Japan's Coincheck Launches Consumer-Focused Bitcoin Exchange
Japanese bitcoin services company Coincheck yesterday launched its bitcoin exchange aimed at everyday consumers making smaller trades. The firm is promising speedy BTC-JPY transactions and has waived fees until the end of this year. Coincheck launched officially in September as a payment processor focusing on the e-commerce industry. Its arrival comes hot on the heels of international exchange Kraken, which launched its Japanese site just a week ago. Speedy bank transfers. The new exchange promises easy sign-up and verification with Japanese ID if required, with minimum trades of ¥500....
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Everyone in the Bitcoin community knows Japan has been a hub of activity. The largest Bitcoin exchange, Mt.Gox, was stationed in Japan until it collapsed and its CEO, Mark Karpelès, was arrested. But not everything in Japan related to Bitcoin has been negative. Nor have these incidents stopped the growth of Bitcoin. The Land of the Rising Sun has indeed....
A major crypto exchange in Japan is going public in the U.S. in a $1.25 billion merger deal. Coincheck is regulated by the Financial Sevices Agency (FSA). It will be listed on Nasdaq under the symbol “CNCK.”
Japanese Crypto Exchange Coincheck to List on Nasdaq
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck revealed Tuesday its plan to go public in the U.S. by merging with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), in a $1.25 billion deal, which is expected to close in the second half of this year.
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The Coincheck exchange is well-respected in its home country of Japan. Not only does the platform act as a convenient gateway between fiat and cryptocurrencies, but they also continue to expand their overall reach. A new partnership with energy company E-Net will allow for paying electric bills with Bitcoin. A great milestone for the world’s leading cryptocurrency. One of the most often heard remarks is how consumers cannot spend Bitcoin on everyday needs. Nor can they pay most of their bills with cryptocurrency directly, except in a few rare cases. Slowly but surely, that situation is....
The number of locally developed, professional bitcoin services launching in Japan recently is a sign of growing acceptance in the country. The latest is a multi-service bitcoin platform called Coincheck, which offers a wallet, exchange and merchant payment system. A new feature aimed directly at the e-commerce industry, called 'Coincheck for EC' will launch on 14th September. Takuro Mizobe, one of Coincheck's lead engineers, told CoinDesk the company was in negotiations with several online merchants who had contacted the company, looking for the marketing edge they would potentially gain....