Tag: Japan

Japanese payments and remittance startup Kyash has raised more than ¥1bn ($8.5m) in a Series A round. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Over the past few months Japan has become a hotbed for blockchain exploration and concern. Read more: www.coindesk.com

Android Pay is available to users in the U.S., UK, Ireland, Poland, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and New Zealand. Read more: www.techcrunch.com

Japan’s plan to drop an 8% sales tax on bitcoin purchases could take effect as early as July 2017, according to documents obtained by CoinDesk. Read more: www.coindesk.com

The Bank of Japan has revealed a new joint research project with the European Central Bank to study potential use-cases of blockchain technology. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

Japan Exchange Group is to form a consortium of financial institutions to run trials of the use of blockchain technology in capital markets infrastructures. Read more: www.finextra.com

Japanese Bitcoin exchanges and their customers will soon be insured by Tokyo-based insurance firm Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance. Read more: Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

Bitcoin and ether exchange Gemini, founded by the Winklevoss brothers, has opened shop to users in Japan and the Republic of Korea. Read more: www.cryptocoinsnews.com

A blockchain project developed by startup Soramitsu and IT giant Hitachi has been accepted into the Hyperledger blockchain initiative. Read more: www.coindesk.com

A major securities brokerage in Japan is reportedly testing a blockchain-based stock trading system in Myanmar. Read more: www.coindesk.com