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Monex Group Chairperson Oki Matsumoto (center), celebrates the debut of Coincheck on the Nasdaq Global Market on Wednesday in New York.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2024
Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck goes public in U.S.
Coincheck, effectively controlled by Japanese online broker Monex Group, aims to expand its operations through acquisitions in the U.S. and Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 24, 2021
Bitcoin bet sparks rally at Japan¡¯s most expensive brokerage
Bitcoin¡¯s fivefold jump in the past year has come amid a flood of money pumped into the global financial system during the coronavirus pandemic.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Crime & Legal
Mar 11, 2020
Tokyo police arrest two for receiving stolen NEM cryptocurrency
Tokyo police arrested two men on Wednesday for alleged possession of NEM, a cryptocurrency, that they knew was stolen in a massive cyberattack on a Japanese startup in 2018, according to investigative sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2019
Hit by tougher standards and falling prices, Japan¡¯s cryptocurrency players face a pivotal 2019
Japanese crypto-exchange operators unexpectedly faced major problems last year due to the unprecedented hack in late January of Tokyo-based Coincheck Inc., which lost digital tokens estimated at the time to be worth ?58 billion and caused commotion across the industry.
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2019
Top business news of 2018
The Japan Times newsroom selected the following business news stories as the most important of 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 10, 2018
Small cryptocurrency exchanges find the going hard under greater government oversight
With the Financial Services Agency implementing greater oversight in the wake of the ?58 billion Coincheck heist, many young and small cryptocurrency exchanges are finding it difficult to conduct business and looking to call it quits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2018
Online brokerage Monex to acquire cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck
Troubled exchange that was hit by a massive cybertheft earlier this year will be sold for u00a53.6 billion and become wholly owned subsidiary.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2018
Japan¡¯s cryptocurrency exchanges held back by shortage of engineers
When cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc. explained how hackers were able to make off with $530 million (?56.7 billion) in digital money, it noted that part of the problem had been beyond its control; the firm had struggled amid Japan¡¯s shortage of software engineers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2018
Unregulated ICOs threaten funding source for startups
The rising cryptocurrency boom has sparked a fundraising scheme called initial coin offerings that have become a money-pumping machine for startups but also have a problematic reputation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2018
Warned by FSA, cryptocurrency giant Binance heads to Malta
Binance, the world¡¯s largest cryptocurrency exchange by traded value, is seeking a fresh start in the Mediterranean.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2018
All NEM stolen from Coincheck may have been exchanged for other cryptocurrencies: experts
Almost all of the NEM stolen from Japanese exchange Coincheck Inc., valued at around ?58 billion ($530 million), may have been exchanged for other cryptocurrencies, information security experts said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2018
Coincheck to lift limits on trading and withdrawals imposed after digital money heist, and start repaying customers
Reeling from government reprimands over lax standards after a theft of ?58 billion ($530 million) in digital money, cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc. said it would from Monday start repaying customers affected by the heist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 8, 2018
FSA suspends two virtual-currency exchanges in aftermath of Coincheck hack
One firm was punished because a senior official embezzled clients¡¯ cryptocurrency deposits, according to the FSA.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 2, 2018
Trail of Coincheck¡¯s stolen cryptocurrency leads to Canada: researcher
Some of the funds stolen from Coincheck Inc. in the $500 million heist have been traced to a cryptocurrency exchange in Canada, according researcher BIG Blockchain Intelligence Group Inc.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 2, 2018
Speculating on the future of initial coin offerings
Governments are only now waking up to the need to regulate ICOs and their related tokens.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
Feb 26, 2018
Trailblazing Nagoya restaurant that accepts XEM cryptocurrency moves to Tokyo
A popular restaurant that accepted NEM, a virtual currency, has relocated to Tokyo from Nagoya, where it operated until last October.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / Deep Dive
Feb 18, 2018
Cryptocurrency boom: A fading fad or real innovation?
The ?58 billion digital token heist at Tokyo-based exchange Coincheck last month reminded many of the infamous Mt. Gox fiasco in 2014 and renewed debate on a critical question: Is the cryptocurrency boom a fad or a prelude to real innovation?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2018
Cryptocurrency advertising goes big in Japan, but the pushback has begun
If a massive billboard by Shibuya crossing is a barometer of trends in Japan, then the latest ad for the cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin, featuring a Japanese celebrity coated in gold, may be a sign of how cryptocurrencies have taken center stage in both the advertising media and the broader national...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2018
Coincheck hackers believed trying to move stolen cryptocurrency into exchanges
XEM cryptocurrency¡¯s creator traces the u00a558 billion in stolen coins to an unidentified account, with its owner trying to move the coins to exchanges where they can be sold.
EDITORIALS
Jan 30, 2018
Tightening cryptocurrency regulations
Tighter market regulations on cryptocurrencies may be unavoidable, but rules that could restrict their potential to enhance financial service convenience should be avoided.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Japan to set up expert working group on accepting foreign nationals
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara (second from left) addresses a meeting of ministers responsible for policies concerning foreign residents, held at the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Inside Toho Archive¡¯s mission to save Japan¡¯s cinematic memory
The goal of restoration is not to artificially upscale but to return the film to the condition it was in ¡°the very first day it appeared in the world,¡± says Nobushige Toshima, president and sales division manager of Toho Archive.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.

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