
Japan
Tokyo court prepares to seize NEM stolen in 2018 Coincheck hack
Dr. Takayoshi Doi was arrested in connection with allegedly buying $46,000 worth of NEM that had been stolen from the...
Japan new financial regulator chief calls for digital yen
Ryozo Himino, incoming head of the Financial Services Agency, has voiced his concern over calls to relax the current digital...
Bank of Japan top economist to lead digital yen initiative
Kazushige Kamiyama has been appointed to head Bank of Japan’s payments and settlement department.
Digital yen ‘now top priority’ for Bank of Japan
Bank of Japan has been experimenting with a central bank digital currency, although it is yet to officially develop a...
Japan steps up interest in CBDC, includes it in official economic plan
Japan’s interest in a digital yen went up a notch after the government included it in its official economic plan....
Japan central bank explores offline CBDC payments
The Bank of Japan has been exploring the technical feasibility of a CBDC and in its latest paper; it dives...