TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency is considering allowing members of banking groups to launch a cryptocurrency asset trading service, Nikkei has learned, a space now dominated by affiliates of securities groups.
Move aims to level playing field with brokerages amid market growth
Japan’s active crypto accounts reached 7.88 million in August, quadrupling over five years. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency is considering allowing members of banking groups to launch a cryptocurrency asset trading service, Nikkei has learned, a space now dominated by affiliates of securities groups.