cryptocurrency exchange
B2C2, a global leader in institutional liquidity for digital assets, has entered into a partnership with HashKey Exchange, Hong Kong's largest licensed virtual asset platform. This collaboration will integrate multi-currency fiat trading networks, driving market efficiency and further strengthen Hong Kong's status as a premier hub
digital assets
Hitachi, together with NTT Digital, OPTAGE, Crypto Garage, JPYC, Chainalysis Japan, Digital Platformer, NEC, Nomura, bitbank, finoject, Hokkoku Bank, and Laser Digital Japan, has begun a proof-of-concept experiment from February to April 2025 aimed at improving the effectiveness and standardization of anti-money laundering practices for digital asset trading including cryptocurrency,
cryptocurrency exchange
Coincheck Group, a Dutch holding company for the leading Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, reported its fiscal 2025 third-quarter results (for the period ending December 31, 2024). The report and subsequent earnings call highlighted significant growth, strategic milestones, and ambitious future plans. The key takeaway is that Coincheck experienced substantial quarter-over-quarter
cryptocurrency exchange
OSL Group, a publicly listed company (863.HK) fully dedicated to digital assets, has renamed CoinBest to OSL Japan, following the successful completion of its acquisition. As a publicly listed company, OSL Group is audited by a 'Big Four' accounting firm, ensuring high standards of transparency and compliance,
stablecoin
JPYC held a seminar about its Japanese stablecoin, and its potential applications, on Friday, January 31, 2025. CEO Okabe's Self-Introduction and Company Overview Okabe begins by thanking the attendees and introducing himself as the CEO of JPYC, a company he founded five years prior. He explains his background
NFT
Mercari has launched "Mercari NFT" today, an online marketplace for NFTs on Mercari. The new service allows users to use Mercari to buy and sell popular NFTs available on OpenSea, a major NFT marketplace based in the US. This change kicks off the expansion of Mercari’s business
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
crypto
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
japan
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