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Six major Japanese brokerage firms such as SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities officially established Japan Security Token Offering (STO) Association.The four other members of the new association include Nomura Securities, Daiwa Securities, Kabu.com Securities and Japan’s financial giant Monex, who officially announced the news on Oct. 1.Headquartered in Tokyo,
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In this week’s selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from CryptoX Japan, Bitflyer adds the Ether (ETH)/yen pair to its trading platform, the official website Ethereum.org adds a Japanese language version, while Monex CEO Oki Matsumoto says that Facebook opened Pandora’s box with its stablecoin project, Libra.Here is the past
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The renowned South Korean internet company, Naver Corporation, confirmed on Friday that it is ready to spread its wings across the global crypto community.Using its Japanese subsidiary, Line, Naver is targeting the millions of users on the messaging app platform as it makes a move into the highly competitive crypto
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The popularity of the decentralized blockchain-enabled web browser Brave continues to grow as it has outranked other browsers in Google Play rankings in Japan.Brave beats rival browsersAccording to a Reddit post on Sept. 8, this is the first time that the privacy-focused Brave browser has overtaken its rival browsers
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Japan, one of the leading markets for cryptocurrencies, has seen a series of important developments for the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries this week. The country’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has licensed crypto-related businesses. Japanese Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso noted that regulators need
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LINE, provider of Japan’s most popular messaging app, has just been approved for a cryptocurrency business license in the country. The news, reported by CoinDesk Japan on Friday, means it will be able to offer its crypto exchange services
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LVC Corporation, the digital asset- and blockchain-focused arm of Japanese messaging giant LINE, has obtained a crypto exchange operating license from Japan’s financial regulator.The news was reported by CryptoX Japan on Sept 6.Trading for 5 major cryptocurrenciesAs previously reported, LVC Corp.’s trading platform, to be dubbed BITMAX, will enable
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Among cryptocurrency enthusiasts, Tokyo is often mentioned as one of the most crypto-friendly cities in the world. Recently, it has especially become known for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) adoption, which is
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Interest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin tumbled 13.9% in Japan in the latest quarter, according to Japan's financial regulator, the FSA. | Source: ShutterstockInterest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin tumbled 13.9% in Japan, according to the country's financial regulator.In data posted Sept. 3, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) says the volume
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Japan is a friendly jurisdiction for cryptocurrency trading and development, having eliminated the consumption tax on Bitcoin (BTC) trading in 2017, after which it recognized the coin as legal tender. This week in Japan, a crypto exchange that was hacked earlier this year has closed its doors, while the
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