Report said that Thailand’s tourism authority is targeting cryptocurrency holders from Japan. It has been reported that the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) wants to establish the country as the first to go out of its way to welcome cryptocurrency holders, specifically those from Japan which it views as a regional hub of crypto activity. However, the authority has conducted a feasibility study on implementing cryptocurrency payments at tourism destinations. The report said

Sponsoring the DeFi section at the Business Blockchain Expo with Binarystar on 12th of Dec. On the 12th of December 2020, Japan’s largest blockchain incubation hub, Binarystar, will host the Business Blockchain Expo following September Expo. For this Expo, Moonstake is now sponsoring the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) section and will serve as a gateway to introduce prominent DeFi projects to the Japanese market. Business Blockchain Expo is a business matching event organized b

Japan’s three largest banks, as part of a group of 30 private sector actors, are set to collaborate on an experiment with a digital yen. It has been reported that the group consists of banks, various Japanese brokerages, utility, and telecom firms and retailers. Hiromi Yamaoka, the chair of the new group, said that for the purposes of the experiment, the private banks will be responsible for issuing the currency, although the prospect of other actors becoming involved in issu

Yoshitaka Kitao, the CEO of Japanese financial giant SBI Holdings, said that Japan is the most likely country Ripple will relocate to, as it should leave the United States. It has been reported that Kitao stated that the blockchain-based payments firm “has made Japan the most promising candidate” for its new headquarters if Ripple makes good on its threats to move its San Francisco offices. However, SBI Holdings is a Ripple investor, while Kitao sits on the firm’s board of di

The IOTA Foundation is collaborating with Japan’s government on a project targeting industrial infrastructure. It has been reported that the foundation has partnered on a project initiated by major Japanese maintenance companies, Best Materia and IMC. However, the project is funded by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, a national research and development agency operating under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry. The report said th

A report stated that Japan needs to adapt its laws to issue a central bank digital currency. Kozo Yamamoto, the head of the Liberal Democratic Party’s council on financial affairs and a former official at the Ministry of Finance, believes that Japan must revise a law stipulating the Bank of Japan’s mandate and responsibilities regarding the development of a CBDC. It has been reported that Yamamoto said that potential amendments to the BoJ law would be a good opportunity to co

SBI Holdings, Japan’s largest online financial conglomerate, now owns two licensed cryptocurrency trading platforms with its new acquisition of TaoTao exchange. On October 7, it has been reported in an announcement that SBI’s foreign exchange and derivatives arm SBI Liquidity Market has acquired all shares of TaoTao by making it a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. However, formerly 40% owned by Internet giant Yahoo! Japan’s YJFX, TaoTao launched its crypto trading servi

Persol Group, one of the largest human resource companies in Japan, has partnered with NEC Corporation, a major Japanese IT and electronics company, to build a new blockchain-powered recruiting platform. It has been reported that the two companies have begun working on a Proof-of-Concept to test a direct recruiting service that utilizes blockchain technology to securely manage personal data, prevent falsification of information, and ensure authenticity. However, this new plat

United States-based online brokerage TradeStation is planning to launch a crypto lending service. TradeStation is a subsidiary of Japanese firm Monex Group and was announced in Monex’s earning report published on July 29. Deposit your eligible crypto coins with a TradeStation Crypto account today! Sign – Up For TradeStation Crypto: https://t.co/ad9AnaLVe3 pic.twitter.com/XMY0pktGFT — TradeStation (@TradeStation) July 24, 2020 The new lending service called “Crypto Earn” is

Japan’s Otaku Coin Association has announced leading figures from the anime and the blockchain industry to join its leadership team. On July 27 article Japanese news outlet AdverTimes reported that executives from Dentsu Japanimation Studio and the Hakuhodo Blockchain Initiative will be joining the Otaku Coin Association (OCA) as new directors. #オタクコイン協会 は7月27日、「Dentsu Japanimation Studio」代表の #武藤隆史 氏、「HAKUHODO Blockchain Initiative」の #伊藤佑介 氏の2名が理事に就任したと発表した。#オタクコインhttps://t.c

Japanese financial services company SBI Holdings now owns a 10% stake in the digital security offering platform Boostry. The news is followed by the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Nomura Research Institute and SBI with the following stakes: 54% by Nomura Holdings 34% by Nomura Institute 10% by SBI The three entities will now form a strategic alliance concerning the operation of Boostry. Major Japanese financial services company SBI Holdings now owns a 10% st

Japan’s Financial Agency (FSA) has officially announced that it will hire a new leader, Ryozo Himino. On July 20 an update to the Financial Services Agency’s executive directory, notified that the new leader Ryozo Himino is now listed as the commissioner. Previously, Himino was the agency’s International Financial Deputy Counselor. He was also the first Japanese Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Financial Stability Board (FSB). Himino will be replacing commissioner To

The Bank Of Japan has recently announced that it had formed a new research team regarding central bank digital currencies (CBDC). The new team will takeover from the previous research group, that was formed earlier this year. It will also continue with the research works that was undertaken with other central banks. The Bank of Japan is reportedly creating a new team in its Payment and Settlement Systems Department to look more closely into central bank digital currencies. ht

Huobi Japan calls out its users on which new cryptocurrencies they would like to see on the platform. The voting lines on listing the 6 new tokens are open till August 16. On July 16, Huobi updated on its site that the platform is considering to list the following tokens: Enjin (ENJ) IOS Token (IOST) Neo (NEO) Ontology (ONT) Qtum (QTUM) Tezos (XTZ) ◆フォビ、株式会社HashPort Acceleratorと共催で、新規取扱い暗号資産の上場に関する投票アンケートを開催◆ 🎉本日スタート🎉/ 🚀新規コイン上場の投票アンケートを通して、上場させたいコインに投票しよう！$ENJ $IOST $NEO

The government of Japan is considering to include a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in its official economic plan. The news comes after Bank of Japan’s recent announcement that it will start experimenting with Japan’s digital yen to check its feasibility from a technical perspective. ついに日本もCBDC(中央銀行デジタル通貨)が正式に検討されます！ 日銀さんが及び腰だったのですが、政府主導で骨太の方針に盛り込まれるのは心強い。 あらゆる所で「日本でもCBDCの試験導入を。」と言い続けたので、気持ちが届いたとすると何よりです。https://t.co/srOzVV2ATJ — 加納裕三 (Yuzo Kano) (@YuzoKano) July 15,

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), the largest financial institution of Japan, has planned to issue its own digital currency in the second half of 2020. On July 13, it has been reported that the digital currency project was originally designed to run on a blockchain network and facilitate instant peer-to-peer transactions, which initiated back in 2015. After multiple delays, the initiative is now scheduled to be rolled out in late 2020. However, Hironori Kamezawa, the Pre

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, Coincheck has announced that it will soon be offering support for BAT token holders. On July 13, Monex Group announced that the virtual currency exchange will now make Brave’s Basic Attention Token (BAT) available for trading from July 21. ＼Basic Attention Token ( #BAT )の取扱い開始について／#Coincheck では、新たに #BasicAttentionToken の取扱いを7月21日に開始する予定であることをお知らせいたします🚀✨https://t.co/FNwhjnJSLR — Coincheck(コインチェック) (@coincheckjp) July 13, 2020 Monex Group is

Members of G20 have announced that they would lay the regulatory groundwork for the group to accept digital payments. If this happens, paying through digital currency would become a reality for all the G20 members just before the next summit in Saudi Arabia. On July 11 Kyodo News reported that G20 officials- comprising of member representatives from 19 countries and the European Union will be laying the regulatory groundwork to accept digital payments. G20がデジタル通貨を容認。 暗号資産も再び注

Monex Securities, a major Japanese online securities company, launched a cryptocurrency contract-for-difference service. This is the first time a major online Japanese securities company has offered a crypto CFD. A CFD is a type of derivative where the “buyer” of the contract pays the “seller” the difference between the current price of an asset and the price of that asset at a future date stipulated in the contract. マネックス 主要ネット証券初、暗号資産 CFD の取扱いを開始 pic.twitter.com/CAQNuvAxZC

Biggest crypto exchange in Japan in terms of trading volume, BitFlyer has announced a partnership with crypto-friendly Brave browser to develop a crypto asset wallet for Brave browser users, according to an announcement on July 9. Japanese users of Brave browser are rewarded with Basic Attention Token Points (BAP) as Japan’s regulations prevents earning cryptocurrency or BAT, or trading points for money on exchanges. The new crypto wallet might pave the way to enable Japanese