A company in Japan found thousands of “phantom” coins, believed to have been destroyed after World War II, in a warehouse. Photos show the rare ceramic currency. Shofu Inc., a dental equipment ...

Three large Japanese credit card firms have signed up to use Ripple A crypto-currency called Ripple has ... Each Ripple coin, called an XRP, is now worth about $2.34 - far higher than the half ...

North Korean hackers linked to the infamous Lazarus hacking group have been identified as being behind the theft of more than 4,500 bitcoins from Japanese cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin ...

In contrast, Japan is building a clear framework for how virtual currency exchanges, and soon initial coin offerings (ICOs), should operate there. In doing so, Japan is becoming a hotspot for virtual ...

Those verdicts have also dampened the mood for the Japanese currency with the market now feeling less optimistic about the yen’s outlook. Dollar-yen’s trading volume on The Depository Trust ...

If the currency exchange rate goes from 115 yen against the dollar to, say, 145 yen, that pushes up import prices by about 30%." People across Japan are feeling the effects, with shoppers ...

Japan will have a cryptocurrency-backed credit ... Slash also supports the marketing and operational efforts of Chiitan Coin (CTAN), the officially branded memecoin inspired by the unofficial ...