Japan's organised crime law currently only allows seizures of real property, movable assets and monetary claims, but not crypto assets.
June 13, 2022The travel rule will increase transparency on the individuals and entities crypto exchanges deal with, as the government seeks to prevent sanctions evasion.
March 14, 2022Japan has added 32 Russian and Belarusian officials and oligarchs to its sanctions list and will freeze the assets of an additional four banks.
March 9, 2022The FSA has written to the JVCEA advising it to start preparing for the implementation of the travel rule in Japan's crypto industry.
April 7, 2021The certifications took effect from 1 May, the same day the FSA said it would start enforcing new laws on crypto assets.
May 5, 2020The rule will be stricter than the 4x leverage limit imposed by the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association, the industry's self-regulatory organisation.
January 16, 2020In a bill to amend the law, the FSA proposes the introduction of stronger protections for investors and restrictions to prevent misconduct in the crypto sector.
April 13, 2019New rules will limit cryptocurrency margin trading to two-to-four times initial deposits and require exchanges offering margin facilities to register separately with government.
March 20, 2019The framework will impose restrictions on privacy coin listings, margin trading, derivative transactions and ICOs, and introduce new requirements to protect investors against hacks.
December 19, 2018The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association has been given a “certified fund settlement business association” accreditation, allowing it to make rules and police domestic exchanges.
October 25, 2018