DMM.com Pulls Plug on Japanese Crypto Mining Business

It appears that another large financial firm is leaving the cryptocurrency industry in Japan. Last week it was GMO Internet and this week, it’s e-commerce giant DMM.com, which is reportedly closing down its m...

Sega Sammy Names Tokyo As Preferred IR Location

Sega Sammy Chairman and Group CEO Hajime Satomi has pointed to Tokyo as the company’s preferred location should it win a license to operate an IR in its home nation of Japan. Answering a series of questions ...

FSA Launches Investigation into $60 Million Zaif Hack

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) released a statement this Friday saying it is investigating security procedures at the exchange, in response to Thursday’s $60 million hack of cryptocurrency exchange Z...

Japan Demands Crypto Exchanges De-List Anonymous Altcoins

Reports from Tokyo state that numerous sources within Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) are looking at all possibilities to exhibit pressure on the Japanese platforms for trade. This pressure is there f...