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This week’s headlines from Japan included one of country's leaders describing Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto's dream as meaningful, LayerX Labs collaborating with a Japanese university for blockchain research, the FINSUM blockchain conference hosts notable discussion on security tokens offerings, and the head of Monex Group saying Japan is falling behind the U.S. on STOs. Check out…

Thodex has gone silent since announcing a halt in trading and withdrawals. 2478 Total views 17 Total shares Major Turkish cryptocurrency exchange Thodex has abruptly halted trading and withdrawals amid reports of police raids, Cointelegraph Turkey reported on Thursday.Thodex posted an official announcement on Twitter on Thursday, informing users that it has halted transactions for a…

Bitcoin Gold (BTG)’s price is being manipulated by a whale controlling close to half of the circulating supply. These are the findings of an analysis conducted by an independent trader and analyst, who preferred to remain anonymous.He published his findings in a blog post, where he explained why he believes a single group of people…

Saturday, Sept. 21 — crypto markets continued to trade sideways, with the majority of the top 20 coins by market cap seeing losses at publishing time.Market visualization. Source: Coin360Bitcoin dominance continues to slipAfter briefly dipping below the $10,000 threshold, Bitcoin (BTC) has bounced back to trade at $10,041 at press time. The major cryptocurrency is…

American EDM-pop duo The Chainsmokers are backing a new blockchain-based ticketing platform.Platform allows artists to control the secondary ticketing marketAlongside their manager Adam Alpert, the 2017 Grammy Award winners invested in YellowHeart, a decentralized ticketing platform designed to facilitate transparent ticketing sales by artists, music industry publication Music Business Worldwide reports on Oct. 21.Founded by…

Bitcoin (BTC) price closed the month down 1.98% which according to data from Bybit, was its first negative close in April since 2015. In the same month Ether (ETH) price soared over 44% to hit a new all-time high close to $3,000. This wide divergence between the top two cryptocurrencies shows that the markets have…

Hiromi Yamaoka is currently heading a private forum of 74 companies that is planning to launch a private digital currency. 133 Total views 2 Total shares A former Bank of Japan (BOJ) official who reportedly headed the digital currency research is now advising against its use.According to a report published in the Japan Times, Hiromi…

Bitcoin (BTC) came within $1,000 of its previous cycle all-time highs on June 14 as liquidations mounted across crypto markets. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingViewBitcoin price hits 18-month lowsData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD hitting $20,816, on Bitstamp, its lowest since the week of December 14, 2020.A sell-off that began before the…