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Bitcoin’s Next Mega-Buyer? Watch Japan Closely: Bitwise Exec

Bitcoin’s Next Mega-Buyer? Watch Japan Closely: Bitwise Exec

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure In a conversation with journalist Laura Shin on the latest episode of Unchained, Bitwise Head of Alpha Strategies Jeff Park sketched a future in which Japan’s financial system—and the political imperatives that underpin it—place the country at the fulcrum of the next […]

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Bitcoin’s Next Big Move May Come From Tokyo, Not Wall Street, Arthur Hayes Says

Bitcoin’s Next Big Move May Come From Tokyo, Not Wall Street, Arthur Hayes Says

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The coming Bank of Japan meeting on June 16–17 could shake up both stock markets and crypto trading around the world. Bitcoin traders especially are on edge. Arthur Hayes, co-founder of BitMEX, warned that a shift by the BOJ might send risk

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Ripple And Japan’s Web3 Salon Spark Asia Innovation

Ripple And Japan’s Web3 Salon Spark Asia Innovation

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple has teamed up with Japan’s Web3 Salon to back blockchain startups with real money and real support. According to Ripple, each project can tap up to $200,000 in grant funding over the next year. There’s also a 1 Billion XRP commitment

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Ripple Launches Structured Program to Back Japanese XRPL-Focused Web3 Startups

Ripple Launches Structured Program to Back Japanese XRPL-Focused Web3 Startups

Ripple has partnered with the Web3 Salon project by the Asia Web3 Alliance Japan to back XRPL startups in Japan. Announced Monday, the XRP issuer will offer a grant funding of up to $200,000 per project over the next year. The program is a part of the XRPL Japan and Korea Fund and Ripple’s broader

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Japanese Senate Approves Crypto Brokerages Reform Bill

Japanese Senate Approves Crypto Brokerages Reform Bill

The Japanese Senate, the House of Councilors, has approved a legal amendment that will give crypto brokerage firms more freedom to operate in the country. Per the Japanese newspaper Nihon Keizai Shimbun, senators approved several revisions to the Payment Services Act on June 6. Japanese Crypto Brokerages: Deregulation on The Way The revised act contains

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Metaplanet Acquires 1,088 More Bitcoin, Bringing Total Holdings to 8,888 BTC

Metaplanet Acquires 1,088 More Bitcoin, Bringing Total Holdings to 8,888 BTC

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Acquires 1,088 More Bitcoin, Bringing Total Holdings to 8,888 BTC Metaplanet, Japan’s leading Bitcoin treasury firm, has purchased an additional 1,088 Bitcoin for approximately ¥16.89 billion at an average price of ¥15,519,019 per BTC. This acquisition raises the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 8,888 BTC, with a cumulative purchase cost of ¥122.27

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DePIN Project Mawari, Japan’s VTuber Agencies Partner to XR Platform for Fan Engagement

DePIN Project Mawari, Japan’s VTuber Agencies Partner to XR Platform for Fan Engagement

Mawari Corporation has launched an extended reality fan engagement platform designed to provide immersive 3D meet-and-greet experiences for Vtuber fans. Vtubexr Eliminates the Need for Specialized Studio Setups Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks (DePIN) project Mawari Corporation recently launched Vtubexr, an extended reality (XR) fan engagement platform enabling immersive 3D Vtuber-fan interactions. The platform is expected

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10x: Metaplanet is Trading at 6K Per Bitcoin, Raising Retail Bubble Concerns

10x: Metaplanet is Trading at $596K Per Bitcoin, Raising Retail Bubble Concerns

Japanese firm Metaplanet is effectively trading at $596,154 per Bitcoin, according to 10x Research, which warned that retail investors may be paying a 447% premium for Bitcoin exposure via the company’s shares. Metaplanet is currently the most shorted stock in Japan, data shows, reflecting mounting skepticism among hedge funds over the company’s valuation and perceived

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Japan’s Remixpoint Announces M Bitcoin Purchase, Raising Total Holdings to M

Japan’s Remixpoint Announces $7M Bitcoin Purchase, Raising Total Holdings to $84M

Remixpoint, a Japanese-listed energy software firm, has approved the purchase of an additional ¥1 billion ($7 million) in Bitcoin, bringing its total cryptocurrency holdings to approximately ¥12 billion ($84 million), the company announced on May 26 following a board resolution. According to the announcement, the new BTC purchase is separate from the 4.4 billion yen

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Bitcoin Breakout Narrative Explodes As Japan’s Bond Market Breaks

Bitcoin Breakout Narrative Explodes As Japan’s Bond Market Breaks

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