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Japanese Bitcoin Industry Unveils ‘Aurora’ to Let Global Anime Fans Support $2 Trillion Yen Space
Bitcoin Magazine Japanese Bitcoin Industry Unveils ‘Aurora’ to Let Global Anime Fans Support $2 Trillion Yen Space Pay…
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Japan weighs blockchain fast lane for securities cash settlement
The FSA, Finance Ministry, BOJ and financial institutions plan to study the infrastructure and produce a development plan by early…
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Japan targets early 2030s launch for blockchain-based stock and bond settlement system
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Japan to work on blockchain-based stock settlement system, details expected early 2027: Nikkei
If the plan is approved, the agencies could launch the system within a few years, and fully operational in the early 2030s.
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Japan’s SBI leads $68M Fasset round at $1B valuation
Fasset raised $68 million in a Series C led by SBI Group as the companies plan a digital bank in Malaysia and to expand stablecoin…
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Laser Digital gets Japan’s first crypto exchange approval in 4 years
Nomura-backed Laser Digital Japan received registration to provide domestic liquidity before expanding into institutional crypto t…
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Nomura-backed Laser Digital wins Japan's first crypto approval in four years
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The Pack Is the Painting: Evil Biscuit and the Schizocollage Movement Come to Hong Kong
Bitcoin Magazine The Pack Is the Painting: Evil Biscuit and the Schizocollage Movement Come to Hong Kong In 1956, at an exhibition…
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Metaplanet Denies Selling $320M in Bitcoin as Firm Launches BitBonds
The company's CEO said a 5,014 BTC transfer was a custody move, not a sale, as the Tokyo-listed Bitcoin treasury company rolls out…
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MUFG PoC to bring Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain
MUFG’s experiment plans to bring Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain to achieve 24/7 settlement, as well as improve…
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MUFG to test real-time blockchain settlement for Japanese government bond trades
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Metaplanet reshuffles $247M bitcoin internally, sits on $1.4B loss
A $247 million bitcoin transfer by Japanese firm Metaplanet triggered brief market attention before on-chain data confirmed it was…
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Japan FSA asks crypto exchanges to impose withdrawal delays to fight scams
Japanese authorities called for address registration, customer-specific limits and stronger authentication as part of a broader pu…
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JPYC raises $38 million Series B led by major Japanese logistics firm AZ-COM Maruwa
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Yen stablecoin issuer JPYC’s Series B reaches $38M
JPYC said it plans to use the new capital to expand its financial and Web3 ecosystem and accelerate adoption of its yen-pegged tok…
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Japanese stablecoin firm JPYC raises $38 million in extended Series B
The firm said Wednesday that the proceeds will be used to expand its financial and Web3 ecosystem and accelerate adoption of JPYC.
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Live updates: Bitcoin at $63,600 as rare US-Japan yen action tests carry-trade fears
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Bitget to exit Japan, close remaining positions after Dec. 31
The crypto exchange stopped accepting new registrations from Japan residents and will begin progressively restricting existing acc…
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BoJ holds rates at 1% as Japan, Korea intervene on yen
The Bank of Japan held interest rates steady while authorities reportedly staged a coordinated intervention with South Korea to ha…
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Live updates: Bitcoin steady as Japan holds rates at 1%, keeping the yen carry trade alive
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Quantum Solutions loses top Japan ETH treasury spot after another $1.9 million sale
The two sales have reduced Quantum’s ETH treasury holdings by 28.6% since mid-June and the firm has ceded the top Japanese ETH tre…
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Gumi, SBI launch $18.3m crypto fund targeting Japan ETF shift
Japanese gaming company Gumi and financial giant SBI are launching a 3 billion yen crypto fund to attract corporate capital and po…
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Bitcoin Japan secures $59.5m to buy Bitcoin amid market slump
Bitcoin Japan, a subsidiary of major holder Metaplanet, is bucking a broader trend of distressed crypto treasury firms by raising …
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