Japan

JPMorgan’s Interbank Information Network, a blockchain-based payment system has seen interest from over 80 Japanese banks. Interbank Information Network (IIN) executive director, Daizaburo Sanai said in an interview with Bloomberg. That’s the highest representation from any single country in the IIN extensive network of banks. Having launched in 2017, today...

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  • December 10, 2019

Japan’s SBI Holdings yesterday announced that the firm will payout Interim Shareholder Benefits to shareholders in XRP cryptocurrency. The company will give 30 XRP cryptocurrency to each of the shareholders who hold 100 shares or more of SBI Holdings as of September 30, 2019. Eligible Shareholders will be notified by...

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  • August 29, 2019

Rakuten, Japan’s largest e-commerce and among the world’s largest by sales, often referred to as ‘the Amazon of Japan’ announced today launch of its cryptocurrency wallet. Source: Rakuten’s press release report. The wallet is currently available for Android smartphones and can be used to conduct spot trading of crypto assets....

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  • August 19, 2019