Tag: Japan

Japanese Financial Giant SBI Group Introduces BTC Lending Service

Blockchain | by Ben Gupta | November 26, 2020

SBI Group, the Japanese financial giant is initiating a digital asset lending service through its cryptocurrency-focused subsidiary, SBI VC Trade. SBI is […]

Ex-Nissan Chairman Used Bitcoins To Flee Japan, Money Purportedly Sent Via Coinbase

Blockchain | by Ben Gupta | July 25, 2020

Crypto exchange Coinbase processed five hundred thousand USD in BTC payments that assisted the histrionic escape of Carlos Ghosn, ex-chairman of Nissan […]

Japan’s Largest Financial Institution Allegedly Planning To Issue Its Own Stablecoin

Blockchain | by Ben Gupta | July 15, 2020

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the largest financial institution of Japan, is allegedly mulling over releasing its own stablecoin dubbed the MUFG token. […]

Bank of Japan Mulling Over Feasibility Of Digital Yen, Announces CBDC Experiment

Blockchain | by Ben Gupta | July 4, 2020

The Bank of Japan recently declared that it would conduct a trial with a CBDC to figure out its viability from a […]

Japanese Financial Services Firm Announces Year-End Shareholder Grant In The Form Of Bitcoin

Blockchain | by Ben Gupta | March 25, 2020

Monex, a financial services firm based out of Japan, has declared that it will give Bitcoin to its shareholders as a year-end […]

Ernst & Young Japan Plans To Launch Blockchain Based System To Track Fraudulent Sales

Blockchain | by Ben Gupta | March 24, 2020

The Japanese branch of global accountancy firm Ernst & Young, EY Japan has declared plans to unveil a blockchain system for tracking […]