After bitcoin gained immense attention in March and April of this year global trading volume spiked alongside BTC exchange rates, before both subsequently fell and eventually leveled off. Different regions of the globe have adopted bitcoin at their own pace, but lately we’ve seen a reemergence of interest from bitcoin’s supposed birthplace: Japan. Despite being the suspected home of bitcoin’s founder and the world’s preeminent bitcoin exchange, Japan ranks 38th in total bitcoin client downloads while JPY has averaged just 0.6% of global bitcoin trading volume over the past 18 months. Concurrently, Japan’s government has built one of the highest …
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