Coinbase weighs Japan exit amid crypto headwinds

U.S. exchange plans new sweeping cutbacks as effects of FTX bankruptcy spread

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The Nasdaq sign in New York displays the Coinbase logo the day the cryptocurrency exchange went public in April 2021. © Reuters

KEITA SEKIGUCHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Coinbase Global is considering a withdrawal from Japan as part of its response to the sharp decline in cryptocurrency trading following the collapse of FTX.

The U.S.-listed cryptocurrency exchange has operated in Japan since 2021 in partnership with Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, which invested over 1 billion yen ($7.74 million at current rates) into Coinbase back in 2016.

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