OKCoin Denies Manipulating Bitcoin Trading Volumes

The issue of trade volume authenticity on Chinese exchanges has surfaced again, with one user accusing the country’s busiest exchange OKCoin of manipulating volumes after bitcoin statistics sites displayed a sharp drop in a short period

First ‘Live’ Bitcoin Exchange Opens in Vietnam

Bitcoin continues to grow in Vietnam with last week’s launch of the country’s first live open-order book trading bitcoin exchange, VBTC.

Japanese Retail Giant Rakuten Hints at Bitcoin Acceptance

The CEO of Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten, Hiroshi Mikitani, has announced in a speech that his company will probably accept bitcoin “sooner or later”, according to a report.

Japan Bitcoin Exchange Aims to Fill Mt. Gox Market Void

A consortium of Chinese and American bitcoin businesses has announced a plan to start a new Japan-based exchange, and is seeking to acquire Mt. Gox and its remaining assets as a means to bolster the new offering.

Government-Backed Bitcoin Industry Association to Launch in Japan

Japan has formed a new advocacy group for bitcoin businesses and, notably, it has the explicit backing of the nation’s government.

Philippines Startups Aim to Fulfil Bitcoin’s Remittance Promise

Jon Southurst (@southtopia) | Published on July 9, 2014 at 11:21 BST

One of bitcoin’s promised ‘killer apps,’ and one regularly cited as a use case whose time has come, is overseas remittances – providing cheaper and improved services for foreign workers sending money back to their home country.