ChainCatcher news, according to Cryptonews, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank has announced the establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary, Bitbank Ventures, focusing on investments in overseas blockchain companies. This subsidiary will concentrate on blockchain projects from seed rounds to Series A, while also providing support for international companies entering the Japanese market.Bitbank's business development director Jun Kuwahara stated that over the past three years, the company has invested in the Web3.0 startup accelerator Next Web Capital and the crypto project Oasys. Shifting to a corporate venture capital model will accelerate the investment decision-making process and enhance investment capabilities. The new subsidiary will focus on investments in Layer 1, Layer 2 infrastructure, as well as AI, gaming, and Web3 projects.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, Yuya Hasegawa, a cryptocurrency market analyst at the Japanese Bitcoin exchange Bitbank, has warned about the results of the Bank of Japan's policy meeting starting Thursday, stating that Bitcoin has not yet emerged from its predicament.He stated: "The Bank of Japan may keep the policy interest rate unchanged this time, but signs of further rate hikes could boost the yen and potentially trigger a retreat in yen arbitrage trading, which could lead to a sell-off in the Japanese stock market. Risk aversion may spread to the cryptocurrency market. Before the Bank of Japan makes a decision, Bitcoin still has some time and may continue its upward trend during Thursday's U.S. trading session. The next possible short-term target is around $65,000."

ChainCatcher News: Japanese listed company Mixi announced that its equity affiliate, cryptocurrency exchange BitBank, is preparing for an IPO. In addition to needing approval from relevant authorities for the stock listing, the planned timing and market for the IPO have not yet been determined, and there is a possibility that the IPO may be suspended during the preparation process. Currently, MIXI Corporation holds 26.99% of the shares, Ceres Corporation holds 23.05% of the shares, and the representative director and CEO of BitBank Inc. holds 30.69% of the shares.

ChainCatcher news, according to CoinDesk, the cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank, which supports the compensation work for Mt.Gox, stated that the impact of changes in Mt.Gox's wallet balance on the market is expected to be small.Bitbank's cryptocurrency market analyst Yuya Hasegawa said, "When Mt.Gox's trustee officially announced that they had started repayments, Bitcoin was fluctuating around $54,000. After the news was released, the price of Bitcoin rebounded and briefly rose to $58,000 over the weekend."Before Mt.Gox began compensation, the market had already over-digested its impact, and then reacted to the (U.S.) employment report released last Friday, which was published after Mt.Gox started repayments, Hasegawa added, "This indicates that the market's concerns about Mt.Gox repayments are beginning to weaken, and their focus is shifting back to the Federal Reserve's policy decisions."

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block Pro, creditor reports indicate that Bitbank will transfer the Bitcoin compensation from Mt. Gox to creditors within hours, without waiting for 14 days.

ChainCatcher message, according to on-chain data analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, the Mt.Gox address in Mentougou has just transferred 1544 BTC to an address suspected to belong to the trading platform Bitbank.

ChainCatcher news, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission today warned the public to be cautious of entities operating under the names "LonShiX" and "Bitbank (Global) Financial Holding Group" that are suspected of engaging in fraudulent activities related to virtual assets.