Publication on Unregistered Crypto Asset Exchanges
Overview
The list records businesses that provided crypto asset exchange services and similar services online to Japanese residents, together with their listing dates, representatives, locations, operated services, and assets traded. Listing dates range from February 2018 through September 2026. Some entries give no known representative or location; others include location information from separate materials. The entry for Blockchain Laboratory Limited states that it held seminars and was warned by the Kanto Local Finance Bureau for soliciting funds and similar activities without registration under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
Key points
- Listing dates range from February 2018 through September 2026.
- Each entry gives the business name, representative, location, operated services, and other details.
- For Bitforex Limited and AMANPURI Co.,Ltd, the list gives both the location and location information from separate materials.
Overview
The list states that each business provided crypto asset exchange services and similar services online to Japanese residents. Older entries also use terms such as “virtual currency exchange services” and “intermediation in the purchase and sale of virtual currencies.”
The entries listed in November 2024 are KuCoin, bitcastle LLC, Bybit Fintech Limited, MEXC Global, and Bitget Limited.
Impact
Blockchain Laboratory Limited is stated to have been warned by the Kanto Local Finance Bureau for soliciting funds and similar activities without registration under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
Details
Examples of operated services include IZAKA-YA, operated by Izakaya Limited, and CROSS exchange, operated by CBASE FINTECH LAB LLC. LBank Exchange is listed as having no known representative or location.
Examples of assets traded are BTC, ETH, and WFCA for LBank Exchange; ASOBI COIN (ABX) and Bitcoin (BTC) for Cielo EX Limited; and Atomic Coin for SB101. Bitforex Limited lists the Republic of Seychelles as its location, while separate materials give Hong Kong and Singapore. AMANPURI Co.,Ltd lists Colorado, United States, as its location, while separate materials give the Republic of Malta. Blockchain Laboratory Limited is stated to have held cryptocurrency seminars in various locations.