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This week’s news from Japan included additional comments against crypto trading from China, Binance’s potential involvement in Japan, positivity from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), more crypto exits from European Union (EU) regions, and stablecoin positivity from France.Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan.China reaffirms its stance…

The task force has proposed new rules that would facilitate aggressive cryptocurrency tracing and tighter licensing requirements for businesses handling digital assets. 1513 Total views 15 Total shares Government and industry have teamed up to fight a major increase in ransomware, with a newly formed ransomware task force calling for new measures to more aggressively…

Zimbabwe’s Zimbocash project got closer to its goal of providing a sound-money alternative to the hyperinflation of the local currency. 1564 Total views 30 Total shares A project developing a national decentralized currency network in Zimbabwe has received a big boost with the listing of its Zimbocash (ZASH) token on the Bithumb Global exchange. According to…

A critic of cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain, BTCKING555,  said that a group investors are preparing a class action lawsuit against the company in a tweet on March 26.BTCKING555 said in the post that a number of Bitmain’s investors are going to file a class action lawsuit against the company in Hong Kong, seeking to recover…

Square's SubZero cold wallet is great, but Ledger Vault is better says the company's VP of Product. 727 Total views 10 Total shares Ledger is mostly known for its consumer-facing hardware wallets, but since last year, a number of enterprises have also begun to use Ledger Vault, according to the company’s vice president of product,…

Saratov Oblast, a region in Southern Russia, has conducted a reportedly successful blockchain election with 40,000 participants, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Dec. 18.On Dec. 12, participants voted to elect members of the local Youth Parliament via the blockchain-driven electronic polling system Polys, developed by Kaspersky Lab in 2017.According to the press…

Speaking during an on-stage panel at BlockShow Asia 2019, QUOINE co-founder Mike Kayamori said he has always been in favor of crypto regulation, but has begun changing his mind: "Crypto is evolving, and the government can't try to regulate things it still doesn't understand.”Kayamori said he’s “always been a pro-regulation person,” but there is cause…

While institutions are still withdrawing capital from Bitcoin investment products, money is flowing into Ethereum and altcoin products. 797 Total views 148 Total shares Institutional crypto products have seen their fifth consecutive week of outflows despite the bullish momentum in the markets. In its August 9 Digital Asset Fund Flows Weekly report, institutional asset manager CoinShares…

As crypto traders debate whether Bitcoin (BTC) is going to $25,000 or $15,000 first, the world’s largest financial institutions are laying the groundwork for mass adoption. The proverbial floodgates are unlikely to open before the United States provides a clear regulatory framework for crypto, but regulators and industry insiders are confident that guidance could come…