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Mercari, with 3 billion listings and over 20 million monthly active users, will allow users to purchase items using Bitcoin starting in June.

1/8 update: The bitcoin price has shot over $45,000 per bitcoin as the Wall Street race to get a bitcoin spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) to market enters its final week. The price surge boosted the ...

The fund raising was a day before the issue opening on January 9. The closing day for the offer will be January 11.

Mercari is set to become the first corporate institution to accept Bitcoin (BTC) for payments of goods and services in 2024, starting in June.

Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), who was Trump’s ambassador to Japan and now serves on the Senate Banking Committee, is among those calling for a lighter regulatory touch, though he said in an interview that he “started out as a crypto skeptic” himself.

For much of 2023, layoffs abounded, with companies like Gemini Trust and Binance.US shedding staff. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In a significant shift within the crypto industry, Indian cryptocurrency companies are increasingly relocating their operations to Dubai. This move is largely attributed to the contrasting regulatory landscapes in India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Japanese technology investment goliath SoftBank, which has either exited or is in the process of exiting several of its portfolio companies in India while slowing the pace of new deals, is staring at ...

FirstCry CEO has also listed himself as a selling shareholder in the public issue, according to the company's Draft Red-Herring Prospectus (DRHP). He had 7.46 per cent stake in the company but after ...

Mercari subsidiary Melcoin will be responsible for converting all Bitcoin payments into Japanese yen, before paying to merchants.

The mainland Chinese CSI 300 was down 0.89% after shadow banking conglomerate Zhongzhi Enterprise Group filed for bankruptcy liquidation late Friday.

Tokyo’s Haneda airport is almost back to its normal operation Monday as it reopened the runway a week after a fatal collision between a Japan Airlines airliner and a coast guard aircraft seen to have ...

Mercari, one of Japan’s biggest e-commerce platforms, says it will start accepting Bitcoin (BTC) from June this year.

Introduction: In the dynamic realm of cryptocurrency, the Bitcoin market of 2024 is a global tapestry woven with regional nuances. As we delve into the intricacies of Bitcoin adoption and utilization, ...

The move by Japan to play a bigger role in international security could compromise its long-standing pacifist stance and hurt welfare spending But Tokyo may have to make such 'controversial political ...

Crypto tax changes for 2024 might not increase tax bills, but will increase complexity for investors and tax preparers alike.