Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Zaif Adds XEM Trading Market
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif continues to make media headlines in quick succession as of late. The company announced on July 3rd how they had added the XEM cryptocurrency to their trading platform. Keeping in mind how XEM has seen a spectacular value increase over the past few months, this is not entirely surprising. It is not uncommon for cryptocurrency exchanges to add new coins to their platform. The addition of XEM to Zaif is quite noteworthy, though, considering how the New Economy Movement concept has a huge following in Japan. In fact, Japan is the driving power behind the....
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