{"id":58058,"date":"2018-06-05T01:17:36","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T08:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/?p=58058"},"modified":"2020-04-09T18:43:16","modified_gmt":"2020-04-09T17:43:16","slug":"coinbase-invades-japan-with-new-office-fsa-compliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coinbase-invades-japan-with-new-office-fsa-compliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Coinbase Invades Japan With New Office, FSA Compliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase officially announced an expansion into the booming Japanese cryptocurrency market with the launch of a new Japan office.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.coinbase.com\/coinbase-is-coming-to-japan-welcomes-fintech-leader-nao-kitazawa-173919de23c8\">Announced<\/a> on June 4, a new office in Japan will be spearheaded by Japanese fintech leader Nao Kitazawa. The new Coinbase office will provide Japanese cryptocurrency investors access to the suite of Coinbase products.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">We&#39;re excited to announce that Coinbase is coming to Japan! ??<\/p>\n<p>\u79c1\u305f\u3061Coinbase\u306f\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u30d3\u30b8\u30cd\u30b9\u306e\u5c55\u958b\u3092\u304a\u4f1d\u3048\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3001\u3068\u3066\u3082\u5b09\u3057\u304f\u601d\u3063\u3066\u304a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gMOKsD9oXW\">https:\/\/t.co\/gMOKsD9oXW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Coinbase (@coinbase) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/coinbase\/status\/1003674706711474176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Coinbase Expands into Japanese Market<\/h2>\n<p>Coinbase, one of the most popular online cryptocurrency platforms is available across 32 countries, with over 20 million customers generating over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recode.net\/2018\/1\/22\/16911692\/cryptocurrency-bitcoin-trading-coinbase-revenue-secondary\">$1 billion<\/a> in revenue.\u00a0According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsa.go.jp\/news\/30\/singi\/20180410-3.pdf\">recent statistics<\/a> from the Japanese Financial Services Agency, the Japanese market would expose Coinbase to 3.5 million additional cryptocurrency investors.<\/p>\n<h3>Data gathered from 17 different Japan-based cryptocurrency exchanges demonstrates that monthly Bitcoin trading volume in the country is valued at more than $97 billion, with over 14% of some 4,700 survey respondents stating that they actively invest in and hold cryptocurrencies.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_27315\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-27315\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-27315\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/coincheck-hack-facebook-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Coincheck Suffers Largest Crypto Hack in History, Thanks to Centralized Exchange\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/coincheck-hack-facebook-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/coincheck-hack-facebook-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/coincheck-hack-facebook-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/coincheck-hack-facebook.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-27315\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Related Story:\u00a0<a title=\"Coincheck Suffers Largest Crypto Hack in History, Thanks to Centralized Exchange\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coincheck-suffers-largest-crypto-hack-history-thanks-centralized-exchange\/\">Coincheck Suffers Largest Crypto Hack in History<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The information revealed in the FSA report demonstrated the value of the Japanese market to Coinbase. It also highlights the launch of a new initiative by the FSA intended to establish transparency in the cryptocurrency market subsequent to the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coincheck-suffers-largest-crypto-hack-history-thanks-centralized-exchange\/\">Coincheck hack<\/a> that saw over half a billion USD worth of NEM stolen from the Japanese exchange.<\/p>\n<p>The new CEO of Coinbase Japan, Nao Kitazawa, possesses substantial experience with navigating the Japanese financial regulatory space, boasting a history that includes pioneering automated investment advice platforms in Japan with Money Design.<\/p>\n<h2>Japan\u2019s FSA Crypto Crackdown Won\u2019t Affect Coinbase<\/h2>\n<p>To achieve success in the Japanese cryptocurrency market, Coinbase must acquire a valid registration status with the Japanese Financial Services Agency. The FSA has recently cracked down on cryptocurrencies within the country, announcing new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fsa.go.jp\/en\/news\/2018\/20180604.html\">legislation<\/a> that requires cryptocurrency exchanges offering services within the country to gain approval from regulators.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_54813\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-54813\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-54813\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/coincheck-japan-social-300x158.jpg\" alt=\"Japanese Bitcoin Exchange Coincheck Sees U.S. as a Key to a Comeback\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/coincheck-japan-social-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/coincheck-japan-social-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/coincheck-japan-social-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/coincheck-japan-social.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-54813\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Related Story:\u00a0<a title=\"Japanese Bitcoin Exchange Coincheck Sees U.S. as a Key to a Comeback\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/japanese-bitcoin-exchange-coincheck-sees-u-s-as-a-key-to-a-comeback\/\">Japanese Bitcoin Exchange Coincheck Sees U.S. as a Key to a Comeback<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Five Japan-based cryptocurrency exchanges have closed subsequent to the enforcement of the new legislation, with Raimu, bitExpress, Bit Station, Tokyo Gateway, and Mr. Exchange all <a href=\"https:\/\/asia.nikkei.com\/Markets\/Currencies\/More-Japanese-cryptocurrency-exchanges-to-close\">shutting down<\/a> due to increasing regulatory oversight.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, international exchange HitBTC terminated services to customers in Japan, announcing on the platform\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/hitbtc.com\/legal-information\">legal information<\/a> page that users with Japanese IP addresses are now required to provide KYC data to prove they are not Japanese residents<\/p>\n<p>With Japan\u2019s recent ban on privacy-focused cryptocurrencies coming into effect on June 18, <a href=\"http:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/monero\">Monero<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/dash\">DASH<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/zcash\">Zcash<\/a> will all be unavailable in the Japanese market. Coinbase doesn't currently list any privacy-focused cryptos, however, and appears to be working closely with the FSA to ensure the Japanese iteration of the platform is compliant at launch:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cUpon our business registration with the FSA, Coinbase services available to Japanese customers will be provided with Japanese language translations for ease of use. We look forward to sharing more about our plans for Japan soon.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The announcement of the Coinbase Japan office is the culmination a lengthy process that began<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.coinbase.com\/coinbase-partners-with-btmu-8443fd73b062\">\u00a0in 2016 <\/a>when the platform raised over $10 million from both the Mitsubishi UFG Financial Group and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ. Japan, one of the most <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/top-10-most-crypto-friendly-countries\/2\/\">crypto-friendly countries<\/a> in the world, is a key target for Coinbase.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase officially announced an expansion into the booming Japanese cryptocurrency market with the launch of a new Japan office. Announced on June 4, a new office in Japan will be spearheaded by Japanese fintech leader Nao Kitazawa. 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