Metaplanet Discloses $1.6M BTC Purchase; Shares Jump 10%
The investment firm now owns 141 BTC, worth about $9.4 million.
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Jun 11, 2024 at 2:31 p.m. UTC
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Crypto Exchange DMM Bitcoin to Raise $320M to Pay Back Hack Victims
The Japanese exchange said it will obtain support from "group companies."
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Jun 5, 2024 at 11:56 a.m. UTC
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Japanese Crypto Exchange DMM Bitcoin Suffers $305M Hack
Measures have been taken to prevent further unauthorized outflows, the exchange said.
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May 31, 2024 at 1:40 p.m. UTC
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Metaplanet Makes Bitcoin a Reserve Asset as Japan’s Debt Mountain Grows
The announcement comes as the yen, one of the top five global reserve currencies, bears the brunt of Japan's fiscal imprudence.
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May 13, 2024 at 6:07 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Trades At Slight Premium in Yen Terms Amid Suspected BOJ Intervention
The Japanese yen swung wildly on Monday, recovering 500 pips from over three-decade lows on suspected BOJ intervention.
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Apr 29, 2024 at 11:31 a.m. UTC
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Japan's Embrace of Web3 Uncertain as Ruling Party Under Threat
Liberal Democratic Party leader and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida once called Web3 a “new form of capitalism,” but he faces a party leadership election in September.
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Apr 28, 2024 at 11:00 p.m. UTC
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Bank of Japan Ends Eight-Year Negative Rates Regime; Bitcoin Slides to $62.7K
The BOJ hiked the benchmark borrowing cost by 10 basis points, abandoning the prolonged negative interest rate policy.
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Mar 19, 2024 at 11:30 a.m. UTC
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World's Largest Pension Fund Seeks Information on Bitcoin Under Portfolio Diversification Plan
Japan's state pension fund, GPIF, is seeking information about bitcoin as part of a broader strategy initiated in response to significant economic and societal changes and tec...
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Mar 19, 2024 at 8:45 a.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Is Hitting All-Time Highs Around the World
The U.S. economy and its dollar has enjoyed relative strength over the past few years.
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Feb 29, 2024 at 7:49 p.m. UTC
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Japan Moves Closer to Allowing Venture Capital Firms to Hold Crypto Assets
If approved in parliament, the draft bill could see VCs fund Web3 startups in exchange for crypto assets.
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Feb 19, 2024 at 9:47 a.m. UTC
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