Japan's Mizuho Bank To Launch its Own Stablecoin By March, 2019
January 5, 2019
One of Japan’s ‘Megabank’, Mizuho Bank, has plans of launching its own cryptocurrency by March of this year. The digital asset will be pegged to the Japanese Yen thus joining the stablecoin category of…
SBI's VCTRADE Opens Deposits for XRP, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH)
December 21, 2018
SBI Holdings’ cryptocurrency exchange of VCTRADE has announced that the platform will now be accepting deposits from its customers for the digital assets of XRP, Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH). Deposits will be functional…
Japanese Government to Track Down Cryptocurrency Income Tax Offenders
December 4, 2018
The Japanese government will establish a system that would track down individuals who refuse to pay tax on profits made from cryptocurrency transactions.
Tax Payments on Cryptocurrency Capital Gains
News coming from a Japanese…
Crypto Crime: Tokyo Fuzz Arrest Eight In $68M Bitcoin Pyramid Scheme
November 15, 2018
$68.42 Million Stolen In Bitcoin Scheme
Since Bitcoin’s inception, a mere decade ago, malicious users of the world’s first blockchain have sought to capitalize on the pseudonymous and anti-governmental nature of the Bitcoin…
Japanese Company Trials Cryptocurrency Payment Option for Limousine Rides
November 5, 2018
A Japanese company plans to trial the use of digital currency as a means of payment for limousine rides in major airports in Japan.
Cryptocurrency Payment Trial to Begin in November
A Japanese company, Remixpoint Inc., in conjunction…
Coinbase: Crypto Regulation In Japan Is "Good For Us"
October 11, 2018
Coinbase To Enter Regulator-Heavy Japanese Crypto Market
As reported by Ethereum World News in early-June of this year, Coinbase, widely regarded as one of the leading startups in the crypto industry, announced plans to enter Japan. In…
Ripple Goes Global: XRP At Tokyo's 2020 Olympics Petition Gains 10k Signatures
October 8, 2018
Could XRP Go To Tokyo 2020 As Its Official Cryptocurrency?
Cryptos and blockchain technologies are undoubtedly a global phenomenon, there’s no other way to put it. Forward-thinking innovators, like you and I, from America to…
Japan Appoints Blockchain-Supportive New Minister of Science and Tech
October 7, 2018
New Minister
Takuya Hirai – has been appointed by Japan’s prime minister as the new Minister of Science and IT/Technology during a period when the country is turning its focus even more towards blockchain spreading around…
