Sixteen Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges have applied to form a certified self-regulatory organization for the industry.
A group of creditors of the now defunct bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox have started preparing a rehabilitation plan to claim for bitcoin repayments.
Inconsistency in the way data providers count trades across exchanges has overstated the yen's importance as a trading pair, CoinDesk research finds.
A self-regulatory organization formed by crypto exchanges in Japan is proposing a limit on how much investors can borrow when margin trading
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone is looking to invent a new contract agreements system based on blockchain technology.
VCTRADE, the new crypto exchange built by financial giant SBI Holdings, is finally open to all Japanese residents after months of delays.
Line, the company behind a popular chat app in Japan, announced Thursday that it will open a cryptocurrency exchange in July.
Huobi Pro is to stop offering trading services to investors living in Japan, reportedly over its lack of a license in the country.
Japan's top financial official is cautious about the idea of his nation changing how it taxes gains from cryptocurrencies.
Japan's Financial Services Agency has issued business improvement orders to six licensed crypto exchanges operating in the country.
Japan's Financial Service Agency is further cracking down on what it considers lax compliance with AML rules at larger, licensed exchanges.
A Japanese village is launching the country's first Initial Coin Offering (ICO) on the municipal level.
Japan's financial regulator has formally issued its first denial to a business registration application filed by cryptocurrency exchange FSHO.
The Financial Service Agency is reportedly planning to deny a registration application filed by a crypto exchange over KYC failings.
Fujitsu is launching a blockchain data processing system for retail merchants that tokenizes traditional promotion tools like coupons and stamps.