The Philippine securities regulator stressed the country’s virtual currency regulations are in the works even after it shot down its first coin offering last week.
Cryptocurrencies

Philippines vows cryptocurrency rules despite stopping maiden coin offering

Regulator keeps 'open mind' as technology could cut remittance costs

29 January 2018
Coincheck CEO Koichiro Wada, left, and COO Yusuke Otsuka bow in apology at a news conference on Jan.26.
Cryptocurrencies

Sloppy management was behind the Coincheck cryptocurrency hack

The Japanese digital money exchange failed to insulate its customers' assets from networks

29 January 2018
Coincheck CEO Koichiro Wada, left, and COO Yusuke Otsuka during a press conference on Jan. 26 (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Cryptocurrencies

Hacked Japan cryptocurrency platform hit with improvement order

Watchdog demands tighter security at Coincheck after $534m theft

29 January 2018
Asian investors are piling into cryptocurrencies, but many may be unaware of the risks. (Photo by Wataru Ito)
Cryptocurrencies

Cryptocurrency scams reel in Asia's unseasoned investors

Even monks are being targeted with promises of 'can't lose' transactions

29 January 2018
Yusuke Otsuka, Coincheck's chief operating officer, answers questions from reporters after briefing financial authorities.
Cryptocurrencies

Hacked Japanese cryptocurrency exchange faces action by watchdog

Trade groups to merge into rule-setting body after Coincheck heist

29 January 2018
Concerned users gather outside Coincheck offices in Tokyo on Saturday.
Cryptocurrencies

Japan regulator warns more cryptocurrency attacks possible

After $530m heist, Coincheck to refund customers affected

28 January 2018
Coincheck CEO Koichiro Wada (left) and COO Yusuke Otsuka.
Cryptocurrencies

Japan's Coincheck suffers record $530m virtual currency theft

Customer protection may have taken backseat to business expansion

27 January 2018
Yen-bitcoin transactions now account for 40% of the global total.
Cryptocurrencies

Japan turns into cryptocurrency haven as others crack down

Loose rules allow for innovation, but do risks outweigh the rewards?

25 January 2018
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Business

MUFG weaving safety net for bitcoin holders

Trustee option to keep holders' cryptocurrencies separate from exchange assets

26 December 2017
Financial authorities are cautioning investors about the risks of bitcoin, the best-known virtual currency.
Currencies

Bitcoin dives 40% below peak as sell-off intensifies

Investors take profit as rising risk perception throws cold water on frenzy

23 December 2017
An electric board shows exchange rates between the South Korean won and bitcoin at a cryptocurrency exchange in Seoul.
Cryptocurrencies

Hack casts North Korea's shadow over crypto exchanges

Youbit heist in South Korea spotlights security vulnerability

23 December 2017
Bitcoin has almost topped $20,000. The cryptocurrency's meteoric rise this year has Asian central bankers worried.
Economy

Asian central bankers on high alert over bitcoin frenzy

BOJ's Kuroda warns of the crypto's 'undoubtedly abnormal' rise

21 December 2017
© Nikkei photo illustration/Source photo of Kim Jong Un by Reuters
Economy

North Korean cyberheists fan fears amid bitcoin frenzy

US points to Pyongyang as culprit behind WannaCry attacks

20 December 2017
Bitcoin plunged to $15,600 in Tokyo on Wednesday morning. Some observers attributed the fall to funds flowing to Bitcoin Cash.
Business

Bitcoin flash crashes as investors move to '2nd Bitcoin'

Looming bankruptcy of hacked South Korean exchange also seen affecting cryptocurrency

20 December 2017
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Technology

Japanese and South Korean blockchain groups team up

Both sides will share knowledge on tech behind digital currencies like bitcoin

20 December 2017
The Ripple logo adorns a wall at a banking and financial conference in Toronto on Oct. 19.
Currencies

Virtual currency 'Ripple' effect takes SBI to 9-year high

Investors see massive unrealized gains on brokerage's stake in XRP operator

16 December 2017
Liberala dealerships will let customers pay in bitcoin via their smartphones.
Cryptocurrencies

Are you a newly minted bitcoin millionaire? Buy a used car

Japanese dealer Gulliver to accept up to $890,000 in cryptocurrency

15 December 2017
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Cryptocurrencies

Japan's bitcoin trading platforms extend to Asia and beyond

Quoine eyes Filipino remittances; Bitbank mulls secure transfers to Africa

15 December 2017
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Currencies

Bitcoin investing set to get even more interesting

Funds that have enjoyed the cryptocurrency's rise can now bet against it

13 December 2017
Philip Lowe, governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, doubts the future of bitcoin.
Economy

Central banker lashes bitcoin 'speculative mania'

Reserve Bank of Australia governor joins critics of modern 'tulip bubble'

13 December 2017
A bitcoin user protests in Tokyo's Shibuya district on Feb. 26, 2014, after bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox suspended operations.
Business trends

Defunct bitcoin operator in Japan could see huge profit

Fuming Mt. Gox creditors demand halt to bankruptcy proceedings

13 December 2017
Cryptocurrencies are seen on a website that tracks the value of initial coin offerings (ICO)
FT Confidential Research

Southeast Asia ready to embrace blockchain

Central banks are wary of cryptocurrencies but keen on the underlying technology

12 December 2017
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Economy

South Korea joins Asian trend as it mulls ban on bitcoin

Chicago futures trading kicks off amid debate over regulating cryptocurrency

11 December 2017
The regulation prohibits the use of cryptocurrencies as a payment tool but does not regulate activities such as bitcoin mining and trading.
Economy

Bank Indonesia declares bitcoin payment illegal

Cryptocurrency's volatility poses 'huge risk' to economy, central bank says

7 December 2017
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Cryptocurrencies

Blockchain's new client: Connected cars

Toyota teams with MIT to explore ways to utilize the foolproof technology

29 September 2017