Japan's First Bitcoin Payment Platform Launched: Bitcheck
While people are still trying to find out who the real founder of Bitcoin is, it is instructive that he, she, or they chose a Japanese pseudonym. Satoshi Nakamoto. Satoshi is Japanese for quick-witted, and a company in Japan has been quick-witted enough to launch Japan's first Bitcoin online payment system: Bitcheck. The online payment system was launched on September 16th, 2014. Bitcheck believes that everyone should be able to trade in Bitcoin, and therefore the company has adopted the slogan "Bitcoin for Everyone". Their goal is to spread the greatness of Bitcoin in Japan, and the....
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