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February 21, 2023 )
On Monday, the Japanese subsidiary of FTX, the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange, announced that it’s partially restarting operations in Japan. It explained that customers of its Japanese subsidiary can withdraw their cryptocurrency deposits as well as fiat currency deposits starting February 21. Trading platform Liquid Japan, which FTX Japan acquired a year ago, will facilitate the […]
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December 29, 2022 )
Global cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has decided to stop its operations in Japan for the second time, citing pressure on its infrastructure amid a weak market. Deposits will be stopped as of January 9, but business operations such as trading will remain. In a December 28 blog post, Kraken said it has decided to stop operations […]
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May 9, 2022 )
SBI Motor Japan, a division of SBI Africa Co. Ltd., has announced that customers can now pay for used cars with Bitcoin (BTC) and Ripple (XRP). It’s the first time that XRP has been deployed on a Japanese cross-border eCommerce site. SBI VC Trade Co. Ltd, a cryptocurrency exchange that belongs to the SBI Group, […]
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February 4, 2022 )
Japanese local news agency Nikkei Asia reports that Mitsui, a Japanese trading house, is planning to issue a cryptocurrency that is gold-backed. ZipangCoin (ZPG), Mitsui’s digital currency, will be issued as early as this month. It will be accessible to retail investors via cryptocurrency exchanges. The stablecoin will be linked with gold prices at yen-denominated […]
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February 2, 2022 )
Cryptocurrency exchange FTX will acquire Japan’s Liquid Group, its operating subsidiaries and one of the licensed crypto exchanges in Japan. Liquid Group announced Wednesday that FTX was purchasing Quoine Corporation, Quoine Pte. in Singapore. Quoine, one of Japan’s first crypto exchanges to be registered by the financial regulator in 2017, operates under the Liquid brand. […]