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I’m Obi( @obnty ), the founder of NodeTokyo, the first tech-focused international blockchain conference in Japan and CryptoAge, the blockchain community of devs and students.
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Let's go to Week in Japan Crypto covering the happenings mainly from April 1-7, 2019.
⛓ Startups
Liquid Group raised series C at $1B+ valuation led by IDG Capital, participated by Bitmain - Link
They said they will focus on development for its existing services and STO platform. This holding company owns QUOINE, which operates a licensed cryptocurrency exchange in Japan.
💱Exchanges
Coincheck has launched OTC trading service for large size customers - Link
Their OTC trading desk will allow customers to buy and sell a minimum of 50 bitcoins on weekdays between 10 am and 3 pm local time.
👩🎓Academics
Keio University will start a blockchain course “Beyond Blockchain basic/applied“ from this April with the professor Jun Murai and Kenji Saito sponsored by Ceres, Inc. - Link(JP)
Keio University is one of the top private universities in Japan
📖Regulation
International crypto AML regulation framework will be discussed and established during G20 Summit at Fukuoka, Japan in this June - Link
👋Meetups / Events
Teamz Conference on April 6-7th. - Link
Deconomy was held in Seoul on April 4-5th and several Japanese community members participated. - Link
Nao Kitazawa, the CEO of Coinbase Japan spoke on a panel, NodeTokyo became a Japan partner, and several top Japanese developers and media attended.
April 9th: Web3 Foundation and CryptoAge to organize “Tokyo DOT day” at DMMcom HQ office. - Link
Ethereum co-founder Gavin Wood from Parity / Web3 Foundation and several other core developers will provide tech talks for developers in Japan.
That’s all for now. See you next week! - Obi