Monex CEO: Japanese Regulators ‘Stupid’ for Binance Warnings

Jul 1, 2021

Japan was once a cryptocurrency paradise until regulators cracked down on crypto following a major exchange hack. Oki Matsumoto, CEO of Japanese financial conglomerate Monex Group, says, “Japan is back” while discussing the outlook for the crypto markets in the country. He says regulators are “stupid” for their recent warnings about Binance in Japan.

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