Rakuten News

The explosion of NFT popularity in 2021 is continuing apace in the new year.

People on Twitter were accusing Pranksy of wash-trading a CryptoPunk NFT, Dolce & Gabbana is auctioning luxury NFTs to “approved bidders,” and FTX was spammed with tokenized fish.

Japan’s biggest brokerages are looking to compete with the country’s crypto-native exchanges for digital asset market share.

Marubeni unveiled blockchain steel pipe tracing tests, multiple exchanges added leverage trading, and more headlined news from Japan this past week.

Japanese government agencies held a crypto meeting, Coincheck added Qtum, and more headlined news from Japan this past week.

Japanese retail giant Rakuten enabled its customers in Japan to exchange Rakuten Group’s loyalty points to Bitcoin, Ether, or Bitcoin Cash.

The Japan Security Token Offering Association comes at a time when the industry is looking for clarity, self-regulating is the next step.

Japan STO Association launches on Oct. 1, includes Nomura Securities, Rakuten Securities, SBI Securities, Monex and others.

Three cryptocurrencies are now available for spot trading, with a smartphone app set to follow.

Ten enterprises taking a shot at creating their own cryptocurrency to leverage the power of blockchain to drive their businesses to the next level...

Partnership between Japan’s transport and e-commerce giant revs up Tokyo’s efforts to go cashless.

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten has partnered with Japan’s biggest railway firm to promote cashless payments.

Rakuten Wallet has partnered with blockchain security firm CipherTrace to assure AML compliance for the company’s upcoming crypto exchange.

Prospective users can apply for an account using an automated online process detailing requirements.

Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten to launch its Rakuten Wallet in June following an approval from the financial regulator.