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Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Don’t Overlook Tokyo and Hong Kong as Crypto Hot Spots
The two Far East financial hubs take a comprehensive approach to overseeing crypto, and are likely to attract businesses from around the world. They don’t appear on CoinDesk’s...
Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Crypto-Focused Menai Financial Group Shuttering Market-Making Business in London and Tokyo
The firm said it continues to invest in and expand its asset-management business.
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Major Japanese Utility Works With Local Hardware Maker to Capitalize on Excess Power With Crypto Mining
The utility behind the Fukushima nuclear reactor is trying out crypto mining.
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Japanese Trading House Mitsui to Launch Gold-Linked Cryptocurrency: Report
ZPG coin will also be used for digital payments, Nikkei Asia reported.
A view of Tokyo tower. (Jaison Lin/Unsplash)

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Asian Digital Asset Manager Hyperithm Raises $11M
Hyperithm said it is seeing growth in the institutional market for digital assets in East Asia.
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Nexon Bags $100 Million in Bitcoin; Inner Mongolia Crypto Mining Exodus
Nexon Bags $100 Million in Bitcoin; Inner Mongolia Crypto Mining Exodus
Online gaming giant Nexon added 1,717 Bitcoins worth $100 million USD into its corporate treasury, stamping the largest crypto purchase from a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed firm...
Nexon Bags $100 Million in Bitcoin; Inner Mongolia Crypto Mining Exodus

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CoinDesk's On Tap Meetup With CoinDesk Japan Is Happening Tonight in Tokyo
See you tonight for pizza, beer, and blockchain.
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Meet CoinDesk Next Week in Tokyo
Let's talk crypto in Tokyo on Monday.
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To Scale Bitcoin, Little Improvements Will Need to Go a Long Way
Bitcoin Cash and SegWit in the past, it was a non-contentious year for the bitcoin developer community's annual Scaling Bitcoin conference.
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Tokyo Financial Exchange Planning Bitcoin Futures Launch
A futures exchange in Tokyo is reportedly taking the first steps toward launching bitcoin-related products.
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