Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Push Ignited By Japan’s Democratic People’s Party
Japan’s debate over sovereign Bitcoin exposure moved from the fringe to the front row this week after JAN3 chief executive Samson Mow met in Tokyo with Yuichiro Tamaki, who leads the Democratic Party for the People (DPP), and Sōhei Kamiya, leader of Sanseitō. Will Japan Establish A Strategic Bitcoin Reserve? As Mow put it, “We […]
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