Cryptos show resilience; BNB gains on Binance Japan launch

Bitcoin, Ether and most other top ten tokens gained Wednesday morning in Asia, with BNB leading winners after Binance Japan launch.

• 2023-08-02
• Japan BNB Litecoin Binance

Binance To Offer Full Services in Japan After Acquiring Sakura Exchange Bitcoin Last November

After acquiring Sakura Exchange BitCoin (SEBC) in November 2022, Binance will start providing full services for Japanese users in August this year.

• 2023-07-26
• Japan Sakura Exchange BitCoin Financial Services Agency SEBC Binance

Binance Expected to Launch Crypto Services in Japan by August

The world's largest crypto exchange Binance by trading volume is set to make a return to Japan before the end of the summer.

• 2023-07-25
• Japan Financial Services Agency SEBC FSA Binance

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Maintains $30K as Prospective Issuers Refile ETF Applications

PLUS: Japan is a regulatory success story when it comes to digital assets and Web3. But walking around the recent IVS Crypto Conference in Kyoto, one can’t help but feel that something is amiss.

• 2023-07-03
• Japan Akio Tanaka bitcoin ETF applications

Crypto in the land of geisha — the global Web3 community arrives in Kyoto

Geisha, kimono, tea ceremony — the Japanese city of Kyoto is a place rich in traditional culture. But as the national government pivots toward the cutting edge potential of digital assets and Web3, the city is this week playing host to one of Asia’s largest crypto get-togethers.

• 2023-06-28
• Japan Infinity Ventures Crypto Bank of Japan Akio Tanaka organizers Jeremy Allaire

Cryptocurrency Issuers in Japan Get Crucial Tax Relief

Japan's revised corporate tax regulations could help make the country a more attractive prospect for crypto firms.

• 2023-06-26
• Japan cryptocurrencies Japan corporate tax National Tax Agency corporate tax rate

First Mover Asia: Bitcoin Opens the Week Above $30K Amid Rising Investor Optimism

ALSO: Ripple Asia's policy lead praises Japan’s crypto laws that favor consumer protection. Rahul Advani said that the country has created "a very clear taxonomy for digital assets."

• 2023-06-26
• Japan unrealized gains bitcoin cryptocurrency unrealized gain

Japan’s Crypto Exchanges Push for 10 Times Leverage on Margin Trading: Bloomberg

The push for revised margin trading caps aims to attract diverse traders, including institutional investors, while enhancing market liquidity.

• 2023-06-20
• Japan margin trading Crypto Assets Exchange Association Bloomberg principal capital cryptocurrency exchanges trading volumes local exchanges leverage

Japan’s ANA airline launches NFT marketplace, sees future in metaverse projects

Japan’s All Nippon Airways, or ANA Group, has launched a non-fungible token platform known as “ANA GranWhale NFT MarketPlace” to trade art and photograph collectibles through its metaverse subsidiary ANA NEO, the company tweeted on Thursday.

• 2023-06-02
• Japan All Nippon Airways NFT NEO

Japan To Implement Stricter Rules on Crypto Exchanges

Starting on June 1, Japan will implement stricter anti-money laundering (AML) measures for cryptocurrency transactions.

• 2023-05-25
• Japan Crypto Exchanges Financial Action Task Force