According to a spokesperson from the Financial Services Agency (FSA), Japan is not considering the approval of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). Speaking to Bitcoin.com, an FSA representative said: There is no such fact that we are considering appr…
Late last week, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), the top financial regulator in Japan, published a draft report which outlined the new framework for addressing cryptocurrencies and Initial Con Offerings (ICOs) in the country. The report was release…
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, the victim of the largest theft in the crypto industry’s history, has reopened new user registrations and limited trading services. Coincheck Opens Registration, Limited Crypto Trading The Tokyo-based cryptoc…
Japan’s primarily financial regulator is mulling a leverage cap on the amount of funds investors can borrow for margin trading with cryptocurrencies. In a marked effort to clamp down on speculative trading to minimise volatility risks for investors, th…
Japan’s primary financial regulator has formally granted the cryptocurrency industry with a self-regulatory status by allowing an industry body to police domestic exchanges. The Financial Services Agency (FSA) on Wednesday approved the Japan Virtual Cu…
Cryptocurrency exchange giant Coinbase isn’t concerned that Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has begun to view the crypto trading industry with a more cautious eye in the wake of several high profile exchange hacks on the regulatory agency’s wat…
Japan’s primary financial regulator is expanding its team of 30 individuals screening license applications from cryptocurrency exchange operators to meet soaring interest at a time when mainstream companies like Yahoo, Rakuten and LINE are entering the…
The new head of Japan’s primary financial regulator has backed the domestic cryptocurrency sector to grow while ruling out ‘excessive’ regulation for exchanges. In statements certain to encourage the domestic cryptocurrency sector, Toshihide Endo, the …
Japan’s primary financial regulator is reportedly looking at updating its regulatory framework for the cryptocurrency sector to curb speculative investments. In April 2017, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) – Japan’s financial regulator – enfor…
An association of sixteen licensed domestic cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan have formally applied for certification from the country’s financial regulator to form a self-regulatory body. The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA), a body…
Seiko Noda, Japan’s internal affairs minister, denied having an interest in a cryptocurrency company under investigation and interfering in that investigation, according to a report in Asahi Shimbun. As a Cabinet minister, Noda could be accused of tryi…
The UK government’s food safety watchdog has completed a successful trial of blockchain technology for meat inspection in a supply chain. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has concluded a successful blockchain pilot tracking meat from a cattle slaughterh…
Japan’s financial regulator has targeted six licensed cryptocurrency exchanges to issue business improvement orders, ramping up its scrutiny of the sector. Following on-site inspections into a number of exchanges, Japan’s Financial Services Agency R…
A handful of major Japanese exchanges including bitFlyer, Japan’s biggest and best-funded crypto trading platform, are facing business improvement orders from the country’s financial regulator and watchdog. A failure to comply with anti-money launderin…
Two business suspension orders and three on-site inspections later, Japan has handed down its first-ever official rejection of a cryptocurrency exchange application. Announced by Japan’s financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) on Thurs…
Japan’s financial regulator is reportedly set to issues its first-ever rejection of an application to register a domestic cryptocurrency exchange business. Yokohama-based trading platform FSHO is likely to become Japan’s first cryptocurrency exchange o…
Mainstream media outlets in South Korea and Japan JoongAng and Nikkei have reported that the National Tax Agency (NTA) of Japan is fully aware that 331 investors in the Japanese cryptocurrency sector recorded a profit of $1 million through trading, gen…
Japanese regulators have announced stricter regulations for cryptocurrency exchanges in an effort to prevent another heist like the one that befell Coincheck in January, according to Nikkei Asian Review. The country’s Financial Services Agency expects …
Japan’s top securities regulator will warn cryptocurrency exchange Binance that it must cease operating in the country without a license or face enforcement action. Citing a person familiar with the matter, Nikkei reports that Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) will issue a formal warning to Binance, which has allegedly begun expanding operations into Japan without
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Japan’s primary banking association is building a blockchain to allow the country’s banks to trial applications.
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