Coincheck Wins Crypto Exchange License 12 Months After Major Hack
Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, which suffered a $530 million hack in January of last year, is now a licensed entity. Monex Group, the Japan-based online…
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Hodler’s Digest, September 2-9: Goldman Sachs Says ‘No Thanks’ to Crypto Trading Desk, While India Sends Officials to ‘Crypto College’
Top Stories This Week Business Insider: Goldman Sachs Scraps Crypto Trading Desk Plans Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is halting its plans to open a cryptocurrency trading desk,…
UK Food Standard Agency Completes Blockchain Pilot for Food Supply Chain
UK food regulator the Food Standard Agency (FSA) has successfully accomplished a pilot using blockchain technology according to an announcement published July 2. This was reportedly the first time blockchain…
Crypto Markets Fall Further Amidst Week of FUD From Asian Sector
The crypto markets are continuing to take a tumble today, June 23, following slew of FUD-like news from the crypto sector in South Korea and…
Getting Into Japanese Market Won’t Be Easy For Coinbase
On June 4, Coinbase — one of the largest wallets and cryptocurrency exchanges in the US — revealed its plans to enter the Japanese crypto…
Japanese Regulator Sees Boost In Cryptocurrency Queries
Japanese consumers filed over three times the number of enquiries about cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings in 2017 as compared to the previous year,…
Cryptocurrency Exchange Kraken to Shutter Services in Japan
San Fransisco-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has announced it is shutting its doors for investors in Japan. According to a statement released on Tuesday, the company said it…
Yahoo! Japan to Launch Cryptocurrency Exchange in 2019
Yahoo! Japan Corporation, a subsidiary of Yahoo! and SoftBank Group, is entering the cryptocurrency industry by launching an exchange in April 2019, according to Nikkei Asian Review.…
Binance CEO Refutes Financial Watchdog Warning Reports
The CEO of Binance, currently the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has hit back at reports that the exchange is to receive a…
G20 To Focus On Crypto AML, ‘Too Stringent Regulations’ Not Good, Says Japanese Gov’t Official
Japan will call on the G20 member governments to concentrate on developing a common anti-money laundering (AML) strategy for cryptocurrencies during the annual summit in Buenos Aires on March 19-20, Reuters reports…