Doing Business Under COVID-19: Going Online to Weather the Storm
At the time of this writing, there are now unprecedented restrictions being put in place to prevent the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus or COVID-19, its official designation by the World Health Organization. These actions have been proposed as…
Eliminate hacker threat for your cryptocurrency
Since now for hackers any crypto-wallets no longer serve as an obstacle to theft, as well as other methods of storing cryptocurrencies, there remains hope for only one safe way to own cryptocurrencies. This can only help ensure the true…
Active trend to issue local gift certificates using blockchain technology in Japan
On June 18, SBI Holdings (securities code: 8473) announced that it had started providing services for digitalizing FY2020 premium local gift certificates issued by the Ukiha City Society of Commerce and Industry, Fukuoka Prefecture. When digitizing premium gift certificates,…
Coincheck adds NEM and Qtum to periodic purchases
On June 9, Japan’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Coincheck, started handling new cryptocurrencies, NEM and Qtum, in Coincheck periodic purchases. In addition, it raised the maximum amount of periodic purchases (sum of periodic purchases in each cryptocurrency) from 100,000 yen to…
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank joins Japan Security Token Offering Association
On June 1, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings (securities code: 8309), joined the Japan Security Token Offering Association, a self-regulatory organization for security token offerings (STO: financing through digital securities) formed by leading securities…
How Investment in Bitcoins changed the Fortunes of Many?
Investments have become extremely crucial for us in modern times that are beyond expensive for the common man. People invest so that they have the means to stay ahead of the continually rising expenses. A person’s salary alone cannot equip…
Smart Contracts 101
“A smart contract is a set of promises, specified in digital form†Nick Szabo Since Satoshi Nakamoto devised the first blockchain database in the form of bitcoin, a host of other protocols have built on top of the technology….
GMO Coin user survey: Most expect BTC to perform better than XRP
In a survey conducted by Japan-based GMO Financial Holdings, Inc. (securities code: 7177) on users of GMO Coin, Inc., a consolidated subsidiary of GMO Financial Holdings that operates a cryptocurrency exchange, about 70% of respondents replied that they have positive…
Why Kim Jong Un is an influential figure in the crypto world
In today’s world, we constantly witness a massive transformation of the global economy. The overall wealth is rapidly increasing around the world. Emerging economies in Asia and Africa primarily account for the majority of this growth. Yet, we are past…