Tag: Japan

Japan
December 27, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

90% of institutional investors worried over Japan's tougher rules on foreign investment

Japan times reported earlier this week that according to a private survey nearly 90% of institutional investors are worried about the possible negative effects of a law revision, tightening restrictions on foreign investment. The law was enacted in November 2019 and is expected to take effect around May next year. The new law requires foreign investors to notify…

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December 12, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

JPMorgan to launch blockchain payment network in Japan in January

JPMorgan’s interest in blockchain technology received a great deal of press back in February of this year, when we reported that it would be “the first major bank to embrace the crypto revolution in a significant way by issuing its own proprietary stablecoin to speed up cross-border payments and gain other operating efficiencies, as well”.…

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October 09, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Political donations in crypto - now popular in Japan

Japan is known for being a crypto-friendly country. However, the country has  moved a step further and is now allowing political donations in cryptocurrencies. These will not be regulated, according to politician Ms. Sanae Takaichi. Japan does not consider cryptocurrencies as legal tender, and any regulatory action on political donations will affect only stock and…

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December 29, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

This wine retailer is buying the Bitcoin exchange Bitocean

The M&A market in the cryptocurrency market was quite high in 2017, when companies were looking to get an extra edge to their portfolios by acquiring promising crypto startups. At the time, the crypto market was booming, and even cryptocurrency hedge funds emerged. While the M&A crypto frenzy has subsided since last year, when Bitcoin's…

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November 06, 2018 BY Mariela Naydenova

The Winklevoss-backed Gemini Dollar on Liquid Exchange

The Liquid cryptocurrency exchange will list the Winklevoss-backed Gemini Dollar or GUSD. In September 2018, the Winklevoss brothers introduced the Gemini Dollar (GUSD), a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar and regulated by the US government. US dollars can be converted to GUSD through the twins' platform Gemini exchange, and from there transferred to an…

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