We are excited to announce that Takeshi Chino, Managing Director of Kraken Japan, has recently been elected as Vice Chairman of the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA). Takeshi will help to lead the JVCEA’s efforts to work with the Japanese government to enact thoughtful,… The post Kraken’s Japan Chief Joins Japan Virtual Currency Exchange...
One of Asia’s leading messenger platforms has partnered with Yahoo! Japan to collaborate on non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and secondary markets. On July 27, messaging giant LINE announced the partnership with Japan’s leading internet company Yahoo! Japan. LINE subsidiary LVC, which operates the crypto asset and blockchain side of businesses, aims to expand secondary markets for NFT trading. It stated that NFTs based on...
The country is working on both regulatory and diplomatic levels.
In a fresh development, Japanese regulators are now stepping up efforts to regulate digital currencies, especially stablecoins. In exclusive coverage, Reuters reports that the Japanese government is closely watching the sharp growth of the crypto market and remains worried about its impact on the country's financial system. Tokyo wants to engage with global financial regulators The post After U.S, Now Japan Calls for...
This episode of "Fed Watch" covered the global macroeconomic latest, Fed taper and, of course, Bitcoin.Watch This Episode On YouTubeListen To This Episode:...
Japan will have more clarity on its CBDC product digital Yen, by the end of next year. According to a lawmaker who is overseeing the ruling party's digital currency plan, the CBDC development may potentially be the beginning of a turf war between traditional lenders and online platform operators. Bank of Japan will be moving The post Japan to Finalize Digital Yen Plans...
Changpeng Zhao, Binance CEO tweeted today, how the crypto exchange giant believes in solving problems over engaging in debates or fights. However, none of Binance problems are close to a solution, instead, the arena of trouble has been expanding for Binance. The number of nations that have issued some form of regulatory warning for Binance The post Is Binance in Trouble? Regulatory actions...
Japan and Portugal announce approval of new cryptocurrency exchanges in the nations. Portugal has approved two exchanges so far, while Japan has allowed Coinbase to function within the country. Japan Approves Coinbase Coinbase can finally start operations in Japan as the country's top financial regulator has...
The FSA also granted an operating permit on the same day to the Japanese company Tokyo Hash.
The crypto exchange Bybit was also the recipient of the warning issued by the Japanese financial watchdog.
Japanese bitcoin exchange bitFlyer has opened access to the BTC/Japanese yen trading pair for U.S. users, improving Japanese market access.Bitcoin exchange bitFlyer has opened access to its BTC/Japanese yen trading pair for U.S. customers, according to a release sent to Bitcoin Magazine.The option opens new access to Japan’s bitcoin market for U.S. traders. The bitFlyer team announced the new...
The financial watchdog says Bybit's marketing campaign keeps targeting Japanese investors despite it's not registered.
Coincheck is planning to conduct an initial exchange offering this summer.
Earlier today, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) announced that it began experimenting with the possibility of issuing its own central-bank digital currency (CBDC). The central bank first entertained the idea of a CBDC back in February. Now, the decision to ramp up their timeline coincides with other nations making strides in creating their own digital currency. China recently laid out its...
The BOJ first announced its intentions to explore CBDC creation in July of 2020.
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