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ForkLog 17 30.03.2021

Japan sees first regulated security tokens issued

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB) and the security-token issuance technology provider Securitize conducted a private placement of Japan's first such instrument in accordance with local law.

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ForkLog 34 11.03.2021

Japanese court has, for the first time, imprisoned a Bitcoin holder for tax evasion

A 56-year-old resident of Komatsu, Hideji Matsuda, was sentenced to one year in prison and a fine of 22 million yen (over $202,000) for concealing income from cryptocurrency trading. The case marks the first such ruling in the country's jurisprudence, local media reported.

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ForkLog 52 01.03.2021

Rakuten Begins Accepting Cryptocurrency Payments in Japan

The Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten gave its customers the ability to pay with digital assets at thousands of points of sale across the country.

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ForkLog 11 26.01.2021

Report: Japan’s top brokers lift earnings thanks to proprietary Bitcoin exchanges

Three leading online brokers in Japan—SBI, Rakuten, and Monex—are competing with cryptocurrency exchanges for a share of the digital-asset market, according to a new Messari report.

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ForkLog 10 20.01.2021

Messari: Asia remains the epicentre of cryptocurrency market activity

Asia accounts for 43% of global crypto transactions, 70% of Bitcoin hash rate, and six of the ten unicorns, according to Messari's review.

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ForkLog 27 14.01.2021

Japan regulator says XRP is not a security

The Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) regards XRP as a cryptocurrency, not as a security. The regulator first designated the token's legal status in a letter to The Block.

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ForkLog 20 24.11.2020

SBI Holdings’ subsidiary launches bitcoin-lending service

SBI VC Trade, a subsidiary of the Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings, announced the launch of a cryptocurrency-lending service.

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ForkLog 7 19.11.2020

Japanese companies and banks to pilot private digital currency

Major Japanese companies have agreed to participate in the experiment to issue a private digital currency on a single platform. The project is set to begin in 2021, Reuters reports.

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ForkLog 16 05.11.2020

Shelf AP launches blockchain car trading in Asia and Oceania

Shelf AP, the unit of the decentralised auction Shelf.Network, opened a blockchain trading platform for selling used cars from Japan to countries in Asia and Oceania. ForkLog reported, citing Lasha Antadze, founder of Shelf.Network.

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ForkLog 6 02.11.2020

Survey finds 9% of Japanese investors have invested in NFT tokens worth more than ¥1 million

A tenth of surveyed Japanese residents bought NFT tokens worth more than ¥1 million (over 700,000 rubles). The figures come from a survey conducted by the local Blockchain Content Association among 2,395 cryptocurrency holders.

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ForkLog 17 23.10.2020

Bank of Japan sets condition for issuing a digital currency

Japan will abandon issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) if the idea does not gain public support. Bloomberg reports, citing Kazusige Kamiyama, head of the Payment Systems Department of the local regulator.

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ForkLog 9 22.10.2020

Kraken resumes operations in Japan

The Kraken cryptocurrency exchange resumes services for residents of Japan.

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