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ForkLog 15 24.08.2021

Media: Japan considers tighter regulation of cryptocurrencies

The Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) has begun discussing tougher rules for digital assets to protect investors, reports Jiji Press.

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ForkLog 10 19.08.2021

Coinbase to launch cryptocurrency exchange in Japan

The Bitcoin exchange Coinbase announced its entry into the Japanese market in partnership with financial giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG).

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ForkLog 14 16.07.2021

Japan’s financial regulator creates division to oversee cryptocurrencies

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has created a division to oversee digital asset regulation, and the Ministry of Finance has signaled a possible expansion of staff with cryptocurrency specialists, Reuters reports citing unnamed officials.

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ForkLog 10 14.07.2021

Four suspects arrested in Japan over $54 million crypto scam

The Aichi Prefectural Police (Japan) arrested four suspects in organizing the Oz Project cryptocurrency fraud scheme, which affected more than 20,000 people with losses of up to 6 billion yen (about $54.3 million). Asahi Shimbun Digital reports.

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ForkLog 11 05.07.2021

Japan to unveil a detailed CBDC plan by year-end 2022

Japan will develop a more detailed plan regarding CBDC by the end of 2022. This was stated by Hideki Murai, head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's digital-currency group.

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ForkLog 16 25.06.2021

Japanese regulator issues another warning to Binance

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued a fresh warning to the cryptocurrency exchange Binance for operating in the country without a licence.

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ForkLog 13 31.05.2021

Japanese Bitcoin Exchange Coincheck to Conduct IEO

The cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck will conduct a pilot IEO for Japan.

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ForkLog 16 31.05.2021

Japanese regulator issues warning to Bybit exchange

The Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued a warning to the Bybit cryptocurrency exchange for operating without a licence.

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ForkLog 7 05.04.2021

Bank of Japan begins CBDC testing

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has launched the first phase of testing the national digital currency (CBDC). The regulator's statement said as much.

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ForkLog 11 01.04.2021

Japan tightens regulation of its cryptocurrency industry

The Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) will implement FATF guidance on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism for local cryptocurrency companies.

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ForkLog 8 30.03.2021

Japan sees first regulated security tokens issued

Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB) and the security-token issuance technology provider Securitize conducted a private placement of Japan's first such instrument in accordance with local law.

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ForkLog 25 11.03.2021

Japanese court has, for the first time, imprisoned a Bitcoin holder for tax evasion

A 56-year-old resident of Komatsu, Hideji Matsuda, was sentenced to one year in prison and a fine of 22 million yen (over $202,000) for concealing income from cryptocurrency trading. The case marks the first such ruling in the country's jurisprudence, local media reported.

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