Line Fined by Japanese Regulators for Issuing Digital Currency

Line Fined by Japanese Regulators for Issuing Digital Currency

Popular social messaging platform Line issued payment tokens for an online game, but that decision may backfire on the company very soon. Japanese regulators feel Line broke rules, which means the company is subject to a financial sanction. Payment Token Line Crossed. Most people know Line as the social messaging app, which has become incredibly popular....


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