working on its 7nm bitcoin mining...
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70% rebate
PR: Bithumb to Refund New Users up to 70% on Fees
Bithumb to refund new users up to 70% on fees New users outside Korea to be reimbursed for transaction fees incurred when...
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B2
Japan’s Internet Giant GMO Unveils New Crypto Priorities, Exchange Profits Up 7-Fold
Japan’s GMO Internet has unveiled new priorities for its cryptocurrency business along with the performances of its crypto exchange and mining operations....
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100 companies
Japan Unveils Results of On-Site Inspections of 23 Crypto Exchanges
The Japanese financial regulator has finished the on-site inspections of 23 cryptocurrency exchanges. The agency found many problems and has released a...
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association
Japanese Association Seeks Authority to Enforce Self-Regulation on Crypto Exchanges
Japanese crypto exchanges may soon have an official self-regulatory body. The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association has applied with the country’s financial...
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abic corporation
Japanese Public Company Offering Loans Secured by BTC, BCH, ETH
A Japanese company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is offering loans secured by three cryptocurrencies: BTC, BCH, and ETH. Clients can...
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abic corporation
Japanese Public Company Offering Loans Secured by BTC, BCH, ETH
A Japanese company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange is offering loans secured by three cryptocurrencies: BTC, BCH, and ETH. Clients can...
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association
Japanese Bitcoin Exchanges Planning Several Trading Restrictions: Report
The association of 16 government-approved bitcoin exchanges is reportedly working on imposing a number of trading restrictions. Jiji Press reported that there...
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Bitcoin
Bitflyer Cracks Down on Market Manipulation – Coincheck Eyes August Relaunch
Japan’s largest crypto exchange, Bitflyer, may freeze accounts caught manipulating prices. Meanwhile, GMO Internet has released quarterly earnings for its crypto exchange...
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Bitcoin
Bitflyer Cracks Down on Market Manipulation – Coincheck Eyes August Relaunch
Japan’s largest crypto exchange, Bitflyer, may freeze accounts caught manipulating prices. Meanwhile, GMO Internet has released quarterly earnings for its crypto exchange...
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association
Japanese Crypto Exchanges Working on Lowering Margin Trading Limits
Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges may soon set a strict limit on the leverage they offer for margin trading in order to better protect...
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bit bank
Japanese Crypto Exchanges Submit Business Improvement Plans
Six government-approved cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan have submitted their business improvement plans to the country’s top financial regulator. While improving their internal...
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Act on Settlement of Funds
Japanese Minister Denies Ties to Unregistered Crypto Exchange Under Investigation
Seiko Noda, Japan’s Minister for Internal Affairs & Communications, and Minister in charge of Women’s Empowerment, was questioned by the Japanese press...
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Bitcoin
Japanese Police Seize Cryptocurrency for Parking Violations
Japanese police have seized cryptocurrency belonging to a man with unpaid parking fines. The police explain that the revised fund settlement law enacted...
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Bitcoin
Japanese Regulator Responds to Reports of Overhauling Crypto Regulation
Japan’s top financial regulator has responded to media reports that it is considering overhauling the way cryptocurrency is regulated in the country....
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anti social forces
Withdrawals Delayed – Bitflyer Scanning for Yakuza Customers
Bitflyer has been delaying deposits and withdrawals of virtual currency in the midst of ongoing KYC verifications. The company received business improvement...
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Bitcoin
Japan Gives Jail Sentence to Crypto Miner in a Remote Mining Case
A Japanese district court has, for the first time, sentenced a man to prison in a remote crypto mining case. The case...
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7nm
Japan’s Internet Giant GMO Launches New Upgraded 7nm Bitcoin Miner
Japanese internet giant GMO has launched a new, upgraded model of its bitcoin miner equipped with 7nm ASIC mining chips. The previous...
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Bitbox
Japan’s Line Launching Exchange With 30+ Cryptocurrencies in All but Two Countries
The operator of Line, Japan’s most popular chat app with approximately 200 million users worldwide, has confirmed the upcoming launch of its...
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Law
Huobi Exchange Suspends Services for Japanese Residents
Crypto exchange Huobi notified its Japanese customers via e-mail on Wednesday that it will be closing accounts of users who are residents...
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association
Six Japanese Crypto Exchanges Respond to Regulator’s Improvement Orders
Six fully-licensed Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges have responded to the business improvement orders issued by the country’s top financial regulator. Two executives have...
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55%
Japan Wants to Scrap Its Progressive Crypto Tax Rate
Cryptocurrency traders in Japan currently can be taxed as high as 55% on their profits. However, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Taro Aso,...
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antivirus
Coinhive Users Speak Up After Being Investigated by Japanese Police
The Japanese Police have been cracking down on users of remote mining software apps, such as Coinhive, without their website visitors’ consent....
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Bitcoin
Japan Penalizes Crypto Exchanges – Yakuza Involvement Confirmed
The Japanese regulator has issued business improvement orders to six of the country’s 16 fully-licensed crypto exchanges including Bitflyer, Quoine, and Tech...
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Bitcoin
All Regulated Japanese Exchanges to Prohibit Insider Trading and Privacy Coins
The association comprising of 16 government-approved cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan has reportedly provided a sneak peak of its self-regulatory rules. The focuses...
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Bitcoin
Japan’s SBI Crypto Exchange Adds Two Major Cryptocurrencies
Japan’s SBI Virtual Currencies has added support for two major cryptocurrencies in addition to the one trading pair that its crypto exchange...
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Bitcoin
This Village Decided to Launch Japan’s First Municipal ICO
A village in Japan has announced its decision to launch an initial coin offering in order to secure funds for creating a...
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Bitcoin
This Village Decided to Launch Japan’s First Municipal ICO
A village in Japan has announced its decision to launch an initial coin offering in order to secure funds for creating a...
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179AdsJapan Cracks Down on Illegal Use of Computers to Mine Crypto
The police in Japan are cracking down on the illegal use of personal computers for cryptocurrency mining. Multiple prefectural police departments are...
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appbank
More Japanese Public Companies Entering the Crypto Space
Following reports of six publicly listed companies launching their own cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan, three other firms listed on the Tokyo Stock...
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bar
Japan Set to Finally Reject a Cryptocurrency Exchange
After approving 16 cryptocurrency exchanges, the Japanese financial regulator is reportedly set to reject a crypto exchange application for the first time. The...
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Bank
Coinbase Unveils Plans to Enter the Japanese Market
One of the largest US cryptocurrency companies, Coinbase, has unveiled its plans to enter the Japanese market in order “to accelerate the...
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Analysis
Japanese Crypto Center Launches Investment Course for Seniors
In Japan, seniors and middle-aged adults are increasingly interested in investing in cryptocurrencies. The Japanese Cryptocurrency Support Center has launched an intensive...
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abic corporation
Japanese Corporation Begins Offering Loans Secured by Cryptocurrency
An established Japanese corporation has begun offering loans secured by cryptocurrency. The company says this is the first service in Japan where...
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Bitcoin
Japan’s GMO Upgrades Margin Services, Launches Wallet and In-Game BTC Rewards
Japanese giant GMO Internet has made several announcements over the last two days. The first is the addition of four cryptocurrencies to...
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Bitcoin
Lawsuit Brewing Against Crypto Exchanges in Japan Over Withheld Forked Coins
A class action lawsuit is being prepared by a group of lawyers in Japan over forked coins that cryptocurrency exchanges are not...
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Bitcoin
Crypto Learning Centers and Courses on the Rise in Japan, Thailand, and South Korea
Learning centers, courses, and crypto educational seminars are on the rise in Japan, Thailand, and South Korea. Bitcoin no Madoguchi and Bit...
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bit bank
Got 1 BTC? Another Japanese Exchange Wants to Borrow Your Cryptocurrencies
Another government-approved Japanese cryptocurrency exchange has launched a program to borrow cryptocurrencies from its members. The exchange seeks to borrow as little...
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Bitcoin
331 High-Income Traders Declared Crypto Profits in Japan
The Japanese tax authority has for the first time revealed the number of high-income taxpayers who declared cryptocurrency profits in the year...
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7 nm
Date Set: Japan’s Internet Giant GMO Will Launch 7nm Bitcoin Miner on June 6
Japan’s GMO Internet announced that it will unveil its flagship bitcoin mining machine, called GMO miner B2, equipped with the 7nm chips...
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Bitcoin
Japanese Crypto Exchange Continues Global Expansion – Now in Five Countries
A Japanese government-approved cryptocurrency exchange has resumed expanding overseas. Already operating in five countries with a plan to launch in more in...
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America
Japanese Exchange Coincheck Eyes America for Expansion
Coincheck, the Japanese crypto trading platform that found new owners after it was hacked earlier this year, is now planning to offer...
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7nm
Japan’s GMO Gets Ready to Start Selling 7nm Bitcoin Mining Chips
Japanese internet giant GMO has updated its plans to manufacture and sell its 7nm bitcoin mining chips as well as for its...
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Bitcoin
Japan’s GMO Has Mined Over 900 Bitcoins – Hashrate Doubled Last Month
The mining operation of Japan’s internet giant GMO has resulted in over 900 bitcoins and 537 bitcoin cash so far, as the...
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Africa
Bitflyer on Hiring Spree – Discusses Multiple Expansion Plans
Japanese exchange Bitflyer is on a hiring spree, trying to tap talent from Wall Street. The company says coders can make $100,000,...
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Coins
Coincheck Resumes Monero Withdrawals and Sales
Japanese exchange Coincheck has announced partial resumption of operations with Monero. Its clients will be able to withdraw and sell XMR, but...
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Bitcoin
All Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Japan Must Comply With Five New Criteria
The Japanese financial regulator has imposed five new criteria for all cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the country. These rules apply to existing...
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Bitcoin
All Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Japan Must Comply With Five New Criteria
The Japanese financial regulator has imposed five new criteria for all cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the country. These rules apply to existing...
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Bitcoin
All Cryptocurrency Exchanges in Japan Must Comply With Five New Criteria
The Japanese financial regulator has imposed five new criteria for all cryptocurrency exchanges operating in the country. These rules apply to existing...
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accept bitcoin
Bitcoin Adoption Continues: Parking Lots, Supplies Store, Courses, Boutique Hotel
Bitcoin adoption continues to grow rapidly worldwide. This adoption roundup features four merchants that recently started accepting the digital currency – a...