Japan Regulator Conducts Flash Inspections at Huobi and Zaif/Fisco Crypto...
The Japanese agency responsible for overseeing the country’s banking, insurance and securities sectors conducted flash on-site inspections last week at local offices of the Huobi cryptocurrency...
View Article110 Crypto Trading Platforms Seeking Licenses in Japan, Down From 160
More than a hundred proposed “crypto asset” exchange projects are seeking permission to operate in Japan, according to information furnished to Bitcoin.com by an official from Japan’s financial market...
View ArticleJapan’s Finance Regulator Reminds Crypto Sector About Revised Laws, Plans...
The agency regulating Japan’s financial markets, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), with the cooperation of the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA), has called on the country’s crypto...
View ArticleReport: Japan Will Further Constrict Leveraged Trading of Cryptocurrencies,...
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to further reduce allowable limits on leveraged cryptocurrency bets, down from 4X of customer deposits to 2X. Japan’s Cabinet voted to greatly reduce...
View ArticleCBDC: Bank of Japan and Nation’s Financial Service Agency Held Talks to...
Central bank heads and finance ministers recently held discussions regarding crypto-asset regulations at the G-20 summit. Japanese officials working at the Bank of Japan (BOJ), the nation’s Ministry...
View ArticleJapan’s Financial Services Agency Recognizes the Nation’s Virtual Currency...
Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has certified two organizations as Certified Financial Instruments and Exchange Associations. As confirmed in an announcement made on...
View ArticleJapan to Ease Investment Rules to Make it Easier for Banks to Invest in...
Japan is reportedly planning to ease its investment rules and requirements, in order to make it more convenient for banks to invest in Fintech companies. The country is hoping that more relaxed...
View ArticleBlockchain-based Security Tokens to be Considered Similar to Highly Liquid...
Norbert Gehrke, founder and representative director at Tokyo Fintech, an initiative that supports community-led innovation in Japan’s financial services sector, notes that the country’s economy and...
View ArticleDigital Transformation: Japan’s Big Banks are Studying Virtual Currencies and...
Japan’s largest banks will be looking into the potential benefits of using electronic money and digital currencies in order to make banks and cashless payments systems interoperable. The initiative has...
View ArticleBitgate Picks BitGo For Self-Managed Custody Solution to Meet FSA Regulations...
BitGo, a digital asset financial services provider, announced on Wednesday that Bitgate, a Financial Services Agency (FSA) regulated exchange based in Japan, has selected its Self-Managed Custody...
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