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Bitcoin => Press => Topic started by: epere on July 28, 2014, 04:36:19 AM



Title: [2014-07-28] Japanese banker seeks to rebuild trust in Bitcoin
Post by: epere on July 28, 2014, 04:36:19 AM
http://cointelegraph.com/news/112153/-japanese-banker-seeks-to-rebuild-trust-in-bitcoin

Bitcoin might be a hard sell to the Japanese people however according to Kano. While Mt. Gox mainly dealt with foreigners, the news of its downfall was a big story in Japan. The Liberal Democratic Party has not tried to interfere with virtual currencies in any significant way but it is possible that the government sees it as a way to possibly lure venture capitalists to the island nation. Mr. Kano has so far been able to raise ¥160m ($1.6m) from one venture capital company