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日本における暗号資産(仮想通貨)の規制法についての要点

Looking for the English language version of our blog on Japan’s 2020 cryptocurrency regulation updates? Click here! 日本では2020年5月1日より、暗号資産(仮想通貨)に関する様々な法改正が施行されました。これによって、これまで未解決だった論点への法的回答や、暗号資産関連の業務で準拠すべきことが明確化されたため、日本で活発に暗号資産ビジネスを行う者にとっては歓迎すべきことでしょう。また、この法改正は暗号資産ビジネスの需要を鑑みると合理的であり、法的な位置付けの保証は、変化が目まぐるしいこの業界における最新の技術やビジネスモデルを支える要素となります。 以下に、日本における暗号資産関連の法規制の概要と今回改正された点をまとめます。 注: 2020年に施行された改正法以前では、いわゆる”cryptocurrency”を指して「仮想通貨」という用語が法的にも使われていましたが、2020年の改正法からは、「仮想通貨」に代わり「暗号資産」という用語が採用されています。本記事は、「仮想通貨」の用語が使われていた2016年の改正法についても触れていますが、ここでは混同を避けるために便宜上あえて「暗号資産」の用語に統一します。…

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Japan’s Cryptocurrency Regulation Updates: What You Need to Know

Starting on May 1, Japan began enforcing a slew of new cryptocurrency regulations recently passed as updates to existing laws.…

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What European Cryptocurrency Exchanges Need to Know about 5AMLD

Europe rang in the new year by bringing its fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) into force. Per the European Union’s…

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Chainalysis Launches First Actionable Real-Time Alerts for Suspicious Transactions Across 15 Cryptocurrencies

Chainalysis today announced the launch of suspicious cryptocurrency transaction alerts in Chainalysis Know Your Transaction (KYT), the real-time anti-money laundering…

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Dispatch from D.C.: Libra, Trust, and National Security

Following Facebook’s announcement last month of plans to launch its own private cryptocurrency, Libra, lawmakers intensified their scrutiny of the…

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FATF Regulatory Guidance Is Here. Now What?

On Friday, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the inter-governmental body that sets global standards relating to anti-money laundering and…

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Regulators Expect Proactive Compliance: Spring 2019 Updates on Cryptocurrency Regulation

International and domestic regulation of cryptocurrency is substantially gathering pace. In the past ten days, four events (and many more…

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What You Need to Know About FATF’s Forthcoming Regulatory Guidance

Over the past couple of months, the Chainalysis policy team has spoken to customers, partners, and regulators all over the…

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Bitcoin Addresses in This Week’s OFAC Announcement

What happened: On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced action against two…

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FATF’s Upcoming Talks: Is Cryptocurrency AML/CFT Clarity on the Horizon?

Lack of regulatory guidance from international and domestic authorities has hindered the broader adoption of cryptocurrencies since their conception. While…

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Smart Cryptocurrency Regulation: Possible and Necessary

Last week, the Chamber of Digital Commerce hosted a Congressional Briefing on the oversight of virtual currencies, money laundering, and…

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The Changing Nature of Cryptocrime

Cryptocrime is increasingly focused on the theft of Bitcoin as a highly valued financial asset.