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Finance

Crypto Startup Amber Group Acquires Japanese Exchange DeCurret

The exchange, which has been in operation for three years, has yet to turn a profit.

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Finance

Inside the Company Building Japan's Multistakeholder Digital Yen

DeCurret was born out of Japan's oldest internet firm.

Tokyo's Shinjuku neighborhood (segawa7/Shutterstock)

Policy

Binance Didn't Upgrade Customer Checks, Despite Promises to Regulators: Report

A Reuters investigation found Binance has not been as keen on regulation as it has publicly professed to be.

CEO de Binance, Changpeng Zhao (Archivo de CoinDesk)

Policy

Japan’s Taxes on Crypto Firms Are Leading Some to Leave the Country

Founders face hefty corporate taxes when listing tokens and individual investors are taxed up to 55% on gains.

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Videos

Court Overturns Korean Bitcoin Ruling, Days Numbered for Swift?

Japanese billionaire mints NFT in space. Korean Supreme Court overrules verdict in bitcoin case. Cross-border payments set to enter a new era? We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Policy

Japan’s Crypto Exchanges Grapple With ‘Travel Rule’ as Deadline Looms

The country’s crypto exchanges want to stagger implementation of the rule, which will require them to share customer data on transactions above a certain threshold.

Mt. Fuji from Tokyo (Sakarin Sawasdinaka/Shutterstock)

Videos

Crypto Crash Hits Korean Game Developers; Rug-Pull Red Flags

Japan’s financial regulator seeks limits on domestic stablecoin issuance. Korean game developers hit by crypto flash crash. How to spot rug-pull red flags. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Policy

Japan Moves to Impose New Regulations on Stablecoin Issuers: Report

The country is reportedly moving to introduce legislation in 2022 to limit the issuance of stablecoins to banks and wire transfer companies.

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Videos

Crypto Resilient to Omicron, Japan Speeds Up on CBDC

China's Qihoo 360 builds a crypto mining tracker. Crypto market proving resilient in the face of Omicron concerns. Japan to pick up the pace with CBDC. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."

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Videos

Omicron Hits Markets, Japanese Novel Released as NFT

Singapore’s Coinstore enters India despite ongoing regulatory wrangling. Crypto markets hit by Omicron variant. Japanese sci-fi novel Pure released as NFT. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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