Tag: Financial Services Agency
Japan’s Cryptocurrency Association to Vote on New Regulations This Month
Japan’s newly created cryptocurrency association has drafted new rules that aim to prevent insider trading and the trading of crypto assets that can’t be traced…
Japan Rejects Application of Cryptocurrency Exchange for the First Time
For the first time ever, the Financial Services Agency of Japan has rejected the application of a cryptocurrency exchange seeking to legally operate within the…
Japanese Man Arrested for Allegedly Opening Cryptocurrency Account He Then Sold to a Criminal Group
A 30-year-old Japanese man has been arrested for allegedly opening a cryptocurrency account that he then sold to a criminal group. Lin Xiaolin, 30, who…
Japan, Singapore Fintech Associations to Work Together on Joint Projects
The Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) and the Fintech Association of Japan (FAJ) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to deliver greater financial technology within the…
Cryptocurrency Exchange Binance to Face Rebuke from Japan’s FSA for Operating Without a License
Japan’s financial watchdog is expected to tell a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency exchange to stop operating in the country without a license, according to source familiar…
Japan’s Self-Regulatory Body to Monitor its Cryptocurrency Market in April
A new self-regulatory body will start policing Japan’s cryptocurrency market next month as it works at bolstering trader confidence following the Coincheck hack. In a…
Japan’s Cryptocurrency Industry Groups Expected to Form Self-Regulating Body
Two of Japan’s cryptocurrency industry groups are reportedly planning to join to create a self-regulating body to safeguard investors following the Coincheck hack, according to…
