E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Now Lets Users Shop With Cryptocurrency
The move opens up crypto payments at thousands of merchants across Japan that accept Rakuten Pay and Rakuten Point Card.
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Mar 1, 2021 at 10:03 a.m. UTC
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ShareRing Brings Its Blockchain Identity Solution to Rakuten Travel Bookers
The integration will mean Rakuten Travel Xchange customers can opt to use ShareRing's self-sovereign identity app to access bookings.
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Nov 11, 2020 at 12:38 p.m. UTC
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Tencent, Fidelity Back $20 Million Round for Blockchain Firm Everledger
Blockchain provenance startup Everledger has raised $20 million in a Series A round led by internet giant Tencent.
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Sep 24, 2019 at 10:45 a.m. UTC
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Rakuten's Crypto Exchange Has Launched for Trading in 3 Cryptos
The Japanese e-commerce giant's Rakuten Wallet exchange has gone live for spot trading of bitcoin, ether and bitcoin cash against the yen.
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Aug 19, 2019 at 10:01 a.m. UTC
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Rakuten Brings in Compliance Partner for New Crypto Exchange
E-commerce giant Rakuten has partnered with blockchain analytics firm CipherTrace to ensure AML compliance for its soon-to-launch exchange platform.
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May 29, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
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E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Opens Its New Crypto Exchange to Customers
Japan's Amazon equivalent, Rakuten, has started accepting limited account registrations for its new cryptocurrency exchange.
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Apr 17, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
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E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Wins License for New Crypto Exchange
Japan's Financial Service Agency has licensed a cryptocurrency exchange being rebranded and relaunched by internet giant Rakuten.
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Mar 26, 2019 at 2:30 p.m. UTC
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Rakuten Is About to Buy a Bitcoin Exchange for $2.4 Million
Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten is planning another step into the cryptocurrency industry with the acquisition of a local bitcoin exchange.
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Aug 31, 2018 at 9:40 a.m. UTC
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E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Is Launching Its Own Crypto
Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten is launching Rakuten Coin to use as part of its loyalty rewards program.
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Feb 27, 2018 at 5:40 p.m. UTC
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Rakuten Acquires Bitcoin Startup Team for Blockchain Lab Launch
Japanese e-commerce firm Rakuten has acqui-hired bitcoin startup Bitnet as part of a bid to staff its new blockchain development lab in the UK.
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Aug 18, 2016 at 4:06 p.m. UTC
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