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

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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.

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

According to a new report from e-commerce giant Rakuten, the new version of its payment app will support “all payment solutions” — evidently including crypto

Tokyo-based Rakuten plans to acquire the intellectual property assets of Bitcoin payment processor, BitNet.

A curious user recently asked members of the Bitcoin subreddit how they spend their bitcoins on an everyday basis. Because Reddit is a global community, it’s likely that their responses are reflective of overall patterns.

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