All posts tagged "JVCEA"
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450AML / KYCJapan Ministry Seeks Powers to Confiscate Crypto Assets
Japan's organised crime law currently only allows seizures of real property, movable assets and monetary claims, but not crypto assets.
June 13, 2022 -
964AML / KYCJapan Crypto Industry Set to Adopt Travel Rule
The travel rule will increase transparency on the individuals and entities crypto exchanges deal with, as the government seeks to prevent sanctions evasion.
March 14, 2022 -
502AML / KYCJapan to Freeze More Russian Assets, Block More Exports
Japan 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, 2022 -
569AML / KYC
Japan Crypto Industry to Adopt Travel Rule by April 2022
The 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, 2021 -
1.4KCrypto / Digital Assets
FSA Japan Certifies Two SROs as New Crypto Laws Take Effect
The certifications took effect from 1 May, the same day the FSA said it would start enforcing new laws on crypto assets.
May 5, 2020 -
563Crypto / Digital AssetsJapan FSA to Limit Crypto Leverage to 2x Deposits – Report
The 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, 2020 -
1.0KAML / KYC
Japan FSA Proposes Stronger Regulation for Crypto Assets
In 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, 2019 -
992Crypto / Digital AssetsJapan to Impose Margin Trading Limits in Cryptocurrency Sector
New 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, 2019 -
1.1KCrypto / Digital Assets
Japan FSA Publishes New Draft Framework on Crypto Assets
The 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, 2018 -
1.0KCrypto / Digital Assets
Japan Allows Self-Regulation Among Cryptocurrency Exchanges
The 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
