Japanese Crypto Entrepreneur Sparks Controversy: ‘Yen Is Backed By Hostages’
A renowned Japanese cryptocurrency businessman responded to his fellow Japanese who see Bitcoin as a currency “not backed by anything of value”. Related Reading: Bitcoin Gains VanEck’s Official Support As Strategic Reserve Crypto entrepreneur Koji Higashi argued that these people who still have a pessimistic view about Bitcoin fail to realize the Japanese yen is […]
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Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has announced the acquisition of Liquid, which operates a regulated Japanese exchange, Quoine. The two companies “expect to work together to provide products and liquidity to clients in the Japanese and global markets.”
FTX Acquiring Liquid to Provide Services to Japanese Customers
Crypto exchange FTX is entering the Japanese crypto market. FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried tweeted Wednesday:
FTX is pleased to announce the acquisition of the Liquid group of companies, including an FSA-registered crypto-asset exchange to provide....
Crypto analyst Ben Armstrong, popularly known as ‘Bitboy Crypto’ has ignited controversy by declaring Cardano (ADA)and Polkadot (DOT), “dead to institutions.” His brash statement has drawn substantial backlash from the crypto community, with many members vehemently opposing his criticizing remarks. Analyst Calls Cardano, Polkadot Dead In an X (formerly Twitter) post on July 3, Armstrong […]
During the last few weeks, a number of individuals have been discussing the upcoming release of Bitcoin Core version 24.0 and how the codebase will include full-replace-by-fee (RBF) logic. The discussion has become controversial as a few Lightning Network and zero confirmation advocates have expressed a distaste for the full-RBF idea. The CEO of Synonym, John Carvalho, has been a vocal critic of the proposal on Twitter and on Nov. 3, Carvalho remarked that a subset of Core developers “are currently trying to attack Bitcoin by forcing a pet agenda to make all transactions RBF by....
Kanye West, also known as Ye, is once again generating headlines, this time in the cryptocurrency space. The controversial musician and entrepreneur has announced the launch of his cryptocurrency, YZY, with the objective of creating a financial environment independent from traditional payment platforms. He initiated this course of action after numerous organizations severed their relationships […]
Japanese bitcoin exchange bitFlyer has opened access to the BTC/Japanese yen trading pair for U.S. users, improving Japanese market access.