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Japan: FSA wants to tweak rules for specific digital assets
Among the new proposals of the FSA is a new classification for digital asset applications that work as brokers between...
UNICEF launches fund for startups; NEObank offers security tokens
The UNICEF Venture Fund encourages firms to experiment with AI and blockchain solutions. Meanwhile, NEObank will offer security tokens for...
Japan seeks approval for $141B economic stimulus package
The Japanese gov't seeks approval for a JPY21.9 trillion economic stimulus package, which will likely include energy subsidies and tax...
BIT Mining hit with $10M fine over bribery charges
In its previous existence as a casino and sports lottery firm, BIT Mining reportedly paid $2 million in bogus consultation...
Ant International, Standard Chartered lay out blockchain pilot
Standard Chartered completed Singaporean dollar-denominated liquidity transfers between its entities across borders on Ant International’s Whale blockchain platform
Japan unlikely to approve digital asset ETFs
Japan's local experts say that professional investors and regulators remain strictly conservative on digital currency ETFs; in other news, Denmark...