Category: Japan

Japan Self-Regulatory Crypto Exchange Association Considers Trading Cap for Some Clients

Japan’s self-regulatory crypto exchange association considers requiring members to set limits on trading volumes for some clients

July 28, 2018
Japanese Banking Giant SBI Plans Summer Launch for Crypto Exchange

Japanese financial services giant SBI Group is reportedly planning a summer launch of ‘SBI Virtual Currencies’, its cryptocurrency exchange, this year. According to Business Insider Japan, SBI Holdings president Yoshitaka Kitao has confirmed the long-awaited full-scale launch of SBI Virtual Currencies in what will be the country’s first wholly bank-owned cryptocurrency exchange. The executive made…

June 19, 2018
Japanese Regulator Confirms 8 Crypto Exchanges Want Out, 100 Want In

The Japanese financial regulator has confirmed that so far eight companies have expressed the intention to withdraw their applications to operate cryptocurrency exchanges. Meanwhile, about 100 more companies are seeking to enter the market. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space FSA Confirms Eight Want Out The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) held…

June 18, 2018
Japan Finance Giant SBI Holdings To Launch Crypto Exchange In Summer 2018

The launch of SBI Virtual Currencies is reportedly set for sometime this summer, SBI president Yoshitaka Kitao states it ‘will be number one in the blink of an eye’. #NEWS

June 15, 2018
Japanese Regulator Pressures Exchanges to Drop Privacy Coins

Japan’s Financial Services Agency, tasked with monitoring the country’s cryptocurrency exchanges, has quietly been pressuring platforms to delist privacy coins. Coincheck has already done so in the wake of the $400 million NEM hack. If fellow exchanges follow suit, it could signal the beginning of the end for privacy coins such as zcash and monero…

June 14, 2018
Japan Wants Cryptocurrency Exchanges to De-List Anonymous Altcoins: Report

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is pressuring local cryptocurrency exchanges to de-list privacy-centric altcoins such as Monero, Zcash, and Dash. Writing in Forbes, Tokyo-based journalist Jake Adelstein reports that sources close to the FSA say the regulatory agency — which has sole authority to grant licenses to cryptocurrency exchanges — is “taking all available steps”…

June 11, 2018
Japanese Regulators Discussed Restricting Trade Of Privacy-Focused Altcoins, Report Says

Japanese regulators reportedly discussed prohibiting exchanges from trading in anonymity-focused coins Monero and Dash #NEWS

June 10, 2018
Enquiries About Cryptocurrencies Tripled in 2017, Japan Regulator Says

Last year, Japanese consumers were asking more questions than ever about cryptocurrency trading and ICOs, new data reveals.

June 9, 2018
Bitcoin Cash Adoption Continues: Crypto Cafebar, Gold Vendor, Concealed-Carry Clothing

An increasing number of stores have started accepting bitcoin cash (BCH) and a few other cryptocurrencies. This bitcoin cash adoption roundup features five vendors that recently started accepting the digital currency including a brand new cafebar dedicated to 15 cryptocurrencies. Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Coins Crypto Cafebar Japan is a…

June 8, 2018
Japan’s SBI Unveils New Plans to Start an Exchange for Major Cryptocurrencies

Japan’s SBI Holdings has reportedly unveiled new plans for its cryptocurrency exchange. The company has set a target launch date and is preparing to list major cryptocurrencies. The group’s CEO expects the new exchange to “be number one in the blink of an eye.” Also read: Yahoo! Japan Confirms Entrance Into the Crypto Space Revised Launch…

June 7, 2018