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Japan moves to fold crypto into exchanges and securities now
Japan’s finance minister urged traditional exchanges to be the main gateway for blockchain-based assets.The Financial Services Agency plans to move crypto oversight from the...
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Medirom to Operate World ID in Japan, Shares Rally 10% Today
Medirom Healthcare Technologies Inc. will operate World ID verification sites across Japan under a master service agreement.The rollout will use Medirom’s roughly 300 locations...
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Tencent Gains Access to Nvidia Blackwell Chips via Japan Cloud
Tencent Holdings has gained access to NVIDIA's advanced Blackwell chips via a Tokyo-based cloud provider.
Datasection, operating data centers in Japan and Australia, will supply...
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Bank of Japan Rate Hike Fuels Crypto Rally; XRP, Bitcoin Jump
Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.75%, the highest since 1995.
The announcement led to a sharp rebound...
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Japan’s FSA to mandate liability reserves for crypto exchanges by 2026
Japan’s financial regulator plans to require crypto exchanges to hold liability reserves for customer protection starting 2026.The cold-wallet exemption allowing exchanges to avoid reserves...
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SoftBank’s PayPay Integrates Payment Rails on Binance Japan
PayPay has integrated its peer-to-peer electronic money service, PayPay Money, with Binance Japan to facilitate crypto transactions.Users can now deposit and withdraw cryptocurrency directly...
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Japan to Regulate Crypto as Financial Products with New Tax Rules
Japan's Financial Services Agency plans to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products under existing law.The proposal requires disclosures and insider trading rules for 105 crypto...
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Bybit to Halt New User Sign-Ups in Japan by Oct 2025
Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, will halt new user registrations in Japan starting October 31, 2025.This pause aligns with new...
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Bitcoin Stalls Below $90K as Gold Nears $5,000 Surge Outlook
Bitcoin traded below $90,000 at the Wall Street open while Gold and silver neared key psychological levels.Price action for...
BRICS Gold Buying Tops Treasuries as XAU Hits Record Rapidly
BRICS has been the largest buyer of Gold in three years and is shifting reserves away from dollar-denominated assets.Gold...
Stablecoin Rules Approved Globally; Elliptic Publishes Guide.
Regulatory regimes for stablecoins now exist across major jurisdictions, with clear AML/CFT and sanctions requirements.Elliptic sets out practical compliance...
