
Japan
Japan’s blockchain industry grows by 30% in 2020
Japan has experienced rapid growth in its blockchain industry, a new report has shown. Since 2019, blockchain companies have increased...
Study group formed in Japan to review digital currency settlement
The group was founded by DeCurret exchange, and includes representatives from three of Japan’s megabanks.
Japan FSA issues fresh warning vs investment advice from unregistered firms
It has come to the FSA’s attention that some financial service providers located overseas were attempting to service Japanese customers.
Coincheck exchange pauses remittances following data breach
Coincheck confirmed that a third party was able to fraudulently obtain user’s email addresses and personal data.
Japan finance minister voices opposition to lowering digital currency tax
Taro Aso said he would be unwilling to push for taxes on digital currency-related income to be reduced to 20%.
Japanese ebook platform ventures into distributed ledger tech
Media Do Holdings is investing US$2.8 million into distributed ledger technology for the distribution of its ebooks.