Usain Bolt presents move-to-earn app Step in Japan

An eight-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt introduced a move-to-earn app, Step, during the conference in Tokyo. According to the press release, an event in Japan welcomed a community of builders, found...

Japan FSA To Categorize Algorithmic Stablecoins Similar to Bitcoin

Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Authority (FSA), plans to categorize algorithmic stablecoins in the same bracket as Bitcoin. Stablecoin issuers will also need licenses that deem it...

Japan Bank To Use Soulbound Tokens for Identity Verification

The second-largest bank in Japan, Sumitomo Bank, plans to trial soulbound tokens for identity verification. Japan has been making big strides in web3 experimentation and research. Japan’s second-large...

Tezos [XTZ]: Listing on Coinbase Japan fails to return gains for holders

XTZ was listed on Coinbase Japan on 6 November. Contrary to the Coinbase effect, XTZ’s price failed to rally. Ahead of its 12th network upgrade, XTZ, the native coin that powers the Tezos ecosystem, r...

Japan recommends against algorithmic backing in stablecoins

After passing its landmark legislation on stablecoins in June, Japanese regulators are considering complementing it by restricting the algorithmic backing of stablecoins. The intention comes as a reco...

Japan’s Financial Watchdog Extends FTX Japan Suspension

10 seconds ago | 2 mins read Exchange News In November, the FSA demanded that FTX Japan halt its activities. The bankruptcy of FTX will not impact the assets held by FTX Japan. On Wednesday, Japan’s F...

Japan’s FSA To Extend Suspension Of FTX Japan Amid Withdrawal Delays

Japan’s Financial Services Agency on Wednesday said it plans to extend the suspension order for crypto exchange FTX Japan. The move comes as Japanese arm is taking more time to resume withdrawals and ...

OKCoin Japan Hints Shiba Inu (SHIB) Listing

– Advertisement – The Japanese branch of the OK Group corporation recently hinted at accommodating the meme coin following persistent appeals from a SHIB proponent. OKCoin Japan, a leading...

FTX Japan Enables Users to Withdraw Their Funds

39 seconds ago | 2 mins read Exchange News The funds held in FTX Japan will not be subject to ongoing bankruptcy proceedings in the US. FTX Japan has around $94.5 million in cryptocurrency holdings. T...

America’s Best Hope For Beating China In The Air

The B-21. Northrop Grumman capture The U.S. Air Force and Northrop Grumman rolled out their new B-21 Raider stealth bomber in a ceremony at the Air Force’s secretive Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, ...

FTX Japan to Unfreeze Client Funds and Allow Withdrawals

FTX Japan has announced plans to allow customers to withdraw funds from the exchange soon, meaning they will be among the first to get their money back. FTX investors to have been unable to withdraw t...

Bitcoin falls 1.4% after US payroll data, FTX Japan works to offer liquidity

The biggest news in the crypto-verse for Dec. 2 includes Bitcoin’s negative 1.4% reaction to the U.S. payroll data, FTX Japan’s efforts to bring liquidity back, and Binance’s $3 million freezing as a ...

FTX Japan plan to resume customer funds withdrawals approved

FTX Japan is seeking to resume withdrawals after its parent, the defunct FTX exchange, authorized a plan to repay deposits. Users of the collapsed crypto exchange in Japan may be among the first clien...

Carnival’s Princess Cruises will return to Japan after nearly 3 years

People look out from aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship, operated by Princess Cruises, as it maintains a holding pattern about 25 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California on March 8, 2020. ...

FTX Japan to Unfreeze Withdrawals of Client Funds

Japanese users of failed crypto exchange FTX might soon be able to withdraw their funds as the Japanese subsidiary said it is working to make funds available to their customers. FTX as a whole suspend...

FTX Japan to Soon Resume CustomerWithdrawals

The latest Bloomberg report states that the Japanese subsidiary of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX is working to facilitate withdrawals of their funds. If so, this would be a rare case of investors getti...

FTX Japan prepares refund | Blockchain News

Nevertheless, in spite of the fact that it is one of the 134 companies that are now participating in the bankruptcy proceedings of FTX, the Japanese subsidiary has been working on a plan to refund cus...

What Is Next For Hansi Flick?

Questions about Hansi Flick’s future will be asked after Germany was eliminated from the group stage … [+] of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images) AFP vi...

Binance Acquires Licensed Japanese Crypto Exchange — Prepares to Enter Japan as Regulated Entity – Exchanges Bitcoin News

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has acquired a regulated Japanese cryptocurrency exchange and is now preparing to enter the Japanese crypto market as a regulated entity. “The Japanese market will play...

Binance Seizes FTX Bankruptcy To Expand Into Japan — Again

Binance has acquired a highly regulated crypto exchange in Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC) for an undisclosed amount as it, once again, makes moves to enter the Japanese market. Japan’s financial regul...

Binance Sets Foot In Japan With SEBC Acquisition Deal

Binance, the world’s biggest crypto exchange, is expanding its operation in Asia with its latest entrance in Japan. The platform has bought Sakura Exchange BitCoin, which is a Japanese crypto exchange...

Binance acquires regulated crypto exchange in Japan

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance plans to reenter the Japanese market after acquiring a 100% stake in a licensed crypto service provider in the country, Cointelegraph Japan reported. In an official pub...

Binance re-enters Japan, controls over 75% of exchanges’ monthly trading volume

Binance has re-entered the Japanese market with its acquisition of Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC), according to a Nov. 30 announcement. #Binance Acquires JFSA Registered Sakura Exchange BitCoin, Commi...

Domestic and international tourist crowds traveling in Japan

I thought I managed to beat the tourist crowds on my recent trip to Japan. On my first night in Osaka, I managed to get a picture with the famed Glico sign without anyone else in the background. Zoom ...

How Japan’s Firing World Cup Team Embodies The Nation’s Company Culture

A spirited Japan could be a surprise threat in this tournament, which has already produced some … [+] surprises. Getty Images It’s easy to be wise after the fact. Yet even before Japan’s nationa...

Bank of Japan to Launch Digital Yen Pilot Program Next Year – Blockchain Bitcoin News

The Bank of Japan is preparing to run a test trial of its own central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital yen, with help from three top banks and regional institutions. The pilot program, estima...

Bank of Japan to Experiment with CBDC in 2023

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced that it is working with the country’s top three banks to launch a trial of the digital yen. According to reports by Nikkei, Japan’s central bank has started planning ...

Bank of Japan will test digital yen with three megabanks

Even though Japan is undecided if it would develop a central bank digital currency, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is continuing to test out a digital version of the yen. This is the case despite the fact th...

Japan Intends To Roll Out CBDC Trial in Early 2023

Altcoin News The existing cryptocurrency rules in Japan are being loosened. After two years of testing the digital pilot, the central bank will make a decision. There has been a series of recent occur...

Bank of Japan set to test virtual Yen, plans to utilize three giant banks – crypto.news

In 2026, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) intends to decide if it should launch virtual money. The apex bank is still testing a prospective virtual Yen amidst Japan’s uncertainties as to when to adopt a blockc...

Japan CBDC Trial Set to Rollout with Major Banks in 2023

The Bank of Japan will roll out a pilot program for its central bank digital currency project to three major Japanese banks in spring 2023. The pilot’s launch will dovetail with the bank’s one-year CB...

Bank of Japan to trial digital yen with three megabanks

Despite Japan’s uncertainty on whether to issue a central bank digital currency (CBDC), the Bank of Japan (BoJ) continues experimenting with a potential digital yen. The Japanese central bank has star...