Japan BTC legal

1. Since the Japanese government officially recognized bitcoin as a legal payment method on April 1, a large number of Japanese companies began to consider accepting bitcoin payment. The first big retailer to respond to the government's call is Bic Camera, which works with bitflyer, Japan's largest trading bitcoin exchange, to accept bitcoin. Also in April

2. Japan has legalized it, and it is also legal in China as an investment proct

3. Japan's financial services agency (FSA) announced earlier that the latest revised version of Japan's payment services act has been passed and officially took effect on April 1, 2017. Bitcoin is recognized as a payment method in the service bill and strictly regulated
in this bill, the Legislative Council defines bitcoin as an asset rather than a currency. People can use it as a way of payment for transactions
relevant units have also put forward requirements that service providers or exchanges operating in bitcoin must register with the Prime Minister of Japan, and the capital scale must not be less than 10 million yen. They must have information technology systems that can prevent theft and loss, and must establish a variety of systems and processes, involving training, internal regulations, governance, outsourcing guidance, etc
the amendment bill also amends the prevention of the transfer of proceeds of crime act. Regulators have asked bitcoin to implement a more stringent "know your customer" process than it currently does. The exchange must verify the identity of the account opening user, keep the transaction records, and report the suspicious transaction records to the regulatory authorities.

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Bitcoin is illegal in China

since September 4, 2017, China has expressed its opposition to the virtual currency exchange. On the market, large-scale exchanges are graally fading out of the domestic market. Some of them are going to Japan and some of them are going to Nanyang. Of course, with the release of new regulations in Hong Kong in early November, we believe that in the future, the virtual currency exchange may obtain a legal license in Hong Kong to serve local institutional investors

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bitcoin China said that the platform will stop withdrawing cash. So far, bitcoin China has closed all transaction functions. The other two bitcoin trading platforms in China, huocoin.com and okcoin, have also stopped trading all digital assets against RMB

the virtual currency represented by bitcoin has soared, attracting a large number of ordinary people without any technology and investment knowledge to enter this high-risk market

the central bank, together with many ministries and commissions, issued the announcement on preventing the financing risks of token issuance (hereinafter referred to as the announcement), which pointed out that no organization or indivial may engage in the financing activities of token issuance illegally According to the announcement, all kinds of token issuance and financing activities should be stopped immediately from the date of issue

the organizations and indivials that have completed the token issuance financing should make arrangements such as liquidation, reasonably protect the rights and interests of investors, and properly handle the risks. Relevant departments will seriously investigate and deal with the activities of token issuance and financing that refuse to stop and the illegal behaviors in completed token issuance and financing projects

the China Internet Finance Association issued the "tips on preventing the risks of bitcoin and other so-called" virtual currency ", pointing out that bitcoin trading platform is a tool for money laundering, drug trafficking, smuggling, illegal fund-raising and other illegal criminal activities e to the expanding number of stakeholders and strong speculative atmosphere; There is no legal basis for the establishment of various so-called "currency" trading platforms in China

5. Bitcoin is a kind of tulip instry, which is supported by a group of people with faith. The daily rise and fall of bitcoin is 30%, which is extremely risky. In finance, most of the procts rise and fall about 0.2% to 1% every day. There is no investment with greater risk. It is recommended not to touch it

7. Japan and some European countries can pay