Japan
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.”
Soccer Star Andrés Iniesta Warned by Spanish Regulator After Promoting Binance
“I’m learning how to get started with crypto with @binance,” Iniesta told his 25 million Twitter followers.
Japanese Consortium Plans to Issue Bank Deposit-Like Digital Yen by End of Next Year
Mitsubishi Corp. will lead a trial that is expected to start in January.
Circle Invests in JPYC, Baby Shark NFTs Announced
Axie Infinity earnings drop below minimum wage level in the Philippines. USDC issuer Circle to invest in Japanese yen stablecoin. Baby Shark creator announces an NFT series. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”
Circle’s New VC Fund Backs $4.4M Funding Round for Japanese Stablecoin Issuer
The investment in JPYC, whose coin is pegged to the Japanese yen, is the fund’s first.
Huobi Japan Gets Regulators’ Go-Ahead to Offer Derivatives
Japan’s top financial watchdog has some of the strictest rules for crypto in the world.
The State of Crypto and Blockchain in Japan
Takaaki Kato, global head of Sales and Trading at bitFlyer, one of Japan’s largest crypto exchanges, shares insights into the Japanese crypto regulatory landscape that led to a declining trend in leverage for retail and institutional investors.
Bank of Japan Seeks ‘Plain, Easy-to-Cook’ CBDC Model
An executive director has stressed that the BoJ has “no plans to issue a CBDC at this time,.
Japan’s SBI Holdings to Launch Crypto Fund: Report
The fund could reach several hundred million dollars and include bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies.
Korea Reveals Crypto Exchange ‘Death Note,’ DeFi Investment Booms
South Korea reveals crypto exchange ‘Death Note’. DeFi investment booms. FTX offers loan to hacked Japanese crypto exchange Liquid. We’ll have more on those stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
