A Japanese insurance firm is reportedly planning to launch a new policy line aimed at bitcoin exchanges.
Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange bitFlyer has raised $27 million in new funding, one of the largest rounds for a Japanese digital currency firm to date.
Japanese bitcoin exchange BitFlyer has created a new startup fund aimed at investing in companies working with blockchain tech.
BitFlyer has raised approximately 510m JPY ($4m) through third-party allotment, which entails issuing new shares to a limited number of investors.
BitFlyer has released a new block explorer it hopes will compete with Blockchain in Japan and abroad.
Bitcoin services firm bitFlyer has secured a $1.1m funding round to expand overseas, bringing its total to $2.93m.
Japanese payments giant GMO Media is now offering rewards scheme payouts in bitcoin via a new partnership with bitFlyer.
Tokyo-based bitcoin exchange bitFlyer has raised $236,000 in growth investment from Barry Silbert's Bitcoin Opportunity Corp.
A leading Japan-based online payment gateway has partnered with and invested in bitcoin startup bitFlyer.
A former Goldman Sachs employee has raised $1.6m in funding to power a new Japan-based cryptocurrency exchange.