Masayuki Tashiro
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LINE’s native crypto asset LINK is now available on BitMax
Japanese social media network and messaging app LINE has listed its native crypto asset on Japanese exchange BitMax
Japan company issues digital graduation certificates using blockchain technology
LasTrust Inc. is issuing digital graduation certificates using CloudCerts, a platform designed to issue certificates using blockchain technology
The Japan Cryptoasset Business Association has created a stablecoin subcommittee
The Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA) has created a Stablecoin Subcommittee to develop an understanding of the potential risks and benefits of stablecoins
The Bank of Japan has published a new report on Central Bank Digital Currency
The Bank of Japan has published a new report on central bank digital currencies to study the technical aspects of a digital yen
Bitcoin dominance steady in uncertain times
Bitcoin (BTC) represents 64% of the market capitalization of the entire cryptocurrency market. Altcoins hold their own in an uncertain market.
Japanese arrests over stolen NEM from Coincheck hack
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested two men on suspicion of illegally exchanging XEM into another virtual currency. It is alleged that the men received approximately 24 million XEM over the dark web from the hacker who stole NEM from Coincheck, Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchange.
Yahoo! Japan Subsidiary, TaoTao, and Binance move towards a strategic partnership
Z Corporation Inc., a subsidiary of Yahoo! Japan, the TaoTao exchange and Binance are in negotiations to serve the Japanese market.
GMO Internet announces a decrease in sales and an increase in profit for its crypto businesses
GMO Internet, Inc., a major Japanese internet-related services company announced its business results for FY2019
Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party urges the Government to consider digital currency options
Members of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party have put forward a proposal urging the government to prepare to issue a digital currency.
Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan proposes state-issued digital currency
According to the Nikkei Shimbun, the ruling Liberal-Democratic Party of Japan (LDP) will gather recommendations in the spring regarding a state-issued digital currency.