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Japanese tech giant GMO has reported a profitable Q2 for its fledgling crypto business. This comes hot on the heels of a significant loss in Q1 2018.

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), the largest telecom provider in Japan, has filed for a patent to use blockchain technology to store contracts.

Japan’s financial watchdog has issued new requirements for crypto exchanges operating in the country to promote compliance and protect customers from any theft of their assets.

Police reports in Japan have shown that Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges reported 669 alleged money laundering cases over a period of eight months.

Zaif has reported that a glitch triggered a flash sale, which lasted less than half an hour, but saw free BTC accidentally issued to seven different buyers. One of the buyers even tried to…