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Japan Considers Regulating Bitcoin as Currency

Regulators in Japan have reportedly proposed treating digital currencies such as bitcoin as conventional currencies.

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Orix, Shizuoka Become Latest Japanese Banks to Trial Blockchain

A group of Japanese financial services and technology companies have formed a new blockchain research initiative.

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Mizuho, Microsoft Japan Trial Blockchain System for Syndicated Loans

Financial services giant Mizuho has announced a second blockchain technology trial that will focus on syndicated loans.

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Mizuho to Develop Blockchain Tech for Internal Recordkeeping

Mizuho Financial has announced it is seeking to develop a blockchain application for internal recordkeeping.

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7 Asian Banks Investigating Bitcoin and Blockchain Tech

CoinDesk looks at activity from Asia's biggest banks in the bitcoin and blockchain space.

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Bitcoin Startup Joins Baidu-Backed FinTech Accelerator

Hong Kong-based bitcoin exchange Gatecoin has joined a startup accelerator backed by Standard Chartered and Chinese Web services giant Baidu.

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DBS, Standard Chartered Develop Distributed Ledger for Trade Finance

Singapore’s DBS Bank has reportedly partnered with Standard Chartered to create a distributed ledger for trade finance.

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ANX CTO: Bitcoin’s Scalability Issue is a ‘Red Herring’

During a talk at Finnovasia 2015, ANX CTO Hugh Madden said he believes concerns about the bitcoin blockchain’s ability to scale are a “red herring”.

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Blockchain Panel Draws Capacity Crowd at Finnovasia

A blockchain panel at Finnovasia drew so many interested FinTech professionals extra chairs needed to be brought into the auditorium.

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Expectations High For Blocksize Debate Ahead of Hong Kong Summit

Bitcoin's block size debate will be given renewed life this weekend when some of the industry’s most influential stakeholders gather in Hong Kong.

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