crypto
Metaplanet's positioning as the "Japanese MicroStrategy" is quite well understood at this point. CEO Simon Gerovich laid out their strategy very clearly during the WebX 2024 conference: Enter Remixpoint, a new player who has been actively investing in cryptocurrencies. The company initially invested 5 billion yen
blockchain
The three blockchain-related companies under Sony Group, Sony Block Solutions Labs, S.BLOX, and SNFT, have announced the launch of the "Soneium" mainnet, along with an updated version of cryptoasset exchange services and an NFT issuance platform. As creators' activities diversify in the future, content on Web3
CBDC
Waseda University released the fifth episode of its English language podcast series “Rigorous Research, Real Impact”, covering “Central Bank Digital Currencies from a Japanese Legal Perspective”. In the following, we have summarized Professor Takashi Kubota's insights on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), focusing on the legal implications and
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Binance Japan will begin handling three new cryptocurrencies for spot trading: * Pepe (PEPE) * Launch date: January 9, 2025 * Trading pair: PEPE/JPY * Network: Ethereum * Simple Earn: No * SEI (SEI) * Launch date: January 16, 2025 * Trading pairs: SEI/JPY, SEI/BTC, SEI/BNB * Network: SEI, SEIEVM * Simple Earn: Yes * IOTX (IOTX)
payments
On December 24, 2024, the 7th meeting of the Financial System Council's Working Group on Payment Services was held, reviewing a draft of the working group's report to be published in 2025. As background, the "Grand Design and Action Plan for New Capitalism" (Cabinet
cryptocurrency exchange
The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center, and National Police Agency of Japan are alerting the public to the theft of cryptocurrency worth $308 million U.S. dollars from the Japan-based cryptocurrency company DMM by North Korean cyber actors in May 2024. The theft is affiliated
weekly
Welcome to the ninety-first edition of the Japan FinTech Observer. The Federal Reserve and Bank of Japan meetings dominated this week. With the former a little more hawkish, and the latter a little more dovish than expected, the Japanese Yen has found itself close to the 160 JPY/USD territory
crypto
In December 2024, the Liberal Democratic Party Digital Society Promotion Headquarters established a new "web3 Working Group" and started a system in which the experts who have been providing continuous advice from a professional perspective as WG members of the previous web3PT (web3 Project Team) will continue to
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Binance Japan hosted a press briefing today, with CEO Takeshi Chino reviewing the overall market in 2024, as well as Binance Japan accomplishments, and providing an outlook into the next year. Key Market Shift in 2024: Institutional Adoption The most significant development in 2024, according to Chino, has been the
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Metaplanet (TSE:3350) is aggressively pursuing a "Bitcoin First, Bitcoin Only" strategy, transforming its operations and balance sheet around Bitcoin acquisition and related activities. Here is a summary of their recent activities based on the announcements this week. 1. Bitcoin Treasury Operations as a New Business Line Metaplanet