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Bitcoin Falls From Weekly High Over Crypto Exchange Scrutiny

Bitcoin Falls From Weekly High Over Crypto Exchange Scrutiny
Bitcoin Falls From Weekly High Over Crypto Exchange Scrutiny
March 08, 2018  |  Bitcoin

As regulators crack down on cryptocurrency exchanges, bitcoin slid again on Thursday (March 8) by 7 percent over a 24-hour period. Following a high earlier...

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Japan Goes After Crypto Exchanges That Have Lackluster Internal Controls
Japan Goes After Crypto Exchanges That Have Lackluster Internal Controls
March 08, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

The Financial Services Agency in Japan has targeted seven cryptocurrency exchanges after the theft of $530 million in digital tokens earlier this year, ordering two...

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Ripple Rolls Out Payment App To 61 Japanese Banks
Ripple Rolls Out Payment App To 61 Japanese Banks
March 07, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Ripple — the blockchain company whose technology powers the cryptocurrency XRP — has created a new payment app in which transactions are settled instantly. Get the...

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Japan Levies Administrative Punishment on Crypto Exchanges
Japan Levies Administrative Punishment on Crypto Exchanges
March 07, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Japan’s Financial Services Agency is sending what Reuters terms “administrative punishment notices” on several of the nation’s cryptocurrency exchanges and some may be forced to...

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Japan’s Henna Cafe Hires Robot To Serve Coffee
Japan’s Henna Cafe Hires Robot To Serve Coffee
February 02, 2018  |  Innovation

In an effort to increase efficiency and entertain customers, a café in Japan now has a robot that makes a nice cup of joe, the...

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Walmart Teams Up With Rakuten To Offer 6 Million eBooks, Grocery Delivery
Walmart Teams Up With Rakuten To Offer 6 Million eBooks, Grocery Delivery
January 30, 2018  |  Partnerships

In an effort to better compete with Amazon in Asia and the U.S., Walmart has entered a partnership with the largest eCommerce retailer in Japan,...

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SoftBank’s Plans To Turn Digital Payments On Its (Global) Head
SoftBank’s Plans To Turn Digital Payments On Its (Global) Head
January 30, 2018  |  Digital Payments

SoftBank, the Japanese company that just acquired a stake in Uber, is mulling creating a digital payments service aimed at taking on competitors like PayPal,...

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Coincheck Hack May Spur More Regulation And Decentralized Trading
Coincheck Hack May Spur More Regulation And Decentralized Trading
January 29, 2018  |  Blockchain

Following the theft of $530 million in NEM tokens from Coincheck last week, governments will likely call for more cryptocurrency regulation and investors may turn...

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