--- title: "Japan's Line Pay to Add Native Crypto Token LINK as Payment Option at Specific Digital Merchants" description: "the news will be covering Japan's new step for adding a new payment option for some specific digital merchants." author: "Sanjay Goenka" published: 2022-02-10 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1386/japan-s-line-pay-to-add-native-crypto-token-link-as-payment-option-at-specific-digital-merchants category: "cryptocurrency" tags: ["technology", "cryptoexcchange", "technology news", "cryptocurrency", "crypto"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # Japan's Line Pay to Add Native Crypto Token LINK as Payment Option at Specific Digital Merchants > **Japan’s new [payment option](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96214/does-whatsapp-business-have-a-payment-option) at some selected digital merchants as a crypto native token lINK.** The name of such payment accepting the crypto nature is LINK and it has been added by **Japan’s Line Pay.** Line Pay is also **aimed to provide the platform to accept Bitcoin and Ether** as payment options In the future. ### Highlights - Lome will conduct the testing of the use cases of its native token. - It was given a trial period for up to **9 months and has been locked.** - At present 5,975,799 LN coins are in circulation. **Also, Read [CoinSwitch Adds 'Recurring Buy Paln' for Crypto Assets: Everything You Need to Know](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1373/coinswitch-adds-recurring-buy-paln-for-crypto-assests-everything-you-need-to-know)**\ For the first time in Japan, the [cryptocurrency](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/327746/effective-ways-to-earn-in-cryptocurrency) has started using by **Japan’s company Line Corporation** and it has decided to try out the real use cases of its **native crypto token called LINK (LN)**. The company that will have the [messaging](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2265/new-eu-law-could-open-up-messaging-and-app-buying) and digital [payment service](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39250/which-online-payment-service-provider-has-partnered-with-indian-oil-corporation-limited-iocl-for-deployment-of-pos-terminals) now will allow its users to pay in LINK tokens at some specific merchants. The test over the option and trial related to this will be going on for 9 months from **March 16 to December 26, 2022.** The Japan-based platform Line is planning to build its platform capable so it can offer the service of accepting payments from options like Bitcoin and Ether in the future.\ On **Tuesday, February 8,** the company has declare a statement having an official nature that can be read as “During the trial run, users will be able to use LINK at Line Pay online Merchants just like line points without any [commission](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/62212/who-has-been-elected-as-the-first-female-president-of-the-european-commission) fees. By connecting LINK to Line as a payment solution, line pay aims to expand users’ payment option, increase [convenience](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/33530/convenience-vs-init-method-memory-usage), and grow the real like usages of link,” the statement has been given by **Tokyo Headquarter Company.** The **LINK (LN)** which is a crypto token was launched in 2018 and as per the report of **CoinMarketCap** it is presently trading at **$145 (INR 10,850)**, the circulating supply of the company of LINK is **5,975,799 LN coins.** Crypto-related activity and the use of cryptocurrency is the legal property of any individual and even the [government](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/276/performance-of-government-in-the-center) also has enacted an act called the **Payment Service Act (PSA)** that is making the use of Cryptocurrency in Japan is legal. The use of Bitcoin and Ether is the current legal property of its citizens. As per the report of the **Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association (JVCEA)** told that the highest deposit of the [virtual currency](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/32287/which-country-launches-the-new-virtual-currency-petro) was in March 2021 which was worth $13 billion which was a seven-time high as compared to the last year 2020. #### Also, Read [Digital Rupee, Virtual Assets May Get a Broader Definition](https://www.mindstick.com/news/1367/digital-rupee-virtual-assets-may-get-a-broader-definition) --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/1386/japan-s-line-pay-to-add-native-crypto-token-link-as-payment-option-at-specific-digital-merchants Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.