Este artículo también está disponible en español. In an announcement today, Japanese firm Metaplanet revealed plans to increase its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings by issuing $11.3 million worth of bonds to fund the purchase. Metaplanet To Increase BTC Holdings Through Bond Issuance The Tokyo-listed company announced on November 18 that its Board of Directors had approved…
The leader of Japan's Democratic Party for the People (DPP) pledges to update digital asset taxes if elected Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of Japan’s Democratic Party for the People (DPP), has announced a plan to overhaul the country’s cryptocurrency taxation and regulations if his party is successful in the upcoming October 27th election. Currently, Japan taxes…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading slightly lower in South Korea compared to the global cryptocurrency markets due to a reverse ‘kimchi premium,’ not seen since October 2023. Reverse ‘Kimchi Premium’ Makes Bitcoin Cheaper In South Korea According to a report by The Korea Times, there is a price differential…
Bitcoin fell sharply to start the week, following the surprise selection of a new prime minister in Japan over the weekend. Following a roughly 14% rally after the U.S. Federal Reserve’s 50 basis point rate cut nearly two weeks ago, conditions were primed for a significant Bitcoin (BTC) selloff. The selection of a new prime…
Este artículo también está disponible en español. Japanese early-stage investment company Metaplanet purchased an additional $2 million worth of Bitcoin today, reaffirming the firm’s trust in the leading digital asset. ‘Japanese MicroStrategy’ Bolsters Its Bitcoin Reserves In an announcement on September 10, 2024, Metaplanet said it had increased its cryptocurrency holdings by 38.464 BTC, bought…
The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) of Japan, the world’s largest pension fund with assets totaling $1.5 trillion, has officially announced its initiative to explore diversification opportunities that include Bitcoin, alongside traditional investments such as gold and more unconventional assets like forests and farmland. This exploration marks a monumental potential pivot in the investment strategy…
Global financial firm Circle has announced a strategic partnership with the Japanese financial services SBI Holdings, Inc., to promote the adoption of Circle’s USDC stablecoin and web3 services in Japan. Circle Joins SBI Holdings In A Memorandum Of Understanding According to the announcement, both parties have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) toward promoting UDSC‘s…
According to Japanese-based crypto media outlet Coinpost, Binance will launch in Japan fully this month and intends to list 34 tokens on its exchange. This means the platform will offer more tokens than its local competitors in Japan, with major domestic exchanges Bitbank, GMO Coin, and Coincheck listing 30, 36, and 22 tokens, respectively. The…
Presently Japanese crypto firms pay a set 30% corporate tax rate on their holdings, regardless of whether or not they made a profit. Due to this stringent tax law over the past years, some local crypto firms reportedly chose to move their business elsewhere. This development has impacted the country’s economic growth, and the LDP,…
The decentralized nature of crypto assets ensures that transactions and activities involving the assets have no third parties interference. This has remained a leveraging feature that decentralized finance uses against its centralized counterpart. Yet, most criminal activities relating to cryptocurrency are scaling through based on its decentralized characteristics. One of such prevalent crimes is money…