Lämna Tyskland, gå in i Japan – Binance kämpar med licensgodkännanden

As the world’s largest centralized digital asset exchange, Binance garners more attention than most.  This means constantly being watched and scrutinized by regulators around the world – and with the track record of many centralized exchanges, this is justifiably warranted.  Unfortunately for Binance, scrutiny of its operations continues to make attaining the appropriate licensure to operate in many jurisdictions around the world.  This has resulted in the exchange withdrawing certain submissions, and resorting to acquiring pre-existing companies that boast required licensure to achieve its goals of expansion.

BaFin för högt hinder

In Germany, the regulator tasked with overseeing the operation of financial institutions is known as BaFin.  This means that if Binance wants to operate legally within the country’s borders, it first needs to be awarded the appropriate licensure by BaFin.  This is a process that does not appear to be going well, however, as it is not being rapporterat that Binance has voluntarily withdrawn its application for registration with the regulator.

I nuläget finns en uppfattning om att detta återkallande är kopplat till pågående utredningar i olika andra länder (Frankrike, USA osv.) som härrör från påstådd bedrägeri och värdepappersbrott. I så fall förväntas Binance snart förlora möjligheten att behandla eurotransaktioner efter att partnerskapet med betalningstjänstleverantören Paysafe har upphört.

Despite this recent hiccup, Binance has indicated that it intends to amend and re-filing its application with BaFin after taking the evolving regulatory landscape into account.

Japans tydliga regler möjliggör återinträde

Meanwhile, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has just announced during a conference in Tokyo that the company plans to launch its full range of services on a new platform specifically designed for Japan.  Set to occur in August, this platform launch was made possible after the company acquired the pre-existing Sakura Exchange BitCoin last November, which already boasted the necessary licensure to do so.  In doing so, Binance essentially bought itself a path forward while ensuring adherence to existing regulations.

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Dessutom nämnde Binance generaldirektör för Japan, Takeshi Chino, på konferensen att företaget kan introducera stablecoins i Japan, genom att utnyttja landets nyliga stablecoinlag som tillåter licensierade banker, registrerade penningöverföringsagenter och trustbolag att utfärda dessa token.

Det är värt att notera att Binance också har visat ett ökat fokus på att betjäna andra delar av Asien medan de fortsätter att möta hård granskning i västliga nationer såsom USA.