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Japan’s FSA Warns KuCoin Over Unregistered OTC Derivatives Trading
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has warned KuCoin for offering OTC derivatives trading without registration. The platform was listed among firms soliciting services to Japanese users without approval. The move highlights Japan’s tightening stance on crypto regulation as authorities increase scrutiny of offshore exchanges targeting local inves...
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency Mulls Crypto Regulation Under FIEA
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has proposed transferring cryptocurrency oversight from the Payment Services Act to the stricter Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The move aims to address issues such as unregistered operations, scams, disclosure gaps, and security flaws, while improving investor protection. If approved by the Financial Sy...
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Crypto Assets May Gain Legal Status in Japan as Regulators Aim to Tackle Insider Trading: Report
Japan's financial regulators are reportedly revising the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to include crypto assets, aiming to submit the reformed bill to parliament by 2026 after completing their analysis. Led by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), this initiative aims to foster crypto industry growth under stringent regulatory oversight.
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Japan Crypto Review May Open Door to Lower Taxes, Dedicated ETFs
Japan's Financial Services Agency in coming months will assess whether the current approach of regulating crypto under the payments act is adequate, an official at the agency said, asking not to be identified in line with the institution’s rules.
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Japan’s E-Commerce Major Mercari Plans to Open BTC Payments For Over 20 Million Users
Mercari is planning to open Bitcoin payments in the coming months. The Tokyo-based e-commerce giant is reportedly expected to accept payments in Bitcoin while selling items in Japan’s fiat currency, the yen.
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Binance Lists 34 Cryptocurrencies in Japan as it Re-Enters the Country
Binance has launched its refreshed trading platform in Japan. Along with the first batch of 34 cryptocurrencies that have been listed by the exchange, Binance’s native BNB token has also made a splash into the Japanese market for the first time.
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Japan Crypto Exchanges Pushing For Margin Trading Relaxation For Sector Growth
Japan’s crypto exchanges are pushing for a relaxation of curbs on margin trading, unbowed by last year’s global digital-asset market crash. Many people in the industry want permitted leverage for retail investors of four to 10 times whereas currently, customers can at most double exposure via borrowing.
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Kraken Announces Exit from Japan Citing ‘Resource Prioritisation’ Reasons
Kraken crypto exchange has decided to exit the Japanese market in a bid to prioritise its resources at a time when the global crypto industry is undergoing a slump. Kraken has asked its customers in Japan to withdraw their fiat and crypto holdings before February.
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Lazarus Hacker Group Attacks Local Japanese Crypto Companies With Malware to Steal Cryptocurrencies
Lazarus, the hacker group backed by North Korea, sent phishing emails to Japanese crypto exchange employees. The hacker group has been using social engineering as a means to infect the computers of these local crypto firms with malware, to hack their systems and steal their cryptocurrencies, Japan’s National Police Agency has announced.
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Binance to Set Up Regional Office in Kazakhstan, Intends to Co-Develop Crypto Laws
Binance crypto exchange and Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Agency have teamed-up to co-develop the next phase of the crypto sector. Its hub in Kazakhstan will usher this effort in the region, that houses a big number of crypto miners. Back in May, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao had met with Kazakhstan president Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev to discuss We...
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Binance Hopes for Japan Return After Four-Year Hiatus: All Details
Binance crypto exchange is looking to make a splash in Japan’s economic market. Japan’s new prime minister, Fumio Kashida has been on a hunt to find ‘new capitalism’ solutions to boost the country’s economy and this is what has attracted Binance toward’s Tokyo’s direction once again. Binance will reportedly be filing for licences in J...
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Switzerland Plans to Freeze Crypto Assets Held by Russian Nationals Within Its Borders: Report
The federal government of Switzerland has taken the step of freezing all crypto assets owned by Russian citizens and businesses sanctioned by the European Union that are held within Switzerland’s borders.
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Japan's Crypto Exchange Coincheck Sued After Hack
The Coincheck hack - resulting in the disappearance of NEM cryptocurrency worth $530 million - was one of the largest of its kind.
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Japan's Crypto Exchange To Refund To Customers After Theft
Japan-based virtual currency exchange Coincheck said Sunday it will refund about $400 million to customers after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of digital assets.
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Japan’s FSA Warns KuCoin Over Unregistered OTC Derivatives Trading
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has warned KuCoin for offering OTC derivatives trading without registration. The platform was listed among firms soliciting services to Japanese users without approval. The move highlights Japan’s tightening stance on crypto regulation as authorities increase scrutiny of offshore exchanges targeting local inves...
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency Mulls Crypto Regulation Under FIEA
Japan’s Financial Services Agency has proposed transferring cryptocurrency oversight from the Payment Services Act to the stricter Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The move aims to address issues such as unregistered operations, scams, disclosure gaps, and security flaws, while improving investor protection. If approved by the Financial Sy...
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Crypto Assets May Gain Legal Status in Japan as Regulators Aim to Tackle Insider Trading: Report
Japan's financial regulators are reportedly revising the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act to include crypto assets, aiming to submit the reformed bill to parliament by 2026 after completing their analysis. Led by the Financial Services Agency (FSA), this initiative aims to foster crypto industry growth under stringent regulatory oversight.
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Japan Crypto Review May Open Door to Lower Taxes, Dedicated ETFs
Japan's Financial Services Agency in coming months will assess whether the current approach of regulating crypto under the payments act is adequate, an official at the agency said, asking not to be identified in line with the institution’s rules.
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Japan’s E-Commerce Major Mercari Plans to Open BTC Payments For Over 20 Million Users
Mercari is planning to open Bitcoin payments in the coming months. The Tokyo-based e-commerce giant is reportedly expected to accept payments in Bitcoin while selling items in Japan’s fiat currency, the yen.
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Binance Lists 34 Cryptocurrencies in Japan as it Re-Enters the Country
Binance has launched its refreshed trading platform in Japan. Along with the first batch of 34 cryptocurrencies that have been listed by the exchange, Binance’s native BNB token has also made a splash into the Japanese market for the first time.
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Japan Crypto Exchanges Pushing For Margin Trading Relaxation For Sector Growth
Japan’s crypto exchanges are pushing for a relaxation of curbs on margin trading, unbowed by last year’s global digital-asset market crash. Many people in the industry want permitted leverage for retail investors of four to 10 times whereas currently, customers can at most double exposure via borrowing.
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Kraken Announces Exit from Japan Citing ‘Resource Prioritisation’ Reasons
Kraken crypto exchange has decided to exit the Japanese market in a bid to prioritise its resources at a time when the global crypto industry is undergoing a slump. Kraken has asked its customers in Japan to withdraw their fiat and crypto holdings before February.
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Lazarus Hacker Group Attacks Local Japanese Crypto Companies With Malware to Steal Cryptocurrencies
Lazarus, the hacker group backed by North Korea, sent phishing emails to Japanese crypto exchange employees. The hacker group has been using social engineering as a means to infect the computers of these local crypto firms with malware, to hack their systems and steal their cryptocurrencies, Japan’s National Police Agency has announced.
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Binance to Set Up Regional Office in Kazakhstan, Intends to Co-Develop Crypto Laws
Binance crypto exchange and Kazakhstan’s Financial Monitoring Agency have teamed-up to co-develop the next phase of the crypto sector. Its hub in Kazakhstan will usher this effort in the region, that houses a big number of crypto miners. Back in May, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao had met with Kazakhstan president Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev to discuss We...
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Binance Hopes for Japan Return After Four-Year Hiatus: All Details
Binance crypto exchange is looking to make a splash in Japan’s economic market. Japan’s new prime minister, Fumio Kashida has been on a hunt to find ‘new capitalism’ solutions to boost the country’s economy and this is what has attracted Binance toward’s Tokyo’s direction once again. Binance will reportedly be filing for licences in J...
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Switzerland Plans to Freeze Crypto Assets Held by Russian Nationals Within Its Borders: Report
The federal government of Switzerland has taken the step of freezing all crypto assets owned by Russian citizens and businesses sanctioned by the European Union that are held within Switzerland’s borders.
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Japan's Crypto Exchange Coincheck Sued After Hack
The Coincheck hack - resulting in the disappearance of NEM cryptocurrency worth $530 million - was one of the largest of its kind.
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Japan's Crypto Exchange To Refund To Customers After Theft
Japan-based virtual currency exchange Coincheck said Sunday it will refund about $400 million to customers after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of digital assets.
