​Japan will start tracking attempts to evade sanctions through cryptocurrencies

Mar 29, 2022

​Japan will start tracking attempts to evade sanctions through cryptocurrencies

The country’s government will revise the foreign exchange law to include cryptocurrency exchanges

​Coinbase will start tracking clients' cryptocurrency transfers

Mar 26, 2022

​Coinbase will start tracking clients' cryptocurrency transfers

The exchange’s users in Canada, Singapore, and Japan will be required to disclose the identity of the recipients

​Japanese company Coincheck will enter the Nasdaq via SPAC

Mar 22, 2022

​Japanese company Coincheck will enter the Nasdaq via SPAC

The deal will be completed in the second half of 2022

​Japanese crypto exchanges to simplify listings for 18 cryptocurrencies

Mar 22, 2022

​Japanese crypto exchanges to simplify listings for 18 cryptocurrencies

Japan’s trading platforms will be able to add digital currencies from the “green list” for users without additional checks

​Japan urged crypto companies to comply with sanctions against Russia

Mar 14, 2022

​Japan urged crypto companies to comply with sanctions against Russia

The representatives of the platforms who fail to comply face up to three years in prison or a fine of 1 million yen ($8 482,5)

​Japanese crypto exchanges to comply with FATF rules from April

Mar 10, 2022

​Japanese crypto exchanges to comply with FATF rules from April

Japanese crypto platforms will have to identify their customers and provide information on cryptocurrency transactions to the regulatory authorities from April 1

​Square Enix announced a collaboration with The Sandbox

Mar 4, 2022

​Square Enix announced a collaboration with The Sandbox

The game company will bring its old RPG Dungeon Siege into the metaverse

​Nomura to launch a division to work with cryptocurrencies

Mar 3, 2022

​Nomura to launch a division to work with cryptocurrencies

The management of the holding believes that digital assets have great potential

Japanese financial giant Rakuten launched its own NFT marketplace

Feb 26, 2022

Japanese financial giant Rakuten launched its own NFT marketplace

The company attributed this move to the growing adoption of cryptocurrencies in the country

​Phillips will hold an auction of My Kawaii Valentine with paintings in the NFT format

Feb 14, 2022

​Phillips will hold an auction of My Kawaii Valentine with paintings in the NFT format

The starting price for the work at the auction will be HK$1000

​Popular Japanese messenger will launch a test version of native token

Feb 9, 2022

​Popular Japanese messenger will launch a test version of native token

LINE Pay is considering adding other cryptocurrencies to its payment system

​MUFG holdings to issue stablecoin pegged to Japanese yen

Feb 8, 2022

​MUFG holdings to issue stablecoin pegged to Japanese yen

According to the MUFG representatives, this may happen as early as 2023