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Japanese Telecom-Backed Fintech Group KDDI Acquires Coincheck Group Stake for $65M

DIGIT — Wed, 13 May 2026 17:34:19 +0000

KDDI Corporation, one of Japan’s largest telecommunications companies, invested approximately $65 million to acquire a 14.9% stake in Coincheck Group N.V. and signed a business alliance agreement with Coincheck, Inc. to build blockchain-based financial services for Japanese consumers. Japan Telecom Giant KDDI Invests $65 Million in Coincheck to Bring Crypto to 30 Million au Customers […]

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Coincheck Group to Acquire 3iQ in $112 Million Deal

DIGIT — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:30:55 +0000

Coincheck Group signs a stock purchase agreement to buy 97% of 3iQ for about $112 million. Coincheck Group N.V., the holding company of Japan’s leading crypto exchange Coincheck, announced that it has entered a stock purchase agreement with Monex Group to acquire approximately 97% of 3iQ Corp., a Canadian digital‑asset manager based in Ontario. The […]

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Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck to debut Nasdaq trading

DIGIT — Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:11:13 +0000

Following a $1.3 billion merger, Coincheck’s ordinary shares and warrants will start trading on the Nasdaq on Dec. 11.

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Crypto Biz: SEC targets Robinhood, Grayscale’s Ethereum ETFs, and more

DIGIT — Fri, 10 May 2024 21:16:05 +0000

This week’s Crypto Biz features Robinhood’s Wells notice, Grayscale’s Ether ETF application, Coincheck’s merger deal and Block’s billionaire debt offering.

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Tokyo-Based Crypto Exchange Coincheck to List on Nasdaq Through Merger

DIGIT — Thu, 09 May 2024 02:20:05 +0000

Coincheck, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, has made a public filing to list Coincheck Group B.V. on Nasdaq through a De-SPAC transaction with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV Inc. This follows an earlier announcement from March 22, 2022, detailing plans by Monex Group Inc., Coincheck’s parent company, for the listing. After the listing, Coincheck will become […]

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Coincheck, Thunder Bridge move closer to Nasdaq listing with public filing

DIGIT — Wed, 08 May 2024 17:05:58 +0000

Coincheck and Thunder Bridge Capital filed their registration statement with the SEC, bringing their merger and Nasdaq listing closer to completion.

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17 biggest crypto heists of all time

DIGIT — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 10:05:04 +0000

Crypto exchanges are hacked surprisingly often. A few of the biggest crypto heists that occurred in the past few years are discussed in this article.

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Japan to lift the ban on foreign stablecoins like USDT in 2023: Report

DIGIT — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 11:25:15 +0000

None of the 31 crypto exchanges registered with Japan’s Financial Services Agency are currently offering trading in stablecoins like USDT or USDC.

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Team Behind Ethereum’s PoW Fork Aims to Launch Network 24 Hours After The Merge

DIGIT — Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:00:30 +0000

While The Merge is expected to take place in less than two days, the Ethereum proof-of-work (PoW) fork is scheduled to go live 24 hours after the transition, according to ETHW developers. On August 8, 2022, ETHW exchanged hands for $141 per unit and today the crypto asset is down 73% lower in USD value. […]

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Proposed Ethereum PoW Fork Token Loses Half Its Market Value in Less Than 6 Days

DIGIT — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 14:30:39 +0000

In 32 days, Ethereum is expected to upgrade from a proof-of-work (PoW) consensus algorithm to a proof-of-stake (PoS) system after the network used PoW for seven years. While the testnets have implemented the new rules, most people envision a relatively smooth mainnet transition. However, another chain is expected to fork away from the Ethereum branch […]

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