Binance to Scale Up Services on New Japan Platform in August (1)

Binance will roll out full services on its new platform for Japan in August, the crypto exchange’s founder Changpeng Zhao said via video at a conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.

The firm bought Sakura Exchange BitCoin last November and said in May this year that it was creating a platform to fully comply with local rules.

Binance has taken some steps to expand its Asian footprint elsewhere too, including in South Korea and Thailand. But the world’s largest crypto exchange is under intense regulatory scrutiny in a range of other jurisdictions globally.

Separately, Binance’s local General Manager Takeshi Chino said ...