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Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2019-08-14
/ Last updated: 2020-01-23
Taxation on Crypto Unrealized Gains (Losses) for Entities With the 2019 Corporate Tax Reform now in effect, unrealized gains (and losses) from cryptocurrencies held by entities will be subject to taxation. The impact of this change is significant for…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2019-06-11
/ Last updated: 2020-01-23
Tokyo/Otemachi Crypto Roundtable Recap We discussed the history of Bitcoin and the mechanics of blockchains The main topics that we discussed during the June 5 Roundtable were related with the birth and history of Bitcoin and the basic technology…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2019-03-22
/ Last updated: 2020-01-23
Mandatory English Financial Disclosures Coming to the Tokyo Stock Exchange Starting with English disclosures of quarterly financial information A Nikkei article on March 15, 2019 caught our attention. “Tokyo Stock Exchange to reduce first section listings by 30% –…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2019-03-04
/ Last updated: 2020-01-23
New Crypto Regulation Coming: Make Room for the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act We attended the 2019 Japan International Banking & Securities System Forum The event was heavily focused on Cryptos, Blockchains and DLTs (Distributed Ledger Technologies). This is…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2019-02-12
/ Last updated: 2020-01-23
Is the SEC Taking a Laissez-faire Approach in Regulating Crypto? Supportive comments for crypto from Crypto-mom, SEC Commissioner, Hester M. Peirce On February 8, 2019, the content of a speech given by SEC commissioner Hester M. Peirce was posted…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2019-01-28
/ Last updated: 2020-01-23
Crypto Tax – Heading into Tax Season Three important points Crypto Tax Has Many Areas for Improvement According to the current announcements by the tax authority in Japan, crypto-to-fiat and crypto-to-crypto trades are both considered tax events. Though this…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2019-01-02
/ Last updated: 2020-08-21
CryptoGain Website Now Released Pre-register available Released On New Year! You were probably wondering what we were up to since BlockChainJam. The CryptoGain website is now live! It’ll be a while before you can start playing around with the…
Kensaku Kimura
/ Posted: 2018-12-28
/ Last updated: 2019-02-03
We’re Open During the New Years Business as usual Happy Holidays! Today was the last business day for most companies in Japan. Looking at the markets, 2018 was the first year the Nikkei index was in the red for…