Tokyo-based Bitpoint has become the first Japanese exchange to list Cardano (ADA).
The third-largest cryptocurrency started trading in Japan earlier today. Cardano joins such cryptocurrencies as Bitcoin (BTC), Tron (TRX), XRP, Ether (ETH), Bitcoin Cash, and Basic Attention Token (BAT).
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In a celebratory tweet, IOG CEO Charles Hoskinson posted a haiku poem composed by Matsuo Basho, the most famous poet of the Japanese Edo period.
The choice of the poem is not a coincidence. As soon as Cardano wraps up the ongoing Goguen era with the launch of smart contracts on Sept. 12, it will enter the Basho era, during which the proof-of-stake blockchain will improve its scalability and interoperability.Ada launching in Japan in ten minutes. I've waited a very long time for this day. Congratulations and thanks to the community there:
A monk sips morning tea,
it's quiet,
the chrysanthemum's flowering.— Charles Hoskinson (@IOHK_Charles) August 24, 2021Crypto Market Prediction: Bitcoin (BTC) Destroyed $600,000,000 Resistance Level, Shiba Inu (SHIB) Price Battle Next, Is Ethereum's (ETH) $4,200 Temporary?Macroeconomist Keeps Warning About Major Crash While Predicting That ETH Will SoarXRP Price Ready for $3 Breakout, Legendary Trader Bollinger Sparks Debate Over Bitcoin (BTC) Chart, Shiba Inu Team Reaches Out to SHIB Community — Crypto News DigestBREAKING: Strategy Snaps Up $43 Million Worth of Bitcoin
The Bitpoint exchange made headlines back in July 2019 after temporarily suspending its services due to a $32 million hack.
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