Meet the man who's making waves with advocacy for bitcoin in Japan
Tokyo
THE man who single-handedly made Japan an oasis for bitcoin entrepreneurs was holding court with political supporters. The price of admission: US$83.75. Squeezed into a tiny private room at a Chinese restaurant not far from Tokyo's capitol hill, Mineyuki Fukuda was at the head of the table with half a dozen techies.
Mr Fukuda started by explaining how he, a second-term lawmaker on an obscure sub-committee overseeing electronic payment systems, wound up in charge of Japan's bitcoin policy.
BT is now on Telegram!
For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes
Banking & Finance
Japanese yen slides back towards 34-year low after brief spike
China’s Bank of Communications Q1 profit rises 1.44%
HSBC’s private bank shuts independent asset management business in HK, Singapore
Nomura Q4 net profit jumps almost eight-fold on retail income surge
Rescue pup to meme star: the real-life ‘Dogecoin’ dog
Money laundering accused Zhang Ruijin slapped with 5 more charges days before scheduled guilty plea