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Japan's Financial Regulator Launches Global Blockchain Governance Initiate

10.3.2020
The Blockchain Governance Initiate seeks to provide an open platform for dialogue between regulators and cryptocurrency stakeholders in Japan

Cryptocurrency News From Japan: Feb. 9 - Feb. 15 in Review

15.2.2020
This past week’s news from Japan included details on Bitpoint’s massive 2019 deficit, a Japanese politician’s Libra fears and more

Bitcoin ETFs in Japan: FSA Explains New Rules for Funds Investing in Cryptos

7.2.2020
Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has explained to news.Bitcoin.com its recently adopted rules regarding the creation and sale of cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (ETFs). Meanwhile, Japan now has a crypto index, launched by major Japanese companies....

Japan Hosting World Conference to Discuss Decentralized Financial Governance

26.12.2019
Following the consensus reached at the G20 leaders’ summit on the importance of discussing better governance for the decentralized financial ecosystem, Japan’s top financial regulator is hosting a global blockchain conference to discuss the subject. The regulator is welcoming...

Japan’s Financial Regulator Issues Draft Guidelines For Funds Investing in Crypto

3.10.2019
The instructions from the FSA are vague and obvious, but they indicate some movement on the regulatory front

Monex Offers Crypto Rewards to Shareholders Furthering Japanese Adoption

26.9.2019
Owner of popular Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, Monex Group, has now announced it will reward shareholders in the company with crypto. Shareholders are to receive a BTC dividend provided they have a Coincheck account. With Japan viewed as one of the top crypto adoption hotspots globally,...

FATF-Driven Delistings Capture the Criminalization of Privacy

17.9.2019
The delisting of privacy coins like monero, zcash, and dash is becoming something of a trend in Asia, and could soon expand elsewhere. In the wake of the intra-governmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issuing new global standards, Korean exchanges Okex and Upbit have announced they will...

Owning Fiat Just Got More Expensive – NIRP Strikes Again

8.8.2019
With the recent Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) announcement that even more customers will be charged to hold money in their banks, people are scrambling to find ways to preserve their wealth, while USB and others scramble to dam the losses resulting from national negative interest rate policy...

Spain Thwarts Bitcoin ATM Scam, Prompting Regulatory Debate Worldwide

16.7.2019
Bitcoin ATMs are not currently governed by EU money laundering regulations, and arrests coordinated by Spanish police and Europol in May are bringing new focus to this loophole. A group of eight Spanish and Latin American individuals have been arrested, along with several of their associates,...

110 Crypto Exchanges Are Reportedly Trying to Get Licensed in Japan

11.7.2019
In 2019 the Financial Services Agency has approved 3 new exchanges, following a year without any new openings

110 Cryptocurrency Exchanges Want to Launch in Japan – A Look at Recent Changes

9.7.2019
Following G20 meetings, where Japan led several discussions regarding crypto assets, the country’s top financial regulator told news.Bitcoin.com that 110 crypto exchanges are now interested in launching in Japan. The country recently passed a new cryptocurrency bill, and some approved crypto...