Bank of Japan News

The Bank of Japan insists it has no immediate plans to issue a digital yen, but research into the potential of CBDCs continues apace.

COVID-19 relief money does not seem to have been spent by many Japanese on cryptocurrencies.

Bank of Japan has announced the launch of a new CBDC research team, which will continue the work of its previous CBDC research team.

Japan may need to rely on the United States to have some influence over the development of digital currencies.

The Japanese government is getting serious about a CBDC.

The Bank of Japan announced on Thursday that it would experiment with a CBDC to check its feasibility from a technical perspective.

Takeshi Fujimaki, a former adviser to George Soros, said it was "not a surprise" to hear Paul Tudor Jones' Bitcoin revelation.

GMO Coin unveiled BAT lending, Japan's stay at home order affected crypto businesses, and more headlined news from Japan this past week.

Six major central banks will reportedly meet in April to discuss central bank digital currency development.

Central bank digital currency interest continues, Binance deletes the yen currency option, Coincheck completes its first staking payout, and more headlined news from Japan this past week.

The change of the central bank’s goals can cause huge trading losses for market participants. The advantage of Bitcoin is its predictability.