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Updated June 26, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC

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Stablecoins

Japan to lift ban on foreign-issued stablecoins in 2023

Remittances through these stablecoins are limited to 1 million yen ($7500) per transaction.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo 1 min read 4 years ago

Crypto

CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily: Bitcoin falls 1.4% after US payroll data, FTX Japan works to offer liquidity

Binance freezes $3 million after the Ankr attacker stole 6 quadrillions of aBNB, data shows over 8% of Bitcoin was purchased between $15,5K and. $17K, and much more in this edition of CryptoSlate Wrapped Daily.

Zeynep Geylan 5 min read 4 years ago

Bankruptcy

FTX Japan to unfreeze withdrawals of client funds

The new FTX trading management team has approved the plan to resume withdrawal services, the Japanese subsidiary announced on Thursday.

Soumen Datta 2 min read 4 years ago

More Japan Crypto News & Analysis

Exchanges

Binance re-enters Japan, controls over 75% of exchanges’ monthly trading volume

Binance now controls over 75% of exchnages' monthly trading volume, according to available data.

Oluwapelumi Adejumo 2 min read 4 years ago

Analysis

Asia’s Bitcoin supply records new ATH while US, EU reserves shrink

Asia currently holds 7.3% of the total Bitcoin supply as market moves inversely to the West

Zeynep Geylan 4 min read 4 years ago

CBDCs

Japan Credit Bureau to test credit card-based CBDC settlement solutions

Japan Credit Bureau announced it will start the “JCBDC“ pilot project to test contactless credit-card based settlement solutions for general use retail CBDC despite the central banks' cancellation of its CBDC project.

Cynthia Chung 2 min read 4 years ago

Crime

North Korean Lazarus Group targets Japanese crypto firms

The Lazarus group sent phishing emails to employees of crypto companies and successfully infected their computers with malware.

Christian Nwobodo 2 min read 4 years ago

Regulation

Japan looks to amend crypto KYC rules

The Japanese government has decided to revise six laws related to foreign exchange, which will also affect crypto trading platforms.

Zeynep Geylan 3 min read 4 years ago

Bankruptcy

Mt. Gox exchange releases guideline for BTC repayment

Mt. Gox has enabled an online claim function that will allow creditors to register their information and select a repayment method for subsequent disbursement of funds.