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Retail Giant Rakuten Enables Bitcoin Payments for US Customers
The Japanese e-commerce giant has integrated with payment processor Bitnet, enabling customers based in the United States to pay with bitcoin.
Tokyo Japan
By Yessi Bello Perez
Mar 17, 2015 at 10:59 a.m. UTC
Mar 17, 2015
JapanstartupsRakutenMerchantsBitnetNewsCompanies
Japan
Markets
Exchanges
Top Japanese Investor: Cryptocurrencies Key to Financial Revolution
VC Kazutaka Muraguchi says cryptocurrencies are key to a "worldwide financial revolution", following a $828,000 investment in Japanese exchange Zaif.
Japan
By Yessi Bello Perez
Mar 6, 2015 at 5:20 p.m. UTC
Mar 6, 2015
ExchangesJapanstartupsNewsCompanies
Japan, Yen
Markets
Venture capital
BitFlyer Raises $1.1 Million from First-Time Japanese Bitcoin Investors
Bitcoin services firm bitFlyer has secured a $1.1m funding round to expand overseas, bringing its total to $2.93m.
Japan, Yen
By Jon Southurst
Jan 28, 2015 at 4:41 a.m. UTC
Jan 28, 2015
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Tokyo, Japan
Markets
Asia
Bitcoin to Feature at Rakuten's First Financial Conference
Multi-billion-dollar retailer Rakuten is including a panel of bitcoin industry representatives at its first financial conference next month.
Tokyo, Japan
By Jon Southurst
Jan 22, 2015 at 10:47 a.m. UTC
Jan 22, 2015
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Bitcoin Embassy Seoul
Markets
Asia
New Bitcoin Embassies in Asia Bring World Total to 17
New bitcoin advocacy centres in South Korea and Japan aim to enlighten both enthusiasts and the general public about the digital currency.
Bitcoin Embassy Seoul
By Jon Southurst
Jan 13, 2015 at 4:26 p.m. UTC
Jan 13, 2015
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Japanese newspaper readers began the year with bitcoin as front-page news
Markets
Crime
Missing Mt Gox Bitcoins Likely an Inside Job, Say Japanese Police
The disappearance of 650,000 BTC from Mt Gox was due to internal system irregularities and not external attacks, reports a Japanese newspaper.
Japanese newspaper readers began the year with bitcoin as front-page news
By Jon Southurst
Jan 1, 2015 at 8:48 a.m. UTC
Jan 1, 2015
CrimeMt GoxExchangesAsiaJapanstartupsNewsCompanies
Asian business image
Markets
China
The Giant Awakens: Asia's Top Bitcoin Stories in 2014
From rumoured bans to booms, 2014 was big for bitcoin in Asia. Here is a review of the stories that made the biggest splashes, for better or worse.
Asian business image
By Jon Southurst
Dec 31, 2014 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
Dec 31, 2014
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WizSec Founding Team: Kim Nilsson, J. Maurice, Emil Oldenburg
Markets
Security
Safello Co-Founder Moves to Tokyo to Start New Bitcoin Security Firm
The co-founder of Swedish exchange Safello has left the company to join a team of bitcoin security experts in Tokyo to establish a consulting firm.
WizSec Founding Team: Kim Nilsson, J. Maurice, Emil Oldenburg
By Jon Southurst
Dec 27, 2014 at 2:42 p.m. UTC
Dec 27, 2014
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Japan shops
Markets
Exchanges
Major Japanese Rewards Scheme Now Pays Out in Bitcoin
Japanese payments giant GMO Media is now offering rewards scheme payouts in bitcoin via a new partnership with bitFlyer.
Japan shops
By Jon Southurst
Dec 18, 2014 at 11:57 a.m. UTC
Dec 18, 2014
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