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Japan’s largest banks Mitsubishi UFJ, Mizuho and SMBC are now investors in bitFlyer, Japan’s largest bitcoin exchange. Samburaj Das Less than a year after  raising ¥3 billion ($27 million)  in a record funding round by a bitcoin and Fintech company in Japan, Tokyo-based bitFlyer now sees all three of Japan’s ‘mega-banks’ as investors in the bitcoin exchange. In an announcement today, bitFlyer, Japan’s largest bitcoin exchange and blockchain services company, revealed fresh funding from Mizuho Capital and SMBC Venture Capital, both of which are the investment arms of the Mizuho Banking Corporation and the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation respectively. The two banking corporations join Mitsubishi UFJ as investors in bitFlyer. Mitsubishi UFJ Capital  participated in a ¥510 million ($4.5 million) round  of funding in August 2015. Altogether, all three of Japan’s megabanks have now invested in the country’s leading bitcoin exchange. Interest in Bitcoin Grows Investm

A WCW icon. Two former Ring of Honor champions. The longest-reigning tag team champions of all time and an unstoppable heavyweight seeking his first major WrestleMania program. These are the Superstars who emerged from the February 6 episode of WWE Raw as the night's biggest winners and losers for a variety of reasons. Two of them cut fantastic promos that reminded fans of just how talented of talkers they actually are. WWE treated another like a star right out of the gate, and he will hopefully remain one of the brand's elite villains for the foreseeable future. Then there was a decorated trio that has made minimal contributions to Raw since its crushing defeat this past December. Also, questionable booking Monday night slowed the push of a massive mountain of a man. As Fastlane approaches and WrestleMania draws near, the utilization of each Superstar on Raw becomes more and more vital to the overall strength of both of those cards. Some of these men benefited exponentia