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Japanese Police to Fund Crypto Criminal Tracking Tool

Japan's top police agency is to fund development of new software aimed to help track individuals behind illicit crypto transactions.

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Rakuten Is About to Buy a Bitcoin Exchange for $2.4 Million

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is planning another step into the cryptocurrency industry with the acquisition of a local bitcoin exchange.

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Messaging Giant LINE Is Launching Its Own Cryptocurrency

Japanese messaging giant LINE has become one of the first public companies to have launched a proprietary blockchain network with its own token.

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New FSA Chief Rules Out 'Excessive' Regulation of Japan's Crypto Exchanges

The new commissioner of Japan's top financial regulator has spoken of the need for balance when regulating the country's cryptocurrency industry.

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SBI Holdings Again Invests in Crypto Exchange Under Scrutiny

SBI Holdings is making a new round of investment in a cryptocurrency exchange that's under increased scrutiny from the country's financial regulator.

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Messaging Giant LINE Launches $10 Million Token Venture Fund

LINE has announced another move into the cryptocurrency space with the launch of a $10 million token venture fund.

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GMO's Cryptocurrency Business Made $2.3 Million Profit in Q2

After a net loss reported in Q1, the Japanese IT giant says it made an 11 percent profit through its crypto business this last quarter.

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Japanese Crypto Exchanges File to Form Self-Regulatory Organization

Sixteen Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges have applied to form a certified self-regulatory organization for the industry.

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Mt Gox Creditors Are Preparing to Claim for Bitcoin Repayments

A group of creditors of the now defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox have started preparing a rehabilitation plan to claim for bitcoin repayments.

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Data Shows US Dollar, Not Japanese Yen, Is Dominating Bitcoin Trade

Inconsistency in the way data providers count trades across exchanges has overstated the yen's importance as a trading pair, CoinDesk research finds.

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