Here is the past week of cryptocurrency and blockchain news in review, as originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan.
On Sept. 25, Cointelegraph Japan reported that the Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange BitFlyer was adding the Ether/yen pair to "BitFlyer Lightning", a virtual currency trading tool for professionals.
On Sept. 25, the CBSG Consortium, which is led by U.S.-based blockchain technology company TBCASoft, and Japanese holding company SoftBank, announced plans to build a commercial use case for payment systems using blockchains in early 2020.
Ethereum.org now supports the Japanese language.
On Sept. 27, the official website of the Ethereum network added support for the Japanese language.
Ethereum.org is now offering its content in five different languages: English, French, Korean, simplified Chinese and Japanese.
Support for the Japanese language was made possible because of the joined effort of volunteers, according to Masaharu Uno of Ethereum Japan.
Crypto exchange Bitpoint Japan will resume its services on Sept. 30.
The cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint Japan announced that it will resume its cryptocurrency delivery service on Sept. 30.
On Sept. 27, Cointelegraph Japan reported that Oki Matsumoto, the CEO of Japan's financial services giant Monex Group, said that Facebook's Libra announcement "Opened Pandora's box."
Crypto News From Japan: Sept. 22-29
Published on Sep 29, 2019
by Cointele | Published on Coinage
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