UK blockchain startup Everledger attracts $20M investment
The startup intends on utilizing the funding and the expertise of the new partners, which include Tencent, Fidelity and Rakuten, to bring more visibility to its business.
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Rakuten, CipherTrace connect for new Japanese crypto exchange
The partnership will see Rakuten use CipherTrace’s technology in order to ensure compliance to anti-money laundering laws and to better protect consumers.
Japan’s Rakuten opens registration for new crypto exchange, wallet
Traders with a Rakuten ID and a bank account associated with their account are now invited to begin signing up for the service, which will combine crypto exchange and wallet functionality.
Rakuten relaunches crypto exchange, wallet under new license
Japanese retail giant Rakuten has been awarded a license to operate a cryptocurrency exchange, after relaunching its exchange service as Rakuten Wallet.
Naojiro Hisada shares Rakuten’s blockchain, cryptocurrency initiatives
One of the key topics at the Japan Blockchain Conference in Yokohama is the use of blockchain in various industries and enterprises. Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten shared the firm's key blockchain-related initiatives.
Rakuten teases crypto payments on mobile app
Rakuten snuck in a mention that their mobile app will be getting upgraded in March, and with it, crypto payments are on the way.
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.