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Japan Regulator Warns 4 Crypto Exchanges for Operating Without Registration
Japan's Financial Services Agency said in a warning letter that foreign crypto exchanges Bybit, BitForex, MEXC Global and Bitget are operating in the country without proper registration. "The Hash" panel weighs in on the crypto regulatory framework in Japan.
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Japan Regulator Flags 4 Crypto Exchanges Including Bybit for Operating Without Registration
Bitget, BitForex and MEXC Global were also named in the Financial Services Agency's warning letter.
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Japan's Finance Ministry to Explore Digital Yen Feasibility: Report
Bank of Japan officials have said they don't have concrete plans to issue a digital currency.
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G-7 Will Push for Tighter Global Crypto Regulations: Kyodo
Discussions on a global framework will speed up ahead of a May meeting of finance ministers and central bankers from the Group of 7 countries.
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Japan’s Web3 Era
Japan pushes for technology expansion in the Web3 space with the metaverse and NFTs. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
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Three Japanese Banks Start Stablecoin Experiment
The institutions involved are Tokyo Kiraboshi Financial Group, Minna no Bank and The Shikoku Bank.
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Mitsubishi, Fujitsu and Other Tech Firms to Create ‘Japan Metaverse Economic Zone’
The agreement is aimed at creating the infrastructure for an open metaverse and “updating Japan through the power of games.”
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FTX Japan Customers Can Begin Withdrawing Fiat, Crypto on Feb. 21
The announcement meets a promise made in December by the ring-fenced exchange.
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Zodia Custody Teams Up With SBI Digital Asset Holdings to Form Crypto Custodian in Japan
Zodia Custody and SBI are aiming to appeal to institutions interested in crypto investment and adoption.
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Toyota to Experiment With Blockchain Use Cases by Sponsoring Astar Network's Hackathon
The auto giant may use technology developed from the hackathon to increase its business efficiency.
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