Coincheck, a major crypto wallet and exchange service in Japan, announced Tuesday that it plans to go public in the U.S. by merging with blank-check firm Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV Inc. The me...
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XRP Offered to Shareholders by Japan’s SBI for 3rd Year
Alex Dovbnya The company’s XRP benefit program will continue for a third consecutive year Japanese financial information services provider Morningstar, a subsidiary of the Tokyo-based financial ...
Ghost Of John Maynard Keynes Haunts Japan’s Economy
Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida gestures as he speaks during a news conference at the prime … [+] minister’s official residence in Tokyo on October 4, 2021. TORU HANAI/POOL/AFP ...
Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Ends Blockchain Payment Network Plan
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Japan’s largest bank set to abandon blockchain payment network project
advertisement Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is shutting down its blockchain payment network project, citing slow business growth. According to an announcement on Tuesday, Japan’s largest bank ...
USD/JPY sits at a key support as Japan’s trade deficit soars
The Japanese yen moved sideways after the country’s statistics agency published mixed economic data. The USD/JPY pair is trading at 115.50, where it has been in the past few days. Japan exports and in...
Mazda Of Japan’s Electrification Plan Insists On Big Role For Traditional Engines
Mazda CX-5 Mazda As European automakers bow to the politicians and seek to rid themselves of carbon dioxide (CO2) spewing internal combustion engines (ICE), at least in their home markets, Mazda is do...
Judging Controversy Avoided As Japan’s Ayumu Hirano Wins Olympic Halfpipe Gold With Triple Cork
Japan’s Ayumu Hirano gestures after his run in the snowboard men’s halfpipe final run during the … [+] Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Genting Snow Park H & S Stadium in...
Japan’s top tier bank issues stablecoin platform
Stablecoins are the government issued fiat pegged stable cryptocurrencies. These assets are in demand because of their less volatile nature. Recently, one of Japan’s top tier banks has introduced its ...
Japan’s Leading Mobile Messenger LINE All Set To Test Crypto Payments
Japanese messaging app LINE is expanding its crypto services. LINE Pay, the fintech arm and operator of the digital wallet of the messaging company, announced that it will allow users of the payment s...
Japan’s Largest Bank to Issue Stablecoin Pegged to Yen
Japan’s largest bank, the trust banking arm of Mitsubishi UFJ, will issue a stablecoin pegged to the yen. The bank wants to popularize digital securities, improving settlement times and reducing costs...
Japan’s largest bank to float yen-pegged stablecoin for trading securities
advertisement Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, the trust banking arm of Japan’s largest financial institution, has announced plans to launch a yen-pegged stablecoin in 2023. According to a report by ...
Japan’s Biggest Bank Mitsui & Co. Releasing Its Own Cryptocurrency
Japanese trading house Mitsui & Co. has planned to roll out its ZipangCoin (ZPG) digital currency as early as this month. As reported, ZipangCoin (ZPG) will be linked to gold prices and sold to re...
Should you buy FTT after FTX acquired Japan’s FCA-licensed crypto exchange Liquid?
The FTX Token FTT/USD is the native cryptocurrency used on FTX, which is an international crypto derivatives exchange. If a user holds FTX tokens, they can get lower trading fees as well as access to...
Amber Group Procures DeCurret Inc. Enabling Its Entry to Japan’s Crypto Market
Amber Group has procured DeCurret Inc., a crypto-asset exchange service provider, which is registered with the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA). Finance Magnates recently learned that Amber Gr...
Digital Yen Will Not Benefit Japan’s Financial Network, Former BOJ Official Claims
Hiromi Yamaoka – the former leader of the Bank of Japan’s financial settlement department – urged the institution to avoid using the digital yen as a part of the country’s monetary policy. He believes...