Cryptocurrency exchange FTX has announced the acquisition of Liquid, which operates a regulated Japanese exchange, Quoine. The two companies “expect to work together to provide products and liquidity to clients in the Japanese and global markets.” FTX Acquiring Liquid to Provide Services to Japanese Customers Crypto exchange FTX is entering the Japanese crypto market. FTX…
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Japan’s top financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), is reportedly planning to propose legislation to restrict stablecoin issuance to banks and wire transfer companies. Crypto service providers involved in stablecoin transactions, including wallets, will also be brought under the financial regulator’s oversight. Japan to Tighten Stablecoin Regulation Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is planning…
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The move comes as the Bank of Japan wants to roll out a digital yen CBDC by the end of next year. According to The Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei), one of the world’s largest financial newspapers and the entity behind the Nikkei 225 stock index, Japan’s Financial Services Agency, or FSA, will propose legislation next…
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The warning comes in response to Bybit’s marketing campaign that reportedly targeted Japanese investors. Singapore-based Bybit, the world’s fifth-largest cryptocurrency derivatives exchange by trading volume, has allegedly been running unregistered crypto services in Japan, according to an official warning. The Japan Financial Services Agency issued a formal warning letter to Bybit stating that the firm is…
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Japan has been a member of the FATF since 1990. Japan has made another step toward adopting cryptocurrency Anti-Money Laundering regulations developed by the Financial Action Task Force, Cointelegraph Japan reports. The Japanese Financial Services Agency announced Wednesday that it will adopt the FATF’s travel rule — a set of regulations requiring virtual asset service providers to…
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Ryozo Himino, the International Financial Deputy Counselor at Japan’s financial watchdog, will take over as the agency’s new commissioner. Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has officially announced it will hire Ryozo Himino as its next leader. In a July 20 update to the Financial Services Agency’s executive directory, Himino is now listed as the commissioner…
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Tosei real estate and Tokyo Financial Holdings issued an asset-backed digital financial product, Coinage registered with Japanese authorities as an exchange and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included real estate player Tosei and Tokyo Financial Holdings listing an asset-backed digital financial product, Cointelegraph Japan interviewing a former…
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The Japanese government will appoint Ryozo Himino as the next commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services Agency. A crypto-sympathetic official has been named as the next leader of Japan`s Financial Services Agency. Jiji Press reported on July 7 that the Japanese government has decided to appoint Ryozo Himino to the next commissioner of Japan’s Financial Services…
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SBI announced a crypto investment fund, Bitflyer Holdings used blockchain-based voting for a shareholder meeting, and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included SBI announcing a digital asset investment fund, Bitflyer Holdings using blockchain for shareholder meeting voting, Japan’s Financial Services Agency warning two unregistered crypto exchanges, a…
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A new report on Japanese crypto regulation, an institutional crypto custody service, and more headlined news from Japan this past week. This week’s headlines from Japan included research company Xangle releasing a report on Japanese crypto regulation, Binance supporting Japan’s language but not its residents, SBI Holdings turning gift certificates digital with blockchain, and Nomura…
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