Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, which suffered a $530 million hack in January of last year, is now a licensed entity. Monex Group, the Japan-based online brokerage firm that acquired…
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GMO Quits Selling Mining Machines After Crypto Market Downturn – CoinDesk
Japanese IT giant GMO Internet has said it will quit making and selling crypto miners following a year of bear market losses The firm announced Tuesday that given the…
10-Year Jail Term Sought for Former Mt Gox CEO Mark Karpeles – CoinDesk
Japanese prosecutors are seeking a 10-year sentence for Mark Karpeles, the former chief executive officer of now-bankrupt bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox. According to a report from The Mainichi on…
Japanese Lawmaker Proposes 4 Changes to Ease Crypto Tax Burden – CoinDesk
A Japanese lawmaker has proposed a number of changes to the current taxation regime in order to ease the burden for cryptocurrency users and encourage adoption of cryptocurrencies in…
Coincheck Has Now Reinstated All Cryptos After January Hack – CoinDesk
Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, which suffered a $533 million hack in January, has now reinstated services for all listed cryptos on its platform. Monex Group, the Japan-based online brokerage…
GMO Reports $5.6 Million Q3 Loss on Crypto Mining – CoinDesk
Japanese IT giant GMO has reported a loss of 640 million yen (about $5.6 million) for its cryptocurrency mining business in the third quarter of 2018. Revealed in the…
Nine Japanese Banks to Trial Blockchain Settlement Using Fujitsu Tech – CoinDesk
Nine Japanese banks are teaming up to trial a blockchain-based inter-bank settlement system using Fujitsu technology. IT giant Fujitsu announced in a press release Monday that it has been…
Cryptocurrency Exchange Coincheck Reports Over $5 Million Loss in Q3 – CoinDesk
Coincheck, the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange that suffered a $520 million hack in January, has reported increased losses for the third quarter of 2018. Monex Group, the Japan-based brokerage firm…
Japan’s SBI Group Is Building a New Crypto Exchange Wallet – CoinDesk
Japanese financial services giant SBI Group has partnered with a blockchain security startup to develop a digital wallet for its recently launched cryptorrency exchange. The Denmark-based startup, Sepior, announced…
Japan’s Internet Giant GMO Abandons Bitcoin Cash Mining – Bitcoinist.com
Japanese internet giant GMO has switched its entire mining capacity from Bitcoin Cash (BCH) to Bitcoin (BTC) as of July 2018. GMO Mines 568 Bitcoin Blocks In July A…