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CRYPTOCURRENCIES

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 12, 2023
Takashi Murakami loves and fears AI
Speaking at an exhibition opening in France, Japanese artist Takashi Murakami offered his thoughts on the positives and negatives of AI.
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BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jun 9, 2023
U.S. SEC crackdown on Coinbase and Binance puts crypto exchanges on notice
The lawsuits expand the overall number of cryptocurrencies that the U.S. regulator has explicitly identified as securities.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 6, 2023
U.S. sues Binance and founder Zhao over 'web of deception'
The SEC alleges that, among other things, Binance artificially inflated its trading volumes, diverted customer funds and failed to restrict U.S. customers from its platform.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2023
The AI gold rush will take humanity to some dark places
Encoding iris scans on the blockchain shows a need to curb Silicon Valley’s savior complex.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 15, 2023
Henry Ford and the lesson crypto enthusiasts must learn
As with automakers at the turn of the last century, the more promising investment approach to digital assets now is to think about what technologies will be needed if the sector takes off.
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BUSINESS
May 10, 2023
Banking crisis concerns loom over G7 finance ministers meeting
As well as tackling the issue of crypto regulation, the ministers and central bank governors will be looking to strengthen the global financial system.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2023
As missile tests escalate, North Korea plays cyberespionage long game
Pyongyang has unleashed a raft of digital weapons ultimately aimed at supporting its nuclear ambitions, threat intelligence firm Mandiant said in a report.
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SOCCER
Mar 15, 2023
Brazil soccer players say they fell victim to crypto scam
Nottingham Forest midfielder Gustavo Scarpa and two of his former teammates at Palmeiras all claim to have lost huge sums to a crypto firm called Xland, which promised large monthly returns.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 9, 2023
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's bid to shift blame complicated by new charges
The latest federal charges against Bankman-Fried appear to undermine some of the public claims he has made since the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange.
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JAPAN
Feb 26, 2023
Japanese power company's crypto plan highlights challenge of storing renewable energy
The recent decision to divert excess renewable energy to crypto operations highlights a broader issue amid the nation's green shift: How to store surplus energy.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 7, 2023
2022 was record-breaking year for North Korean crypto theft, U.N. says
Sanctions monitors said most cyberattacks were carried out by groups controlled by North Korea's primary intelligence bureau — the Reconnaissance General Bureau.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2023
FTX debacle the latest twist in Japanese unit’s tumultuous history
Liquid’s leadership regularly drew on their industry credentials to promote the company, but this coexisted with stories about hacks and poor internal security.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2023
Coinbase stops Japan operations after slump in digital assets
Coinbase Global is halting operations in Japan, giving customers until Feb. 16 to withdraw their fiat and crypto holdings.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 17, 2023
Japan pushes global counterparts to regulate cryptocurrencies like banks
FTX's bankruptcy and fraud charges against Sam Bankman-Fried have battered the crypto sector, highlighting gaps and differences in global digital-asset regulation.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2023
Why the Fed needs to take the digital yuan seriously
The e-CNY will be more than just a paperless version of cash for China's local economy, its use in trade settlements would pose a challenge to the U.S. dollar.
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BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2023
Japan expects local FTX clients to get funds back from February
The plan, if successful, would be a rare example of investors getting money back following FTX's epic unraveling about two months ago.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2023
Crypto exchange Coinbase to close most of Japan operations
The shift comes as the firm cuts 20% of its workforce globally.
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BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2023
Crypto startup funding falls to lowest level in almost two years
Overall, venture capital firms invested $2.3 billion in crypto startups during the fourth quarter of 2022, a 75% drop from the same period the previous year.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried pleads not guilty in FTX fraud case as trial is set for October
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate could face up to 115 years in prison if convicted.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 4, 2023
Both hurt and saved by regulations, what is next for crypto in Japan?
Strong regulations may have helped Japan avoid some of the FTX fallout, but some LDP lawmakers are pushing for a loosening of rules to embrace virtual assets.

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