Opinion
The newly proposed global tax rules will drastically influence all international companies, with crypto being a target as well.
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Japan News
Located in East Asia, Japan is a top 20 country in the world in terms of population. Japan has the third-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product and the fourth-largest economy by purchasing power parity. Tokyo is the country’s capital. Bitcoin in Japan has a notable following, as does cryptocurrency and blockchain as a whole.
The country’s regulators have deemed Bitcoin an approved money type. Japan hosts a number of crypto exchanges, and the country has regulatory requirements around the industry, creating a scene more favorable for compliant crypto-asset entities. Bitcoin’s anonymous creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, is thought to be from Japan, although little is confirmed about Nakamoto’s identity.
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The warning comes in response to Bybit’s marketing campaign that reportedly targeted Japanese investors.
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The Hashpalette token sale on Coincheck is set to become Japan’s maiden initial exchange offering event.
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A publicly listed company in Japan wants to contribute to blockchain technology “sparking a value revolution in finance.”
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The BOJ governor says Bitcoin is a speculative play, while issuing warnings over price volatility.
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SBI’s total pre-tax profit from its crypto business surged above $174 million in the past fiscal year.
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The online games and virtual world creator has snapped up 1,717 Bitcoin for $58,226 each, as it believes the cryptocurrency offers “long-term stability and liquidity.”
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Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the role of digitalization has become central to achieving sustainability and lessening climate change.
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The first phase of Japan’s CBDC pilots will have been completed by March 2022, the central bank states.
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Japan has been a member of the FATF since 1990.
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Sumitomo Mitsui has partnered with Securitize to launch Japan’s first security token that complies with the country’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
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Asia’s largest economies are pushing forward with their respective CBDC trials, with six Chinese banks offering digital wallets and Japan establishing a new committee.
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The mining subsidiary of Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings is opening its pool services to institutional and retail customers alike.
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In fresh remarks, Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda Haruhiko said that experiments with a domestic central bank digital currency will begin in spring 2021.
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SBI Holdings subsidiary Morningstar started its XRP shareholder benefits in 2019.
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