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| Aug 25, 2026 | Japan Lifts Stablecoin Cap: FSA’s Dedicated Division Unlocks Institutional Yen Payments | By Scott McCain
Published: Aug 25 2026, 8:30 AM EDT
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| Aug 21, 2026 | Nomura Ends Japan Crypto Registration Drought: First New Exchange in Four Years | By Daniel Butler
Published: Aug 21 2026, 3:06 PM EDT
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| Jun 25, 2026 | Japan Stablecoin Settlement: Circle and Nomura Bring USDC to $440B Corporate FX Market | By Shannon Harwood
Published: Jun 25 2026, 1:06 PM EDT
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| Jun 25, 2026 | Ripple RLUSD Wins Japan Approval: First Foreign Dollar Stablecoin to Clear JFSA Equivalence Test | By William Chan
Published: Jun 25 2026, 12:03 PM EDT
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| Apr 29, 2026 | STARTRADER Transforms Basketball Court for 10,000 Youth Annually in Vietnam | STARTRADER Completes Basketball Court Upgrade Serving 10,000 Youth Annually
The newly upgraded basketball court is now in active use, providing a safe, structured sports environment for daily learning and development.
HO CHI MINH CITY, Viet... |
| Feb 9, 2026 | Asian markets surge after Takaichi secures historic election victory | Japanese stocks surged to a record high on Monday, while wider Asian markets also experienced a boost, after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party secured a historic election victory.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) se... |
| Jun 4, 2025 | Toyota Industries’ shares nosedive on $33 billion buyout deal — steepest fall in 10 months | Toyota Industries slumped as much as 13% Wednesday, after Toyota Group’s reported 4.7 trillion yen ($33 billion) deal to take the company private.
That includes a tender offer of $26 billion for shares of Toyota Industries at 16,300 yen api... |
| May 29, 2025 | How Insider Trading Laws Vary Internationally: U.S. vs. U.K. vs. Asia | Share
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Insider trading laws have shaped financial markets worldwide. They aim to keep trading fair by stopping the misuse of secret info. But these rules differ across countries.
The U.S., U.K., and Asia have unique a... |
| Apr 9, 2025 | Japan's top currency diplomat urges global cooperation to fight tariff woes | TOKYO: Japan will cooperate with the Group of Seven advanced economies and the International Monetary Fund to help stablise a market rout unleashed by United States tariffs, the country's top currency diplomat said on Wednesday (Apr 9).
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| Sep 11, 2024 | Tokyo Regarding the holding of “Tokyo Sustainable Finance Week” | [Tokyo] Regarding the holding of “Tokyo Sustainable Finance Week” *Tokyo*
Press release: September 11, 2024
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About holding “Tokyo Sustainable Finance Week”
*～In collaboration with “Japan Weeks” to communicate Tokyo’s initiatives～* The Tok... |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Global Fintech Fest 2024 Showcases Wide Spectrum of Innovations | Three-Day Mega Event Concludes, Attracting 300 exhibitors from across the world, 100000 Footfalls, 1000 Speakers
MUMBAI, India, Aug. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- India's Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Mr. Piyush Goyal said on Friday th... |
| Aug 7, 2024 | Volatile markets test Kishida's push to make Japan a nation of investors | TOKYO : A day after the Tokyo stock market had its biggest fall since 1987, Yuri Sekiya decided it was time to heed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's longstanding call for Japanese citizens to invest more of their $15 trillion in household ass... |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Better Place enters into business partnership with Toho Bank. Expanding new customers for the corporate pension system “Hagukumi Corporate Pension” | |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Better Place enters into business partnership with Toho Bank. Expanding new customers for the corporate pension system “Hagukumi Corporate Pension” | Better Place enters into business partnership with Toho Bank. Expanding new customers for the corporate pension system “Hagukumi Corporate Pension”
*Better Place Co., Ltd.*
Press release: August 6, 2024
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Better Place enters into business ... |
| Aug 6, 2024 | Japan seeks to calm market's nerves after stock price fluctuations | TOKYO :Japanese leaders rushed to assuage concerns on Tuesday about the wild swings in the country's financial markets, as the prime minister urged calm and senior finance officials convened an emergency meeting to discuss the global rout i... |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Kaikai Bank Co., Ltd. An accounting bank that aims to create a society where freelancers can thrive, completes registration as a financial services intermediary business | |
| Aug 2, 2024 | Kaikai Bank Co., Ltd. An accounting bank that aims to create a society where freelancers can thrive, completes registration as a financial services intermediary business | Accounting Bank Co., Ltd.
Accounting bank aiming to create a society where freelancers can play an active role completes registration as a financial services intermediary business
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Kaikai Bank Co., Ltd. (Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Presi... |
| Jul 10, 2024 | FP Consulting Co., Ltd. Event report Cross-industry labor union information exchange meeting held; first lecture on financial well-being introduced | |
| Jul 10, 2024 | FP Consulting Co., Ltd. Event report Cross-industry labor union information exchange meeting held; first lecture on financial well-being introduced | To all members of the press
FP Consulting Co., Ltd.
[Event report] Cross-industry labor union information exchange meeting held; first lecture on financial well-being introduced
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FP Consulting Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka Pr... |
| Jun 14, 2024 | SBI Securities Co., Ltd. Announcement of SBI Wrap becoming “No. 1 in the industry” in increasing number of discretionary investment contracts in FY2023 | |
| Jun 14, 2024 | SBI Securities Co., Ltd. Announcement of SBI Wrap becoming “No. 1 in the industry” in increasing number of discretionary investment contracts in FY2023 | SBI Securities Co., Ltd.
SBI Wrap Announces Ranking No. 1 in the Industry for Increase in Discretionary Investment Contracts in FY2023
No.1 for the second consecutive term following 2022
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SBI Securities Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku,... |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Lenders’ receivable transfer notices can now be sent using the multifunctional SMS sending service “SMAPS” | |
| Jun 5, 2024 | Lenders’ receivable transfer notices can now be sent using the multifunctional SMS sending service “SMAPS” | Lenders’ receivable transfer notices can now be sent using the multifunctional SMS sending service “SMAPS”
*View in browser* *Links Co., Ltd.*
Press release: June 5, 2024
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Lenders’ receivable transfer notices can now be sent using the mul... |
| Apr 16, 2024 | OKCoinJapan Regarding restrictions on deposits from some financial institutions due to strengthening measures against fraudulent remittances | |
| Apr 12, 2024 | SBI Sumishin Net Bank introduces AI credit management cloud alarm box, used for continuous customer management (CDD) necessary for money laundering and terrorist financing countermeasures | |
| Apr 12, 2024 | SBI Sumishin Net Bank introduces AI credit management cloud alarm box, used for continuous customer management (CDD) necessary for money laundering and terrorist financing countermeasures | alarm box
SBI Sumishin Net Bank introduces AI credit management cloud alarm box, used for continuous customer management (CDD) necessary for money laundering and terrorist financing countermeasures
~AI constantly collects and monitors onlin... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Sun Frontier Shibuya web3 hub “Centrum” collaborates as an event venue partner for Japan Fintech Week 2024 hosted by the Financial Services Agency | [Sun Frontier] Shibuya web3 hub “Centrum” collaborates as an event venue partner for Japan Fintech Week 2024 hosted by the Financial Services Agency
*View in browser* *Sun Frontier*
Press release: April 10, 2024
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Shibuya web3 hub “Centrum... |
| Apr 10, 2024 | Sun Frontier Shibuya web3 hub “Centrum” collaborates as an event venue partner for Japan Fintech Week 2024 hosted by the Financial Services Agency | |
| Mar 2, 2024 | Singapore’s Nium Secures Funds Transfer License in Japan | Nium, a real-time cross-border payments firm based in the United States and Singapore, has achieved a significant milestone by becoming the first non-Japanese company to be granted a Type 1 Funds Transfer Service Provider (FTSP) license by ... |
| Feb 26, 2024 | Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd. Held a fintech event as an initiative of the Financial Services Agency’s “Japan Fintech Week 2024” – Disseminating the latest information and appeal of fintech from FinGATE in Nihonbashi Kabutocho – | Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Fintech event held as an initiative of the Financial Services Agency’s “Japan Fintech Week 2024” – Disseminating the latest information and appeal of fintech from FinGATE in Kabutocho, Nihonbashi –
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| Feb 26, 2024 | Heiwa Real Estate Co., Ltd. Held a fintech event as an initiative of the Financial Services Agency’s “Japan Fintech Week 2024” – Disseminating the latest information and appeal of fintech from FinGATE in Nihonbashi Kabutocho – | |
| Feb 22, 2024 | STIR, a Web3 consulting and development company, supports the development of a crypto asset staking system using MPC wallet Fireblocks for the crypto asset sales store “CoinTrade” | STIR | Star
STIR, a Web3 consulting and development company, supports the development of a crypto asset staking system using MPC wallet Fireblocks for the crypto asset sales store “CoinTrade”
Support for multi-currency staking with Firebloc... |
| Feb 22, 2024 | STIR, a Web3 consulting and development company, supports the development of a crypto asset staking system using MPC wallet Fireblocks for the crypto asset sales store “CoinTrade” | |
| Feb 9, 2024 | HashPort Co., Ltd. HashPort held a seminar on February 21st, “About the role played by the Web3 business cen tered on regional wallets and stable coins” | HashPort Co., Ltd.
HashPort holds a seminar on February 21st, “About the role of stable coins and the Web3 business centered on regional wallets”
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HashPort Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and CEO: Yoshih... |
| Feb 9, 2024 | HashPort Co., Ltd. HashPort held a seminar on February 21st, “About the role played by the Web3 business cen tered on regional wallets and stable coins” | |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Started a profitable business as a new business | K-I Star Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Started a profitable business as a new business
Following the strong investment apartment business
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K-I Star Real Estate Co., Ltd. (Head Office/Honjo City, Saitama Prefecture, Representative Director and Pre... |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Started a profitable business as a new business | |
| Jan 30, 2024 | FINOLAB and FINOVATORS decide the winners of “JFIA 2024” | FINOLAB and FINOVATORS decide the winners of “JFIA 2024”
*View in browser* *FINOLAB Co., Ltd.*
Press release: January 30, 2024
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FINOLAB and FINOVATORS decide the winners of “JFIA 2024”
*~ Recognition of financial innovation initiatives, g... |
| Jan 30, 2024 | FINOLAB and FINOVATORS decide the winners of “JFIA 2024” | |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Saison Investment Trust Started recruiting for asset formation seminars for employees Saison Investment Trust at work | Saison Investment Trust
Started recruiting for asset formation seminars for employees [Saison Investment Trust in the workplace]
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Saison Investment Trust Co., Ltd. (President, CEO and COO: Takahiro Sonobe, Headquarters: Toshima-ku, Tokyo,... |
| Jan 29, 2024 | Saison Investment Trust Started recruiting for asset formation seminars for employees Saison Investment Trust at work | |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. Financial Services Agency x Yoshimoto Kogyo New NISA dissemination promotion event “New NISA x Future Produce ~ About money, investment, and the future ~” February 20th (Tuesday) 3rd JUMP Start of r ecruitment for partici | Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd.
[Financial Services Agency x Yoshimoto Kogyo] New NISA popularization promotion event “New NISA x Produce the Future – Money, Investment, Future -” Recruiting participants for the 3rd JUMP edition on Tuesday, Febru... |
| Jan 17, 2024 | Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. Financial Services Agency x Yoshimoto Kogyo New NISA dissemination promotion event “New NISA x Future Produce ~ About money, investment, and the future ~” February 20th (Tuesday) 3rd JUMP Start of r ecruitment for partici | |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Survey of 300 consumer finance users about loan amount, number of uses, usage, repayment status, etc. | |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Survey of 300 consumer finance users about loan amount, number of uses, usage, repayment status, etc. | Tantaka Co., Ltd.
Survey of 300 consumer finance users about loan amount, number of uses, usage, repayment status, etc.
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Tantaka Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Koto-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Takahiro Tanno) asked 300 people who have b... |
| Nov 27, 2023 | SBI Holdings and Circle to Advance USDC Stablecoin, Web 3.0 Adoption in Japan | Tokyo-based financial institution SBI Holdings has entered into a strategic partnership with Circle Internet Financial, a global fintech firm and sole issuer of USD Coin (USDC). |
| Nov 17, 2023 | インハウス会計士の現年収の平均は977万円！11/17公認会計士論文式試験の合格発表に合わせ、求人・雇用実態を発表 | 11月17日（金）、令和5年（2023年度）公認会計士論文式試験の結果発表がありました。願書提出者が12年ぶりに2万人を超えた今回の試験ですが、論文式試験の合格者数（最終合格者数）は1,544人、合格率は7.6％という結果でした。過去5年と比較すると、願書提出者が増加傾向にある一方で、合格率は減少傾向となっています。
これに際し、株式会社MS-Japan(本社：東京都千代田区 代表取締役会長兼社長CEO：有本隆浩／以下MS-Japan 証券コード：6539)が運営する、管理... |
| Oct 11, 2023 | マカフィー、AI（人工知能）を活用した新たなフィッシング詐欺対策機能「マカフィー 詐欺メッセージ対策」を発表 | マカフィー株式会社（本社：東京都渋谷区）は、AI（人工知能）を活用した新機能「マカフィー 詐欺メッセージ対策（英語名：McAfee Scam ProtectionTM）」を本日発表いたします。マカフィー 詐欺メッセージ対策は、高度なAIと人的脅威インテリジェンス（セキュリティの脅威について収集・分析した情報と、それにより得られる知見等の情報の総称）を組み合わせて、SMS（ショートメッセージサービス）のテキストメッセージ内に仕込まれた危険なURLを開くあるいはクリックする前に自... |
| Sep 21, 2023 | Moomoo Japan Launches Online Brokerage Business, Offering about 7,000 Tradable US Stocks | TOKYO, Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Moomoo Japan announced the launch of its online brokerage business on the global investment and trading platform moomoo. Starting from 19th September 2023, Japanese investors are able to trade approxima... |
| Sep 13, 2023 | Japan Government Pushes for Fintech Development | Despite having a rich history of financial innovation, Japan has remained a relatively cash-based society, lagging well behind neighbouring countries in the adoption of cashless payments and fintech services. |
| May 30, 2023 | A List of Digital Banks in Asia | Are digital first banks in Asia poised to lead a disruptive charge against well-entrenched, established commercial banks?
In the traditional banking sphere globally, but especially true in Asia, there is a considerable proportion of unbanke... |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Caulis Wins Nikkei Award at Japan’s Largest Fintech Summit FIN/SUM 2023 | Japan’s largest fintech summit FIN/SUM2023 was held from March 28 to 31, sponsored by Nikkei and the Financial Services Agency. The final day featured a pitch competition, where ten domestic and international companies competed by presentin... |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Former Square Enix Co. Personnel Arrested Over Suspicions of Insider Trading | John Lopez, Tech Times 18 November 2022, 08:11 am
A Square Enix Co. ex-employee is reportedly arrested by authorities over allegations of engaging in insider trading, The Mainichi reports on Friday, Nov. 18.
The former employee is said to h... |
| Nov 10, 2022 | FTX Japan to Go Into 'Close-Only' Mode Following Regulator's Order to Suspend Operations | FTX Japan said Thursday it is going into "close-only" mode, meaning users will only be able to close out existing positions but not initiate new ones, following an official order earlier in the day by Japan's Financial Services Ag... |
| Jul 9, 2022 | VC Roundup: ‘Web5,’ Metaverse sports and Bitcoin monetization startups generate buzz
Global GPU price drops to compensate for falling Bitcoin mining revenue
Staking on LUKSO? Look no further: A new liquid staking protocol just went live
Binance users support 0-fee trading despite CZ’s wash tr ...... | A lot has happened in the Bitcoin
BTC
$34,948 and cryptocurrency markets since our last edition of VC Roundup. The monumental collapse of the Terra ecosystem spilled over into other segments of the digital asset market, exposing over-levera... |
| May 17, 2022 | How Not to Run a Cryptocurrency Exchange | The Takeaway:
From the outside, Japanese exchange Liquid looks like a crypto success story. Trading powerhouse FTX recently acquired it for an undisclosed price estimated to be somewhere between $140 million and $200 million.
But former Liq... |
| Apr 27, 2022 |
Is Bitcoin Legal? | As the market capitalization of the cryptocurrency market continues to climb, regulators around the world are stepping up the debate on oversight into the use and trading of digital assets.
To date, very few countries have completely outlaw... |
| Mar 6, 2022 | Temasek-backed crypto exchange FTX launches in Japan | CryptoNewsStartups
Aditya Hadi Pratama · 3 Jun 2022 · 1 min readTemasek-backed crypto exchange FTX launches in Japan
FTX, a Bahamas-based cryptocurrency exchange, has launched its service for customers in Japan.
FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried / ... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | Crypto Startup Amber Group Acquires Japanese Exchange DeCurret | Amber Group, a crypto finance startup offering services such as algorithmic trading and digital market-making, said it bought Japan-licensed crypto exchange operator DeCurret.
Terms of the acquisition, which took place through Amber Group's... |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Few Crypto Firms Even Trying to Comply With FATF's ‘Travel Rule’ | When it comes to complying with the so-called travel rule, the cryptocurrency industry has a long way to go.
And it’s unclear when it will reach the destination – if, indeed, it can or even wants to.
More than two and a half years after the... |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Japan’s Taxes on Crypto Firms Are Leading Some to Leave the Country | Crypto companies in Japan have implored authorities to change tax policies that some say are driving them out of the country. Recent government policy announcements indicate their calls are unheeded.
On Dec. 10, Japan’s ruling coalition app... |
| Oct 19, 2021 | Huobi Japan Gets Regulators’ Go-Ahead to Offer Derivatives | Crypto exchange Huobi’s Japanese subsidiary received approval from the local Financial Services Agency to offer crypto derivatives, according to a press release on Monday.
Huobi Japan is one of seven crypto exchanges in the country that hav... |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Derivatives clearing obligation – modifications to reflect interest rate benchmark reform: Amendments... | 1. Overview
This Policy Statement (PS) contains the Bank of England's (the Bank's) final policy on the proposal to modify the scope of contracts subject to the derivatives clearing obligation, which was set out in the consultation paper pub... |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Derivatives clearing obligation – introduction of contracts referencing TONA: Amendment to BTS 2015/2205 | 1. Overview
This Consultation Paper (CP) sets out the Bank of England's (the Bank's) proposal to add Overnight Index Swaps (OIS) that reference TONA to the scope of contracts which are subject to the derivatives clearing obligation. This fo... |
| Jun 29, 2021 | The world's largest crypto exchange is having a hard time convincing regulators with multiple bans piling up | Britain's financial watchdog has banned Binance from conducting any regulated activity in the country.
The cryptocurrency exchange faces a more severe crackdown in Canada. Amid regulatory pressure, the company announced it will cease all se... |
| Jun 28, 2021 | Britain bans cryptocurrency exchange Binance from operating in the UK without 'written consent' | Britain's financial regulator has ordered Binance to stop all regulated activity in the UK.
The watchdog also issued a warning to potential crypto investors, telling them to be "wary" of promises of big returns.
Binance's CEO has ... |
| Mar 29, 2021 | Modalis Therapeutics : Additional Information Regarding the Infringement of the Lock-Up System by a Major Shareholder | This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only.
In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail. The Company assumes no respons... |
| Mar 29, 2021 | MODALIS THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
Modalis Therapeutics : Additional Information Regarding the Infringement of the Lock-Up System by a Major Shareholder | This document has been translated from the Japanese original for reference purposes only.
In the event of any discrepancy between this translated document and the Japanese original, the original shall prevail. The Company assumes no respons... |
| Sep 2, 2020 | BitGo Will Provide Cold Storage Crypto Support for Japan’s Bitgate | Japanese crypto exchange Bitgate will soon offer customers cold storage services through BitGo Inc., meeting new legal requirements set by the local financial regulator.
BitGo announced Wednesday it would provide its “Self-Managed Custody” ... |
| Aug 26, 2020 | Leos Capital Works Co., Ltd. “Research on representative indicators (KPIs) that show the investment performance of domestic investment managers”-The average Sharpe ratio of all fund bases ranked first for the second consecutive year- | Leos Capital Works Co., Ltd.
About “Research on representative indicators (KPIs) that show the investment performance of domestic investment managers”-Annual Sharp ratio of all fund bases ranked No. 1 for 2 consecutive years- ……………………………………... |
| Mar 26, 2019 | E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Wins License for New Crypto Exchange | Japan's top financial watchdog has granted a license to a cryptocurrency exchange being relaunched by e-commerce giant Rakuten.
The country’s Financial Service Agency (FSA) announced the news Monday, stating that the new exchange, Rakuten W... |
| Jan 16, 2019 | Fintech In Japan: How is The World’s 3rd Largest Economy Tackling Fintech? | A global technological leader, Japan has witnessed the emergence of a thriving fintech landscape in the past two years as startups, industry players, regulators and government collaborate to build a favorable environment for innovation. |
| Jan 11, 2019 | 2018 Hacked Crypto Exchange, Coincheck Secures Operating License in Japan | The next time you think of defining resurgence, you may as well want to add cryptocurrency exchange, Coincheck to your list of examples to use.
In January 2018, the Japan-based crypto exchange lost $534 million worth of NEM tokens to hacker... |
| Sep 26, 2018 | SBI Ripple Asia Wins Payments License for Blockchain Money App | A joint venture between SBI Holdings and Ripple has moved a step closer to launching its blockchain-based payments app for consumers.
SBI Ripple Asia announced Wednesday it has completed registration with the Kantou bureau of Japan's Minist... |
| Sep 26, 2018 | SBI Ripple Asia Gets License for Blockchain-based Settlement App MoneyTap | SBI Ripple Asia Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Japanese financial giant, SBI Holdings and Ripple, has gone a step further in the acquisition of payment license for blockchain-based payment app for the public according to an announcement on its o... |
| Sep 13, 2018 | Japan’s WatchDog Seeks More Working Personnel As Crypto Industry Grows | Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has revealed that it will add to the number of people in its team that is overseeing crypto-related activities. The reason for this is the increase in the number of Japanese companies who are seeking ... |
| May 5, 2018 | Japan Regulators Urging Crypto Exchanges to Exclude Anonymous Altcoins | Forbes has reported that sources close to Japan’s Financial Services Agency (JFSA) have confirmed that the agency is encouraging the country’s crypto exchanges to exclude anonymous cryptocurrencies Monero (XMR), Zcash (ZEC), and Dash (DASH)... |
| Apr 30, 2018 | Japanese Regulator Sees Boost In Cryptocurrency Queries | Japanese consumers filed over three times the number of enquiries about cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings in 2017 as compared to the previous year, according to data released by Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA).
The num... |
| Apr 12, 2018 | BitFlyer Exchange Toughens User Verification Amid Watchdog Scrutiny | BitFlyer, a major Japanese cryptocurrency exchange, announced Thursday that it will toughen its know-your-customer process after reported criticism from the country's financial regulator.
According to a company announcement, starting from A... |
| Mar 22, 2018 | And NO! Binance did not receive a warning from the Japanese regulator | |
| Jan 31, 2018 | Crypto Investors to be Reimbursed After £380M Hack | One of Japan’s largest digital currency exchanges, Coincheck, has fallen victim to a large scale cyberattack. Over 260,000 customers were affected by the hack on Friday January 26, in which £380 million worth of virtual assets were lost.
Th... |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Japan Plans to Create Fintech Hub | It is fair to say that over the past couple years, Fintech has taken the financial industry by storm. Their new-age approach to classic finance has added value to both companies and consumers. Because of this, many countries have decided to... |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Report: Japanese Officials Draft Regulation for Bitcoin Exchanges | Japan's financial regulators are reportedly moving closer to creating a system for registering and overseeing domestic digital currency exchanges.
Citing "informed sources", The Japan Times reports a working group beneath the Fina... |
