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Finance

Former Top Japanese Regulator Joins Crypto Exchange DeCurret as Adviser

Toshihide Endo was commissioner of the Financial Services Agency (FSA) from 2018 to 2020.

Toshihide Endo, former commissioner of Japan's Financial Services Agency and adviser to the DeCurret cryptocurrency exchange.

Policy

Bank of Japan Governor Stresses Need to Prepare for Digital Currency Launch

The central bank will begin digital currency experiments later this spring.

Haruhiko Kuroda, governor of the Bank of Japan

Markets

SBI Is Offering Shareholders Option of Getting XRP as Reward for 2nd Year

SBI's support of XRP is a sign of the digital token's continued strong fan base in Japan.

SBI Holdings

Markets

Stock Price at Japan's Top Brokerage Riding High Thanks to Bitcoin Boom: Report

The brokerage's venture into cryptocurrency has increased the company's quarter-on-quarter growth threefold.

Oki Matsumoto, chief executive officer of Monex Group Inc

Videos

Monex Group CEO: Bank of Japan 'Seriously Working' on Digital Yen

Oki Matsumoto, CEO of Monex Group, joins "First Mover" to discuss the crypto boom in Japan, an update on the digital yen and the outlook for new crypto regulation.

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Finance

Japan's SBI in Talks Over Joint Venture to Make Crypto a Core Revenue: Source

SBI founder and CEO Yoshitaka Kitao said his firm would turn the planned crypto venture into a core source of profitability.

SBI Holdings

Markets

Japan’s Finance Minister Calls on G7 to Discuss CBDCs at Talks Friday

The G7 meeting on Friday is a virtual meeting and will be the first since U.S. President Joe Biden was sworn into office on Jan. 20.

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Finance

Japan’s SBI Adds XRP to Cryptocurrency Lending Service

Users of SBI's cryptocurrency exchange can lend XRP for a return of 0.1% per annum.

SBI Holdings

Markets

Japan to Have Blockchain-Based Stock Exchange in 2022

The exchange reportedly planned by SBI and SMFG is expected to be the first of its kind in Japan.

Osaka, Japan