Japanese crypto regulations to tighten
With its Financial Services Agency releasing a draft cryptocurrency reform bill, Japanese regulators seek to curtail highly leveraged crypto derivatives trading and redefine ‘virtual currencies’ as ‘crypto assets’.
Tough times shake up Japanese crypto sector
With many Japanese crypto exchanges and miners owned by ‘traditional’ corporate businesses, 2018’s bear market has negatively impacted parent company bottom lines - triggering shakeouts and rethinks within Japan’s nascent crypto sector
Japan’s FSA grants Virtual Currency Exchange Association rights to self-regulate crypto
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has announced that the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association (JVCEA) will serve as a self-regulating body for cryptocurrency, based on laws related to financial settlements.
After exchange hacks, Japan’s FSA tables new regulatory options
The theft of US$63m in crypto from the Zaif exchange has seen Japan’s Financial Services Agency rethinking its exchange management regulations
