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BITCOIN

WORLD
Feb 5, 2019
Cryptocurrency exchange CEO dies holding only passwords that can unlock millions in customer coins
Digital-asset exchange Quadriga CX has a $200 million problem with no obvious solution — just the latest cautionary tale in the unregulated world of cryptocurrencies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2019
Hit by tougher standards and falling prices, Japan's cryptocurrency players face a pivotal 2019
Japanese crypto-exchange operators unexpectedly faced major problems last year due to the unprecedented hack in late January of Tokyo-based Coincheck Inc., which lost digital tokens estimated at the time to be worth ¥58 billion and caused commotion across the industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2018
The myth of the stable cryptocurrency
The problems with the latest wave of cryptocurrencies will be familiar to anyone who has encountered even a single study of speculative attacks on pegged exchange rates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2018
¥6.7 billion in digital money stolen from Osaka firm
Hackers gained unauthorized access to the exchange's hot wallets, which are less secure and where funds are held for immediate transactions.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 23, 2018
SEC quashes more bitcoin ETF pitches in another blow to cryptocurrencies
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has rejected another round of attempts to list exchange-traded funds backed by bitcoin, blocking ETFs from ProShares, GraniteShares and Direxion, on concern prices could be vulnerable to manipulation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2018
World's biggest Bitcoin-mining rig maker Bitmain eyes move into AI
The 1980s cyberpunk novels that predicted today's internet failed to conceive of anything as outlandish or contradictory as Bitcoin: A digital currency that's spent nowhere, a commodity that's used for nothing, and a libertarian dream that is effectively run by elites.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 1, 2018
Is bitcoin creator writing a book? Cryptic note indicates yes
Is the unknown creator of bitcoin writing a book about it?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 23, 2018
Mt. Gox creditors get new avenue in years-long attempt to recover bitcoin losses
Things may be looking up for creditors of Mt. Gox, which was the world's biggest bitcoin exchange before going in flames after saying thousands of bitcoins had disappeared.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 10, 2018
Ex-Goldman trader Yuzo Kano is hiring old rivals to build a cryptocurrency empire in Tokyo
Yuzo Kano is trying to build a global cryptocurrency powerhouse, one former financier at a time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 19, 2018
Bitcoin heist suspect flees Iceland on flight carrying prime minister: state broadcaster
An Icelandic man arrested on suspicion of stealing about 600 computers used to mine the cryptocurrency bitcoin escaped prison and fled the country on a commercial flight to Sweden, Icelandic state broadcaster RUV said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 4, 2018
Bank of Japan wants you to be wary of cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin investing is popular in Japan, but the nation has also had several high-profile cryptocurrency heists. Now, the central bank has come up with a rather negative Q&A for those seeking answers on cryptocurrencies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2018
Bitcoin dives 10% to near $7,000 as dismal quarter nears end
Bitcoin's miserable quarter isn't over yet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2018
As regulators play catch-up, internet firms curbing crypto ads, fearing damage from scams
A growing number of internet companies are banning cryptocurrency advertising, fearing reputational damage if their users are duped or left penniless, even as regulators struggle to get to grips with the fast-emerging industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2018
Warned by FSA, cryptocurrency giant Binance heads to Malta
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange by traded value, is seeking a fresh start in the Mediterranean.
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2018
Is this legal? Making sense of the world's cryptocurrency rules
Getting your head around cryptocurrencies was hard enough before governments got involved. But now that policymakers around the world are drawing up fresh regulations on everything from exchanges to initial coin offerings, keeping track of what's legal has become just as daunting as figuring out which...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Mar 16, 2018
Bitcoin's 'death cross' looms as strategist eyes 76% plunge to $2,800
The tea leaves don't bode well for Bitcoin.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2018
Bitcoin slides as Google bans cryptocurrency advertising amid crackdown on scams
Alphabet Inc.'s Google said on Wednesday it was banning advertisements for cryptocurrencies and initial coin offerings, the latest internet company to clamp down on the sector amid growing concerns about scams.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2018
G-20 financial heads to urge cryptocurrency monitoring to safeguard financial stability
The world's financial leaders will call on international standard-setting bodies March 20 for stronger monitoring of cryptocurrencies and related assets and to assess the need for a multilateral response as such assets could at some point threaten financial stability.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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