Japan’s internet giant GMO rolls out live crypto trading platform
GMO, via its subsidiary GMO Coin, has launched a live cryptocurrency trading platform, its third crypto exchange and trading service to date.
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Japan wants to move voting to the blockchain
Japan is set to explore the use of the blockchain as a vehicle for digital voting, which could revolutionize voting processes around the world.
Rakuten joins Japan’s crypto fray with $2.3M exchange buy
ecommerce giant Rakuten said that it had decided to acquire a cryptocurrency exchange in Japan, called Everybody's Bitcoin, to continue diversifying its interests and thus also entering the crypto space.
Japan puts more pressure on crypto exchanges
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is making it tougher for cryptocurrency exchanges to register their businesses in the country, requiring disclosure of a lot more information than before.
Japan’s FSA vows support for crypto industry—if properly regulated
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), which previously had come down like a ton of bricks upon the sector in general, has promised to ensure that the domestic crypto industry will grow "under appropriate regulation."
SBI invests in crypto exchange currently being monitored by regulators
SBI Group, one of Japan’s largest financial institutions, is backing a cryptocurrency exchange that is being watched by the country’s Financial Services Agency (FSA).
Tokyo-based crypto Spindle moves to London amid police probe
Tokyo-based cryptocurrency Spindle has announced it is withdrawing from Japan and re-establishing in London, amidst rumours of a police investigation in Tokyo into its alleged unregulated token sales.
HK crypto company wants to buy its way into Tokyo Stock Exchange
Alarm bells have begun to toll at the Tokyo Stock Exchange following reports that a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency company is making a bid to take control of a Chinese business listed on the exchange.
New Japanese crypto exchange regulations as FSA wraps up visits
New companies looking to receive a license to launch an exchange in Japan will face more stringent inspections after the Financial Services Agency saw loopholes in the current process.
Japan’s SBI eyes crypto derivatives platform with US investment
SBI Crypto Investment, a unit of Japanese financial services group SBI Holdings, has acquired a 12 percent stake in a U.S.-based electronic trading platform and operator Clear Markets, which offers over-the counter derivatives electronic trading services in the United States, United Kingdom and Japan.
Gambling coin Withcoin hit with $12M class action suit
Withcoin, a cryptocurrency designed for casinos, has been accused of propagating lies, according to a class action lawsuit filed in Japan.
Japanese crypto exchanges propose self-regulatory organization – limits margin trading
The cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan have formed a self-regulatory organization proposing restriction for all investors which will allow them to borrow for up to four times their deposit.