Japan: 14% Of Young Male Workers Have Crypto Holdings
A recent survey conducted of working males aged 25-30 in Japan reveals that 14% of this group own some form of cryptocurrency, as first published by local online magazine Shin R25, on 3 April. Despite media frenzy over Bitcoin’s recent plunge in value, this has not deterred the young working men of Japan from investing. […]
Japan Establishes New ICO Regulation Guidelines in Government-Backed Report
Japan is making progress towards the full regulation and legalization of ICOs, with a government-backed study from Tama University detailing how to approach the new fundraising technology. The study from the Centre for Rule-Making Strategies at the university identifies that the ICO market is still well within its infancy, but acknowledges that the fundraising method’s […]
Bitcoin Ex-Dev Mike Hearn Says Bitcoin Cash “nowhere near radical enough”
One of the earliest Bitcoin developers, Mike Hearn, held an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on Reddit earlier today. Among other responses to the public AMA session, Hearn felt that Bitcoin Cash (BCH) was “nowhere near radical enough” as an alternative to Bitcoin. He further recommended that challengers to the world’s most used cryptocurrency “be […]
Iranian Government Debate Banning Telegram App Over Recent ICO
Prominent figures in the Iranian government are set to debate the possible ban on popular messaging app Telegram, under the pretext that the recent initial coin offering (ICO) from the company threatens the national currency. Telegram in Iran Telegram recently held a record-breaking ICO, so far raising USD 1.7 billion that will be invested into developing […]
