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Cryptocurrency News From Japan: March 29 – April 4 in Review

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This week’s headlines from Japan included the country’s Financial Services Agency revealing feedback from the public on recent regulation, the Cabinet Office Ordinance announcing regulatory changes, Zaif exchange removing three crypto assets, BitBank’s COO predicting crypto exchange mergers, and Nomura Research Institute issuing Japan’s first blockchain-based bond. Check out some of this week’s crypto and blockchain headlines, originally reported by Cointelegraph Japan.Japanese FSA receives comments on new regulationsThe Japanese Financial Services Agency, or FSA, unveiled 172 comments from citizens and groups, pertaining to recent crypto asset laws taking effect on May

Blockchain Experts Weigh in on Russia’s Controversial Coronavirus Tracking App

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Time Stamp: April 4, 2020 2:31 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Experts suggest that blockchain technology could have been a better solution for handling coronavirus-related data in Russia.Moscow’s COVID-19 App is pulled from Google PlayOn March 25, an app called “Social monitoring” appeared in Google Play store. According to the app’s description, it was designed for social monitoring as well as for providing access to emergency services.Users soon noticed that the app required many sensitive permissions, including geolocation, bluetooth pairing, biometric data, and calls. Notably, the data was also being openly transmitted without encryption. The backlash against the app led to

Malaysia’s Securities Commission Gives Tokenize Xchange The Green Light

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Time Stamp: April 4, 2020 8:55 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The 3rd of April, 2020, marked the end of a nine-month probationary period that the Malaysia based crypto trading firm, Tokenize Malaysia, had gone through. Within this time, the company managed to gain full approval from Malaysia’s securities watchdog, the Securities Commission, or SC.Gaining Approval To Start TradingWith the approval given for the company to operate a Digital Assets Exchange, its namesake crypto trading platform, the Tokenize Xchange, has now gained the full legal support and regulation it needs. This was reported on SoyaCincau, a local news outlet, on the

CFTC Requests Default After Failing to Find $147M Bitcoin Ponzi Operator

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The United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has requested that the alleged founder of the crypto $147 million Ponzi scheme Control-Finance be declared a default.On April 3, the CFTC filed for a ruling of default after Control-Finance’s alleged founder and director, Benjamin Reynolds, did not respond to the regulator’s complaint.CFTC unable to locate Reynolds after 10 monthsThe CFTC’s complaint was filed during June 2019 — alleging that Reynolds misappropriated at least 22,858 BTC from more than 1,000 customers from May 1, 2017.In January 2020, the SEC requested additional time

Blockchain Provides Trusted Data to Counter Spread of Coronavirus

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Time Stamp: April 4, 2020 7:52 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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With each passing day, new data regarding the coronavirus pandemic is being brought to the public’s attention. From the number of cases in various regions to ever-changing safety procedures like wearing masks in public, COVID-19 data is clearly present, yet remains inconsistent.While a lack of accurate information may be frustrating on a personal level, ever-changing data is taking a toll on the health officials and researchers working effortlessly to help subdue the coronavirus crisis. To combat the issue, the San Francisco-based blockchain security company Hacera launched a data analytics platform

Crypto Rating Council Reveals New Cryptocurrency Scores for Brave and Other Assets

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Time Stamp: April 3, 2020 10:12 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The Crypto Rating Council (CRC) is changing up some of its scores. In fact, it’s adding three whole new ones on top of adjusting some previous ones as well.These three brand new scores are for Brave Browser’s Basic Attention Token (BAT), USDCoin (USDC), and IOTA (IOTA), a blog report from the council notes.Of course, these assets are “traded, transacted or supported in some capacity as a non-security by at least one CRC member’s U.S. business,” which is part of the criteria for listing them.Then, it changed the scores it has

Coinbase-Backed Crypto Rating Council Lists IOTA, BAT, and USDC

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Time Stamp: April 3, 2020 9:04 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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The question of whether certain cryptocurrencies constitute securities is becoming increasingly relevant within the blockchain industry. As such, some core players in the space are upping their efforts to bring more understanding to the issue.The Crypto Rating Council, or CRC, is a group of major United States’ crypto firms that advocates and promotes regulatory clarity in crypto. Recently, the CRC evaluated a number of new cryptocurrencies to determine whether they should show signs of being securities.Three new tokens are analyzedIn an April 2 blog post, the CRC published an introduction

IOTA Set for More Exposure on U.S Exchanges After New 2.0 CRC Rating

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IOTA (MIOTA), the native token of the distributed ledger technology project led by the IOTA Foundation, could potentially be listed on more cryptocurrency exchanges in the United States in the coming weeks, Coinfomania has learned. The anticipated listing spree, which has already begun with a Bittrex Exchange listing earlier today, follows a recent rating report published by the Crypto Rating Council (CRC) on IOTA. The digital asset has until now been sparsely traded on U.S exchanges. The reason is that its properties and mode of initial distribution (a token sale)

Malaysian Securities Regulator Approves Crypto Trading Platform

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Time Stamp: April 3, 2020 3:22 PM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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Following a nine-month-long probationary period, Malaysia-based cryptocurrency trading firm, Tokenize Malaysia, has received full approval from local securities watchdog.With the approval to operate a Digital Assets Exchange, the company’s cryptocurrency trading platform, Tokenize Xchange, became legally approved and regulated by the Securities Commission (SC) of Malaysia, local news outlet, SoyaCincau, reported on April 3. The exchange offers fiat-to-digital asset pairings.Malaysian laws require that local cryptocurrency exchanges register with the SC, after which they have up to nine month to achieve compliance with the SC’s regulation standards.Commenting on the development, Hong

As Malta Delays Regulatory Clarity, Fewer Firms Remain on ‘Blockchain Island’

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Time Stamp: April 3, 2020 11:31 AM - Modified On: May 21, 2021 - Published By:
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It seems that Malta is becoming both less popular among and less populated with crypto firms. The European Union country attracted dozens of industry players in 2018 on the back of the “blockchain island” agenda championed by the local government, but the relevant framework has not yet proven to be effective. Meanwhile, the official rhetoric apparently started to shift away from the blockchain sector, as the government now aims to consolidate it with “other niche sectors.”Meanwhile, the Malta Financial Services Authority, continues to pluck out non-registered crypto agents — be

Brazilian Regulators Create DLT Platform for Screening Politicians

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Four of Brazil’s financial regulatory institutions are collaborating to build a streamlined blockchain-based data-sharing platform to perform background checks on political representatives and corporations.The platform, dubbed PIER, was developed by Brazil’s central bank Banco Central do Brasil (BCB). The platform saw initial participation from the BCB, the Brazilian private insurance superintendent, and the local securities regulator to inform its database. Brazil’s social security supervisor is set to soon participate in the program too. The Brazilian government is also contemplating incorporating data collected by the country’s judiciary, trade boards, and international financial