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Newer Developments in the Japanese Cryptocurrency Market

By Steven Anderson

Crypto-related businesses are licensed in Japan by the Financial Services Agency (FSA).  Japan, the leading market in cryptocurrency, has newer developments concerning the…

Taro Aso, Deputy Prime Minister of Japan, stated that regulators should come up with newer approaches to deal with emerging technologies like the blockchain and cryptocurrencies.

Aso was the keynote speaker in the FINSUM fintech conference which was held in Tokyo on September 05, 2019.

The financial authorities are to respond to newer developments to prevent getting left behind.

Yoshitaka Kitao, CEO of Japanese Financial Services, when speaking at the FINSUM conference stated that he hopes to get regulatory approval for a new self-regulatory body during…

The group will file a self-regulation proposal by the end of 2019, and it will eventually aim for its certification in April 2020.

Ripple is currently planning to invest $50 million in MoneyGram, payments service to provide for a meaningful SBI business.

LINE, which is a subsidiary of the Japanese messaging service, LVC has obtained a license to operate as a cryptocurrency exchange to function as a cryptocurrency exchange from…

Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo prefecture, recently declared that the city is geared to start a proof-of-concept (POC) for its municipal digital currency which will be issued by…

In a recent activity report from FSA, the Fintech Innovation Hub has recently released an activity report in which the regulator stated that the Bitcoin’s Lightening Network is…

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