FATF Begins Inspection on Anti-Money Laundering Measures at Japanese Entities on October 28
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), an international organization dedicated to anti-money laundering measures, began undertaking an assessment at the Japanese government and financial institutions in Tokyo on October 28. It was reported that companies that operate cryptocurrency exchanges are…
Top 3 reasons why governments demand regulation of cryptocurrency
Whenever we hear about another government drafting a regulation for cryptocurrencies, we can’t help but smirk a little bit at the hypocrisy of politicians and their approach to these digital assets. The reason why so many people laugh at the…
The Benefit of Having a Trading System
When involved in the stock markets and becoming a shareholder or investor, it’s important to know about trading systems. The base of all trading systems is having a base set of rules that one should follow in order to maximize…
Bank of Japan Reaffirms No Immediate Plans to Consider Issuing Digital Currencies
Governor of the Bank of Japan Haruhiko Kuroda once again dismissed the possibility of the central bank issuing a digital currency at a press conference after a G20 meeting between finance leaders and central banks. Facebook’s stablecoin project Libra,…
Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association Releases Opinion Brief on Cryptoasset Management
The Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association (JCBA), an organization that strives for the sound development of the cryptoasset (virtual currency) business in Japan, released an opinion brief to the public on October 11 regarding regulations for cryptoasset management that were discussed…
LINE Subsidiary and Nomura Holdings Conclude Final Capital Alliance Agreement in the Blockchain Field
LINE Corporation <3938>, which operates the Japan’s largest messaging app service LINE, announced that it concluded a final capital alliance agreement alongside the LINE Group company LVC Corporation with Japan’s top domestic securities firm Nomura Holdings In. for the blockchain…
Is crypto-mining still a thing in 2019?
A couple of years ago only the lazy one didn’t mine cryptocurrency. Entrepreneurs even built companies that were mining coins. But lately, this topic is almost never raised. Everyone is focused on the price movements of cryptocurrencies, but no one…
Justin Sun Rings in the Changes for New-Look Tron Network
On September 24, Tron founder Justin Sun held an hour-long livestream in which he outlined an ambitious roadmap for the decentralized network. A raft of bold proposals will include new privacy features, increased interoperability, and revised block rewards as part…
Are the Atecs Capital Platform and Education Center Reliable?
Since Atecs Capital had been my daily crypto CFD broker for the past four months, I think it will be appropriate to talk about some of their trading features. Their offer includes many things, but in today’s article, I would…
Japan’s Self-Governing Body for Cryptocurrency to Implement Self-Imposed Regulations Related to ICOs and IEOs at the End of September
The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA), the organization approved by the Financial Services Agency to self-govern cryptocurrency regimes, imposed regulations on September 27 entitled “Guidelines on Regulations Pertaining to the Sale of New Cryptocurrencies.†All cryptocurrency exchanges that have…