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.
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, 2021Ripple CTO Emeritus Breaks Silence on XRP and XLM in Epstein FilesCrypto Market Review: Did XRP Downtrend End? Shiba Inu (SHIB) Taking a Beating, Bitcoin (BTC) Safe Above $80,000U.Today Crypto Digest: XRP Millionaires Awaken, Shiba Inu Buyers Step In, Dogecoin Sees 10,782% Rise in Futures VolumeScaramucci: ‘Get Ready’ as Bitcoin Firms Against Falling Gold
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