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With the yen freely convertible and backed by Japan’s deep government bond market, JPYC’s launch stands apart from the region’s onshore-only experiments in Korea, Taiwan, and beyond. origin »
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The yen has tumbled to multi-decade lows against the U.S. dollar following Japan's exit from negative interest rates.
2024-5-3 09:00 | |
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Japan’s central bank announced on Feb. 17 that a pilot program to evaluate the usage of a digital yen would begin in April. The country joins a growing list of nations attempting to overtake leading China. The widely anticipated action…
2023-2-17 13:43 | |
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In an interview with CoinDesk Japan, a former Bank of Japan official said the country has many reasons to seriously consider a digital yen.
2020-9-11 07:00 | |
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Bank of Japan (BoJ), one of Japan's central banks, has put the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) on top priority since July, according to a report in Japan Today. As per the reportThe post Japan accelerates rollout of a digital version of yen appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-9-7 19:28 | |
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The incoming commissioner of the Financial Services Agency has said the regulator will not soften rules on cryptos.
2020-8-7 11:41 | |
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The top economist of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has been appointed as head of department overseeing research on central bank digital currencies (CBDC), as the central bank steps its efforts to join the race to embrace financial innovation.
2020-7-31 17:56 | |
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The central bank's most senior economist now runs the department responsible for the digital currency task force and working group with other central banks.
2020-8-1 14:56 | |
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The Bank of Japan insists it has no immediate plans to issue a digital yen, but research into the potential of CBDCs continues apace.
2020-8-1 12:21 | |
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The so-called Digital Yen – Japan’s upcoming digital currency – is now the “top priority” of the country as it battles the economic implications of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and seeks to revitalize growth.
2020-7-31 23:07 | |
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News has surfaced that the Japanese Central Bank will now focus their efforts on the development of the digital Yen. This is a there is growing concern that China might beat them by issuing the CBDC first.
2020-7-29 19:39 | |
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The comments mark a shift in priority for Japan as it seeks to counter the economic threat from regional rival China.
2020-7-29 14:32 | |
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The Bank of Japan (BoJ) formed a new team to speed up research into the possibility of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). However, the apex bank has no immediate plans to launch a digital yen.
2020-7-20 17:00 | |
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The Bank of Japan is warming to digital currencies and now has a team dedicated to researching a possible digital yen.
2020-7-20 12:41 | |
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The Japanese government confirmed yesterday it will assess and develop a digital currency in the coming months. The post Bitcoin-friendly Japan confirms digital yen and its a boost for crypto appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-7-17 16:00 | |
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The Japanese government is looking to include a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in its 2020 economic and fiscal policy framework. Japan to Collaborate with the U. S. and Europe on Digital Yen According to a report by Nikkei on Tuesday (July 14, 2020), the Japanese government is considering discussions on CBDC.
2020-7-16 01:00 | |
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Japan is increasing its efforts in developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), reported the largest financial paper in Japan, Nikkei on Wednesday. The post further confirms that the Japanese government plans to add the development of a digital yen into its policy framework this year.
2020-7-15 18:11 | |
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The Bank of Japan has published a new report on central bank digital currencies to study the technical aspects of a digital yen
2020-7-9 03:09 | |
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The East Asian superpowers are battling it out, this time with blockchain and digital currencies as a focus. The post Coronavirus pushes Bitcoin-friendly Japan to begin “Digital Yen” trials appeared first on CryptoSlate.
2020-7-4 15:00 | |
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The Bank of Japan (BOJ), the 138-year old Japanese central bank, has announced plans to carry out a technical feasibility study for its central bank digital currency (CBDC). The bank says it intends to carry out a proof of concept (PoC), while also collaborating with other central banks and relevant agencies to reach the bestRead MoreRead More.
2020-7-4 21:00 | |
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The race to launch a sovereign digital currency is heating up as Japan became the latest country to venture into a central bank digital currency (CBDC). In a report released by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) on Friday, July 3, 2020, the bank will start experimenting with a digital yen to check the technical feasibility […]
2020-7-4 20:43 | |
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In an announcement yesterday, the Bank of Japan outlined the two major technical barriers... The post Japan’s central bank to check for technical feasibility of the digital yen appeared first on Coin Journal.
2020-7-3 16:00 | |
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The Bank of Japan announced on Thursday that it would experiment with a CBDC to check its feasibility from a technical perspective.
2020-7-4 09:12 | |
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The Bank of Japan has just announced that there will be no limit to the amount of yen available to finance the buying of government bonds. Essentially, the central bank is now prepared to create as much fiat currency as is needed to support the struggling economy.
2020-4-28 09:15 | |
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According to a key figure in the Japanese Government, the Asian nation should quickly launch its own digital currency
2020-3-20 08:54 | |
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A digital yen could have serious unintended consequences, the Bank of Japan's deputy governor warned.
2020-3-7 20:37 | |
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Coincheck, a Japan bitcoin and crypto exchange, today announced the addition of a new daily funded BTC savings plan. Coincheck launched its savings service platform in November 2019 to allow users to automatically deposit Japanese yen once a month to purchase BTC.
2020-3-5 23:21 | |
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Japan is worried about the soon-to-be-released Chinese CBDC, as it might disrupt the global economy. Local lawmakers suggest developing a digital yen to counter it
2020-2-16 07:00 | |
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Another of the senior lawmakers in the Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has called for the urgent development of the digital yen so that Japan can compete with China in this sector. Kozo Yamamoto, more exactly, said on February 10 that Japan should create its own digital currency in 2 or 3 years. As reported […]
2020-2-10 19:23 | |
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A senior lawmaker of Japan’s ruling party has advised the government to include plans for its central bank digital currency (CBDC) in its mid-year policy guidelines and look to launch its digital yen in two to three years.
2020-2-10 16:00 | |
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Rumors that Japan was preparing plans for a digital yen have been confirmed today. A senior ruling party lawmaker Kozo Yamamoto stated: “the sooner the better. ” Digital Yen to Counter Libra Threat As part of a six-central-bank coalition including the UK, Sweden, and the EU, Japan appeared to be taking a slow but steady approach toward a state-backed digital currency.
2020-2-10 15:00 | |
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Reports are emerging that Japan has been urged to accelerate its central bank digital currency development in order to compete with China. Crypto Yen in 2020? According to Reuters a group of Japanese ruling party lawmakers has urged the government to issue the country’s own crypto currency.
2020-2-7 13:00 | |
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Japan is actively discussing the launch of a digital version of its sovereign currency, the yen. The “digital yen” would be a joint initiative between the government and the private sector.
2020-2-3 16:00 | |
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With Japanese lawmakers pushing for a digital yen, Masayoshi Amamiya, deputy governor of the country’s central bank says Japan needs an agile action plan for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). No immediate Plans to Launch Digital According to Reuters, Amamiya says the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has no immediate plans to launch a CBDC.
2020-1-31 02:00 | |
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Japan needs to keep researching a central bank digital currency, even if it won't launch one just yet, accord to the Bank of Japan's deputy governor.
2020-1-30 13:49 | |
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A group of Japanese lawmakers from the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is planning on a proposal for Japan to issue a national digital currency, otherwise known as the digital yen. The need to develop a digital yen would seek to counter China’s digital yuan; meanwhile, more central banks across the globe are either studyingRead MoreRead More.
2020-1-26 02:00 | |
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A group of Japanese lawmakers from the ruling party came forward with the proposal of Japan issuing its own digital currency. It seems China’s determination to create the digital yuan and Facebook’s Libra has alarmed Tokyo more than a little bit.
2020-1-24 20:57 | |
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Japan has joined the list of countries looking forward to using Centrally Backed Digital Currency [CBDC]. A member of the ruling party in Japan, Liberal Democratic Party, on 24 January, told Reuters tThe post Now, Japan's lawmakers push for digital yen (to counter digital Yuan?) appeared first on AMBCrypto.
2020-1-24 14:30 | |
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Around 70 politicians from Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party plan to propose the nation issue its own digital currency.
2020-1-24 12:52 | |
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The Japanese police arrested two suspects for the theft of Bitcoin (BTC) from the coffers of the relatively small market operator CoinExchange. Internal Information Helped Order Bitcoin Withdrawals for Personal Enrichment Yuto Onitsuka, 25, and Takuma Sasaki, 28, reportedly stole 78 million yen in Bitcoins, equivalent to about $710,000, reported Japan Times.
2020-1-24 11:15 | |
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In Tokyo, two suspects have been taken in custody, charged with stealing 78 mln yen from the CoinExchange firm in 2018, which shut down permanently last year
2020-1-24 09:00 | |
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Japan may be the latest country whose central bank is looking to launch a sovereign digital currency. However, authorities in the country say there is no rush towards creating a digital Yen even as the CBDC wars appears to be gaining momentum.
2019-11-20 10:00 | |
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On October 25, Huobi Japan raised nearly $4. 6 million from Financial Products Group (FPG) reports Coin Desk. In particular, the latter firm, an expert within the finance and real estate fields, purchased 499,968,000 Yen worth of shares from Huobi Japan.
2019-10-28 20:48 | |
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Huobi Japan has just announced that through its latest equity funding round, the Huobi Global branch has raised 5 million Yen — around 4. 6 million U. S. dollars. Financial Products Group (FPG) now joins the company as a stakeholder.
2019-10-27 16:20 | |
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The owner of Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, Coincheck, has announced it will award Bitcoin to its shareholders in a new shake-up. Monex Shareholders To Get 500 Yen In Bitcoin In a statement on September 24, online broker Monex Group said it would give 500 yen in BTC to anyone who owns more than 100 shares and has a Coincheck account.
2019-9-25 12:00 | |
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Bitpoint Taiwan is suing its parent exchange for 1 billion yen ($9.4 million) damages in what it claims was overbilling by the parent exchange following a hack. Cointelegraph reports that Bitpoint Taiwan found out that the amount of funds it got from its local customers were less by 500 million yen ($4.7 million) as a […]
2019-8-23 21:56 | |
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Bitpoint, a Japan-based Bitcoin trading venue that suffered a 3. 5 billion yen ($32 million) heist last week, has reportedly found over 250 million yen ($2. 3 million) of the stolen digital assets, bringing down the total sum of lost cryptocurrencies to $28 million, reports local news source, The Mainichi on July 14, 2019.
2019-7-16 23:00 | |
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Ring in the hacking bells once again. BitPoint, a licensed Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, has been hacked, leaving over 7 billion yen [$64. 6 million USD] compromised. Japan is the latest to join the list of countries with crypto-exchanges subjected to cyber-attacks, joining the likes of South Korea, Canada, and New Zealand.
2019-7-12 09:30 | |
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Coinspeaker TiedCoin: A Game Changer in the Stablecoin MarketIn this article we take a look at TiedCoin - a stablecoin fully collateralized by Euro and Yen coming from Japan with the promise of instant liquidity.TiedCoin: A Game Changer in the Stablecoin Market
2019-7-4 20:29 | |
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Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) has released its 2019 report and noted a significant spike in inquiries concerning cryptocurrency related issues last year. The report details a 70% increase in 2018 in regard to consumer queries largely stemming from exchange issues.
2019-6-20 01:40 | |
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For all the talk that this cycle is somehow “different,” the structure of Bitcoin’s market still looks unmistakably cyclical to me. Each top brings the same chorus claiming the cycle model is dead, and each cooling phase renews the idea that liquidity alone now sets the trajectory.
ZKPs could become the backbone of a new era of trusted AI and digital identity, giving individuals and organizations a way to interact safely and transparently across platforms and borders, argues Evin McMullen, CEO and co-founder of Billions Network.
The louder these companies protest regulation, the clearer it becomes that something’s off, argue Paradigm’s Katie Biber and Dominique Little.
The following is a guest post and opinion from Shane Neagle, Editor In Chief from The Tokenist. It is no secret that large language models (LLMs) crossed the capability threshold by harvesting vast amounts of public and private data.
Seventeen years after Satoshi Nakamoto introduced Bitcoin to the world, it has grown from a cryptographic experiment into a global movement, argues Tony Yazbeck, co-founder of The Bitcoin Way.
MiCA deserves credit for imposing order on chaos, but its structure rests on a dangerous assumption: that proof-of-reserves equals proof-of-stability, argues Dr. Daniel D’Alvia. It does not.
Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin white paper did not describe the end of Bitcoin’s development but the beginning, argues Voltage’s Bobby Shell.