Will 6,000 Hold This Time?
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In Japan, Exchange Operators Shore up Investor Protections After Thefts
The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association says it will tighten investor protection stipulations after a wave of hacks on digital ...
The Zaif Hack Story Isn’t Over Yet: Further Investigations Lead to More Questions
The hack of Japan-licensed cryptocurrency exchange Zaif took the crypto community by surprise last week. It's recently emerged that the ...
Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Platform Zaif Hacked For $60 Million
Zaif, a cryptocurrency exchange service, is the latest victim of an attack by suspected hackers. The Osaka-based platform has reportedly ...
Japanese City Introduces Blockchain-Based Voting System
Tsukuba is now the first Japanese city to test a voting system that incorporates blockchain technology. From West Virginia to ...
Japanese E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Buys a Bitcoin Exchange
Japanese retail conglomerate, Rakuten, has announced the purchase of Everybody’s Bitcoin Inc., an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange platform in the country. ...
Japan’s Internet Giant GMO Abandons Bitcoin Cash Mining
Japanese internet giant GMO has switched its entire mining capacity from Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to Bitcoin (BTC) as of July ...
Japan FSA: We Have ‘No Intention’ To ‘Excessively’ Regulate Cryptocurrency
The head of Japan’s financial regulator the Financial Services Agency (FSA) has confirmed there was “no intention” to introduce “excessive” ...
