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Japan’s bitFlyer launches bitcoin exchange in Europe

Published by CryptoNinjas.net
01/22/2018
Japan's bitFlyer launches bitcoin exchange in Europe

bitFlyer, Japan’s largest bitcoin exchange has announced expansion now into Europe. Just a couple months after officially setting up its U.S. base in San Francisco, Tokyo-based bitFlyer has been granted a Payment Institution (PI) license to operate in the European Union.

With this license, bitFlyer has become the first bitcoin exchange to be regulated in Japan, the US, and Europe, making it one of the most compliant digital currency exchange operators in the world.

The initial product offering for the European exchange will be the BTC/EUR pair. The company plans to add support for other virtual currencies such as Litecoin, Ethereum, Ethereum Classic and Bitcoin Cash later in the year.

The company is initially targeting professional, high-volume traders, an audience currently underserved in Europe. “What we bring to Europe is a platform designed by traders for traders,” says Andy Bryant, Chief Operating Officer of bitFlyer Europe. “Through our web interface or API, traders can get up and running quickly and benefit from some of the most robust systems, highest speeds and an interface designed with their specific needs in mind.”

“We’re pleased to see bitFlyer landing in Europe,” says Cedric Jeanson, CEO of BitSpread, one of the world’s largest digital currency market makers. “As virtual currency trading becomes mainstream and institutional investors get involved, there is a gap in Europe for a platform which specifically caters to the professional market.”

Speaking about the importance of today’s announcement, founder, and CEO of bitFlyer and ex-Goldman Sachs trader, Yuzo Kano, said, “When I set up bitFlyer in 2014, I did so with global ambitions and the belief that approved regulatory status is fundamental to the long-term future of Bitcoin and the virtual currency industry. I am proud that we are now the most compliant virtual currency exchange in the world; this coveted regulatory status gives our customers, our company, and the virtual currency industry as a whole a very positive future outlook.”

bitFlyer was granted its Payment Institution license by the Luxembourg regulator, Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF) and from the company’s base at The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology Foundation (The LHoFT), it will market its platform in the European Union. “We’re delighted that one of the most successful Japanese startups chose Luxembourg as their EU platform,” says Pierre Gramegna, the Luxembourg Minister of Finance.

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