Canadian cryptocurrency exchange Coinsquare has announced its plan to enter the Japanese market pending approval by the country’s financial regulator. The new exchange will be launched under the Dlta21x brand. It will focus on Japan initially but has plans to expand into other Asian markets.
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Coinsquare Launching in Japan
Coinsquare made two announcements on Tuesday. One is the official launch of Coinsquare Licensing to “enable domestic and international businesses to offer a digital currency trading solution powered by Coinsquare’s technology.” The company also revealed that it has already partnered with some businesses in the EU and Canada to launch white-labeled platforms.
The other announcement is its plan to enter the Japanese market using Coinsquare Licensing. The launch will be in collaboration with Dlta 21 Blockchain Corp (Dlta21), formerly Protos Blockchain Corp. According to the companies:
The new trading platform is to be launched under the Dlta21x brand name after receiving all required regulatory approvals in Japan.
Founded in 2014, Coinsquare offers the trading of BTC, BCH, ETH, LTC, DOGE, and DASH. The exchange claims to be “Canada’s most secure digital currency trading platform,” with a “95% cold storage policy on all digital currency.” The company also owns Coinsquare Mining with operations in Québec.
Dlta21 is a venture capital firm focused on blockchain startups. The company invests in “early-stage distributed ledger technology startups” and manages “a cryptocurrency trading operation backed by advanced quantitative algorithms,” its website describes.
International Expansion
The two companies say, “while customers in Japan will be the initial focus of the Dlta21x cryptocurrency exchange, based on applicable laws, regulations and restrictions, going forward Dlta21x plans to expand to other Asian markets as well.”
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