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Japanese Regulator Issues Warning to Unregistered Crypto Platform Lbank Exchange
17.6.2024
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan issued a warning to Lbank Exchange, an overseas cryptocurrency platform, for operating without registration. Lbank, which ranks 56th in trading volume according to Coingecko, has been offering services to Japanese residents despite reportedly having...
Japanese regulator seeks to scrap “unrealized gains” tax on crypto
5.9.2023
Financial Services Agency has proposed to change the tax code around digital assets in a bid to free domestic firms from the end-of-the-year “unrealized gains” tax on crypto
Japanese Regulator Extends FTX Japan’s Suspension as Users Wait for Their Funds
9.12.2022
The Financial Services Agency ordered that operations stay suspended for another three months
Japanese Regulator Suggests it May Be Preparing to Police DeFi
28.11.2022
The top Japanese financial regulator has given a hint that it may be preparing to attempt to police the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) issued a call for DeFi players to take part in a “fact-finding survey” on the sector.
The FSA wants to “research”...
Japanese Regulator Slaps FTX Japan With Business Suspension Order
12.11.2022
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has issued a business suspension order to FTX Japan, the Japanese subsidiary of FTX.com. The financial watchdog has also ordered the crypto exchange to submit a business improvement plan by Nov. 16. Japanese Regulator Takes...
Japan to Relax Cryptocurrency Listing Rules
21.10.2022
The Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association (JVCEA) plans to allow crypto trading platforms to list coins without going through a lengthy screening process. “We hope the latest measure will help revitalize Japan’s crypto assets market,” said the vice chairman of...
Japanese Regulator Wants to Reform Crypto Tax Laws for Companies & Investors
1.9.2022
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Service Agency (FSA), has indicated that it is prepared to reform the nation’s tax laws that govern the way firms and their investors are taxed on their interactions with crypto....
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Japanese Regulator Wants to Amend the Nation’s Crypto Law
8.3.2022
A batch of new crypto regulations is incoming in Japan – where the nation’s top financial and crypto regulator has put forward legal amendments to payments-related legislation.
The proposals were made by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), which has proposed making alterations to two existing...
Japanese Regulator Eyes Stablecoin, Wallet Provider Regulations in 2022
7.12.2021
Japan’s top financial regulator will block firms outside the world of conventional finance from issuing fiat-pegged stablecoins, a leading media outlet has claimed.
Per reports in both Japanese and English from Nikkei, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the government organ that oversees...
Japanese Regulator Has NFTs, IEOs in its Sights as it Eyes More Crypto Regulation
8.9.2021
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Japanese Regulator Likely to Create New DeFi, NFT & CBDC Regulations
21.7.2021
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), could be set to introduce new laws to police decentralized finance (DeFi)-related projects operating in the nation – with non-fungible tokens (NFTs) also potentially in the firing line.
The FSA issued an official announcement...
Japanese Regulator Report Suggests DeFi Regulations Could Be Coming
9.7.2021
The top Japanese financial and crypto sector regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has published a report on DeFi, blockchain and crypto – with its authors concluding that there may be a need for the nation to develop regulations for the decentralized finance sphere.
The report was...
Regulators in UK, Japan Issue Warnings on Binance Amid Crackdown on Unauthorized Crypto Exchanges
27.6.2021
Top financial regulators in England and Japan have independently issued warnings on Binance for offering crypto exchange services to residents of the two countries without being registered with the regulators as required by law. Japanese Regulator’s Warning Japan’s top financial...
Japanese Regulator Warns Teens Who’ll Soon Be Able to Buy Crypto
9.4.2021
The top financial regulator in Japan, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) has sent a warning of the possible risks involved with crypto investment for younger citizens after new legislation is set to effectively lower the crypto age of consent to 18.
Back in 2018, the Japanese Diet voted in favor...
Japanese Regulator Aims to Implement FATF Rules Toward Crypto Companies in 2022
3.4.2021
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has revealed that the regulating body will adopt the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) “travel rule” and standards toward the cryptocurrency industry throughout the nation. Meanwhile, FATF’s rule has been considered far-reaching...
Japanese Regulator Hints at ‘New Laws’ for Crypto Industry + More News
1.9.2020
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Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has spoken about possible forthcoming regulatory changes...
Japanese Regulator Officially Proposes Cutting Crypto Margin Trading Leverage Cap
14.1.2020
Japanese financial regulators have officially proposed cutting the leverage cap for crypto margin trading from 4x to 2x
Japanese Regulator Set to Sideline Crypto Trusts
2.10.2019
Japan could shun cryptocurrency investment trust offerings – while some of the country’s top financial companies have established a securities token association.
The regulatory Financial Services Agency – the body that polices the country’s exchanges and cryptocurrency businesses –...
Japanese Regulator Says Libra is Not Crypto, Gives the Green Light
1.7.2019
Facebook’s forthcoming Libra project is unlikely to come up against any roadblocks in Japan, with the country’s top financial regulator apparently satisfied with the contents of the social network’s white paper.
The Financial Services Agency (FSA), the government body charged with policing...