Kraken Exchange Resumes Operations in Japan

Kraken cryptocurrency exchange after two and a half years again opens trading services in Japan as part of a business expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.

According to article
On the exchanger blog, Residents of Japan will be available spoteship and deposits in BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH и LTC, as well as trading couples of these cryptocurrencies with Japanese Ina. The input and withdrawal of fiat currency will be supported by SBI Sumishin Net Bank.

Kraken announced plans to resume work in Japan last month. The exchange allowed customers in Japan to create and verify accounts starting with 18 september. Members, who have completed the process of confirmation of personality, can replenish accounts and start trade.

In the coming months, Kraken plans to start expanding services in Japan by adding additional assets and services.

“We are glad, that again we can offer unsurpassed client services and the safest cryptocurrency trading for participants in the Japanese market ", – said the operating director of Kraken David Ripley (David Ripley). “In today's complex economic environment, more and more people turn to cryptocurrencies, To insure yourself from volatile markets and use crypto assets as a means of saving capital ".

According to Kraken, Japan – One of the world's largest cryptocurrency markets, on which there are more than two million active cryptocurrency accounts.

Recall, that the company has stopped
customer service in Japan in 2018 year, Shortly after hacking the Coincheck Exchange, as a result of which were stolen
Not на $530 million. After that, Japanese regulators tightened the supervision of cryptocurrency exchanges, which forced some sites to suspend work.