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06.06 / 16:56

Blockchain Digital Career Gap Strategy Bitcoin European countries are banking on blockchain. Here’s how jobs in the sector are growing

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06.06 / 16:38

Booking ETF Tesla BURST NVIDIA MSCI Micron Is China heading for Japan-like stagnation? Economist says the worst is likely behind us

BEIJING — China's economic recovery from the pandemic is set to broaden, meaning the country isn't headed toward Japan-style stagnation just yet, according to Macquarie's Chief China Economist Larry Hu.

03.06 / 05:21

business Stablecoin Banks banking Backed MUFG to facilitate Japanese bank-backed stablecoins via Progmat Coin platform

Megabank Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has announced that its stablecoin issuance platform “Progmat Coin” will soon be used by Japanese banks to launch Yen-pegged stablecoins on several public blockchains.

02.06 / 12:11

business regulation Asia ChatGPT Warning OpenAI gets warning from Japanese regulators on data collecting

Officials in Japan are beginning to tighten their stance towards artificial intelligence (AI) after the country's local privacy watchdog warned the ChatGPT parent company about its data collection methods.

01.06 / 12:39

Government Law regulation us government Taxes Bitcoin Does the US have a crypto ‘tax loophole’ problem?

The crypto sector appears to have dodged another bullet. At the time of publication, the United States has reached a political agreement to raise its debt ceiling, avoiding a calamitous default on its obligations, and this resolution probably won’t include any new taxes on cryptocurrencies.

01.06 / 11:59

Dogecoin Waves Digital Progressive Action Racing Doge PUMP Chinese Doge Coin $CHINA, $NiHao Pump 40,000% - Are AiDoge, $WSM The Next Cryptocurrency to Explode

The 2023 crypto cycle has been dominated by eye-catching crypto narratives garnering immense traction - sending low-cap altcoins surging.

01.06 / 05:09

Government regulation copyrights ChatGPT Japanese AI experts raise concern over bots trained on copyrighted material

Japanese artificial intelligence experts and researchers are urging caution over the use of illegally-obtained information to train AI, which they believe could lead to “a large number of copyright infringement cases,” job losses, false information, and the leaking of confidential information.

01.06 / 01:11

UPS Provident Stablecoin Digital Nikkei Japanese Stablecoin Ban Lifted, Banks Prepare Move

Japanese firms can now issue stablecoins, after a long-awaited piece of legislation came into effect today.

31.05 / 20:07

Blockchain Provident FIVE Manufacturing Action coinbase Microchip Future National Coinbase: Embracing Crypto Could Determine Future of U.S. National Security

Amid heightened regulatory uncertainty and anti-crypto sentiment in the United States, a leading US-based cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has linked crypto to national security.

31.05 / 15:23

Blockchain Binance Tether Police Reserve Today in Crypto: Xapo Integrates USDT Payment Rails, Police Reportedly Detains Trust Reserve Core Team, Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Recommends All Banks Adopt Blockchain & AI

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31.05 / 09:55

Ethereum Art NFT Non-fungible tokens Mercedes-Benz's Web3 Arm Teams Up with Fingerprints DAO for New NFT Collection

Digital art organization Fingerprints DAO has teamed up with Dutch artist Harm van den Dorpel and German car giant Mercedes Benz on a generative art non-fungible token (NFT) collection.

31.05 / 08:25

business Blockchain Adoption partnerships network XDC Network gets Japanese foothold via partnership with SBI subsidiary

Formerly known as XinFin, the enterprise hybrid blockchain solution XDC Network broadens its presence on the Japanese market by striking a partnership with SBI VC Trade Co. Ltd, a cryptocurrency exchange subsidiary of Tokyo-based financial holding company SBI.

31.05 / 02:57

Man CEO Platform scam S Korean Police Bust Two ‘Crypto Scam Rings’ Worth a Combined $350m – Crypto Fraud on the Rise?

South Korean police have shut down two suspected crypto scams they think are worth a combined $350 million, with hundreds of victims believed to have been duped.

30.05 / 17:33

Blockchain NFT Japan's largest airline launches NFT marketplace

On May 30, Air Nippon Airways (ANA), the largest airline in Japan, launched an aeronautical-themed nonfungible tokens (NFTs) marketplace with its subsidiary ANA Neo.

30.05 / 16:23

Provident Binance Platform Banner Bitcoin Binance Readies Japan-Focused Crypto Platform, Set for Summer Launch

Binance has begun the process of transitioning Japanese users of its international crypto exchange to a specialized local platform, the company confirmed in a blog post on Friday.

30.05 / 12:51

regulation FATF AML Bitcoin bitFlyer adopts crypto deposit limits to comply with Travel Rule

Cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan are preparing for the enforcement of the Financial Action Task Force’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) regulations known as the Travel Rule.

30.05 / 12:27

CBDC Adoption Bank of Japan Japan launches digital yen pilot project after second successful proof-of-concept

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has released the results of the second phase of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) proof-of-concept (PoC) experiment and confirmed that its CBDC pilot project launched on schedule in April. The second-phase PoC ran for a year, from April 2022 to March 2023, and considered functions to complement the basic ledger functions tested in the first yearlong experiment.

30.05 / 12:27

regulation Terra From Beijing to Tokyo, Asian nations get active in crypto regulation: Law Decoded, May 22–29

Last week, almost all the key markets for digital assets in Asia got updates from local regulators. Lawmakers in Japan have decided to enforce stricter Anti-Money Laundering measures to trace cryptocurrency transactions from June 1.

30.05 / 03:15

Blockchain Digital Progressive Harmonic Crypto-asset World Economic Forum Paves Way for Global Crypto-Asset Regulation

The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently published a white paper titled «Pathways to the Regulation of Crypto-Assets: A Global Approach,» advocating for a collaborative approach towards crypto regulation on a global scale.

30.05 / 00:49

Provident BLOCK Digital Citizens Bank of Japan Releases CBDC Report and Launched Its Pilot Program As Other Countries Gain Steam

The Bank of Japan released the results and findings of a report on central bank digital currencies

29.05 / 23:15

Blockchain UPS Platform Software Sony Sony Announces Plans to Back Web3, NFT Startups – Japan Set for Metaverse Pivot?

The Japanese business behemoth Sony is set to invest in Web3, NFT, and metaverse firms via an incubator program.

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