Digital Yen Would Make Crypto Markets ‘More Lively,’ Says CEO of Monex Group

Oki Matsumoto said a central bank digital currency would make it easier to convert cryptocurrency into legal tender.

A digital yen will make the crypto market ‘more lively,’ says Monex CEO

Oki Matsumoto, the head of Japanese financial services giant Monex, has welcomed the Bank of Japan's recent interest in central bank digital currency. Earlier this fall, the Bank of Japan announced its plans to begin testing a central bank digital currency proof-of-concept in 2021.

Cryptocurrency news from Japan: Aug. 23 - Aug. 28 in review

Another action-packed week for crypto in Japan has passed. This week’s headlines from Japan included one of country's leaders describing Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's dream as meaningful, LayerX Labs collaborating with a Japanese university for blockchain research, the FINSUM blockchain conference hosts notable discussion on security tokens offerings, and the head of Monex Group saying Japan is falling behind the US on STOs.  Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan. Japanese Financial Services Agency head describes Bitcoin as impactful At the end of Tokyo's 2020 Blockchain Global Governance Conference, or BG2C, also called FINSUM, Ryozo Himino, the secretary of Japan's Financial Services Agency, said Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's dream has aged well.  "I think Satoshi's dream is more meaningful today," Himino said on Aug.

Coincheck Revenues Down, Operator Launches Crypto Lending in US

Coincheck, one of Japan’s leading crypto exchanges, has reported that its revenues are down by over a third on last year’s figures – although its operator has launched crypto lending services in the United States. Per a financial report from its operator the Monex Group, Coincheck said that its year-on-year operating revenue for the first quarter of the current

Monex's US Subsidiary TradeStation to Launch Crypto Lending Service

US online brokerage TradeStation will soon launch its own cryptocurrency lending service. United States-based TradeStation, a subsidiary of Japanese firm Monex Group, is planning to launch a crypto lending service. The plan was announced in Monex’s earning report published on July 29.

Crypto Exchange Coincheck Supports Trading for BAT Tokens

Coincheck joins Japan-based exchanges GMO Coin and BitFlyer in supporting trading for Brave’s Basic Attention Token starting on July 21. Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck will soon offer support for BAT token holders. According to a July 13 announcement from the Monex Group — the owner of Coincheck since its acquisition in 2018 — the virtual currency exchange will make Brave’s Basic Attention Token (BAT) available for trading starting on July 21.  BAT will be the 13th token investors can buy, sell, or trade on the platform following the introduction of Qtum (QTUM) in March.  Brave rewards system BAT is a native token of the privacy-based browser Brave, whose number of users has surged to more than 15 million in the midst of a pandemic.  Currently, Brave users in Japan can earn Basic Attention Token Points (BAP) as a reward for displaying advertisements on the browser.

Japanese Broker Monex Launches Crypto-Based CFDs With 2x Leverage

The Japanese online securities company Monex has revealed the launch of cryptocurrency-based contract-for-difference (CFD) services that went live on Wednesday.

BitFlyer Partners With Brave to Develop New Crypto Wallet

Brave has found a major partner in Japan to explore the growing Japanese market with. BitFlyer, the biggest crypto exchange in Japan in terms of trading volume, has announced a partnership with Brave, the privacy-protecting browser.  According to the announcement, BitFlyer and Brave will develop “a crypto asset wallet for Brave browser users”.  No further details about the new crypto wallet have been made available.

Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP CFDs, Defi Moves, Blockchain Deals + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. Exchanges news Japan’s Monex Group has launched crypto contract for difference (CFD) products for bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), XRP and bitcoin cash (BCH) – making it the first Japanese brokerage to do so,

Monex Becomes First Japanese Securities Firm to List Cryptocurrency CFD

Major Japanese online securities firm Monex Securities is the first Japanese firm to offer a cryptocurrency CFD. Monex Securities, a major Japanese online securities company, launched a cryptocurrency contract-for-difference service today.

Report: Japanese Blockchain Sector Grows Over 30% Since 2019

The number of crypto and blockchain-related companies in Japan increased by more than 30% this year, data from Monex Group's Monex Crypto Bank shows. The number of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related companies in Japan increased by more than 30% this year.  Monex Group's Monex Crypto Bank told Cointelegraph Japan on June 30 that there are 430 crypto and blockchain-related companies in Japan as of May 2020.