Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, is looking at blockchain tech to solve problems in the city, starting with an e-voting system.
Oki Matsumoto said a central bank digital currency would make it easier to convert cryptocurrency into legal tender.
A subsidiary of SBI Holdings said it's launched a service allowing users to ‘lend’ bitcoin to the firm and earn an interest at the rate of 1% annually in return.
Japanese banking giant MUFG plans to launch its blockchain payment network across the country in 2021 with U.S.-based fintech company Akamai.
A group of Japanese companies plans to develop and test a private digital currency that would work alongside cash.
The integration will mean Rakuten Travel Xchange customers can opt to use ShareRing's self-sovereign identity app to access bookings.
Japanese gaming giant Capcom’s networks have reportedly come under attack, with criminals demanding a bitcoin ransom in exchange for not leaking confidential company information to the public.
Coinbase is hiring in Japan, with various roles up for grabs in Tokyo.
Ripple plans to invest in MoneyTap, the blockchain payments app birthed through a joint venture between the San Francisco-based firm and SBI Holdings.
The exchange had shuttered its Japanese services after Coincheck's $530 million hack in 2018 spooked regulators and prompted a crackdown.
LINE reportedly said it has several "major" Asian nations in discussions over using the CBDC platform.
The extortionists demand a payment in bitcoin to avoid the detonation of an explosive device, per a report.
The Japanese financial group is also mulling other business lines around tokenized securities.
A new report from bitFlyer Japan states the exchange is now custodying more than 161.8 billion yen ($1.5 billion) on behalf of its clients, a two-year record for the company.
The all-stock deal bolsters SBI's crypto exchange services in Japan.