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The leading Japanese bank plans on establishing a crypto subsidiary outside of Japan and will acquire about 100 personnel to work in the digital asset space.

The U.S. dollar currency index breaks through resistance to hit its highest level since 2002 — to the detriment of practically everything.

Line, Japan’s number one super app, has launched its own NFT marketplace, adding to its list of crypto-ready features.

The Bank of Japan’s executive director announced that the eagerly-awaited digital yen won’t be used to attain negative interest rates.

“It is a natural extension for the future of gaming that it will expand to involve new areas such as cloud gaming and NFTs,” said Sega producer Masayoshi Kikuchi.

It follows a history of crypto projects from Kakao, including its Ground X blockchain subsidiary, which won the South Korean Central Banks’ CBDC tender last year.

The heavy sanctions on Russia extend to crypto, and here is a deep dive into the legal infrastructure behind them.

The Bank of Japan has warned G7 nations that a common regulatory framework for cryptocurrencies needs to be introduced quickly to discuss digital assets to be used to skirt sanctions.

“Owning a Mt. Gox NFT proves you’re OG... you were there in the early days of Bitcoin, and now you can prove it on the blockchain," said the project's whitepaper.

The proposed amendment is being carried out to prevent sanctioned countries from taking evasive actions using digital assets.

Certain Coinbase users will need to disclose recipient information when sending cryptocurrencies to non-Coinbase wallets.

The majority shares of the new combined holding company called Coincheck Group, N.V would be owned by Coincheck’s parent company Monex Group Inc.

The JVCEA will release a “green list” of 18 cryptocurrencies that will no longer be subject to screening by Japanese crypto exchanges before listing.

Companies like Visa and Nomura Holdings have set up dedicated crypto departments as they continue to embrace digital assets.

This latest raise brings Kyash's valuation to approximately $107.7 million.