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bitFlyer Inc.

ExchangeJapan Founded 2014bitflyer.com
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Last reviewed
27 Aug 2026
2026-08-27

Compliance snapshot

  • JFSA crypto-asset exchange service provider registration (Kanto Bureau)
  • MiCA CASP authorization — CSSF, Luxembourg — bitFlyer EUROPE S.A.
  • bitFlyer USA holds state money transmitter and FinCEN MSB registrations
Overall concern
Low concern

Licensed by the Japanese FSA under the Payment Services Act, with separately regulated European and US entities and no material unresolved enforcement matters.

Licenses & registrations

  • JapanAuthorized
    Crypto-asset exchange service provider registration
    Financial Services AgencyJFSA
    Kanto Bureau 000032017-09-29
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  • LuxembourgAuthorized
    MiCA CASP authorization (trading & custody)
    Commission de Surveillance du Secteur FinancierCSSF
    ESMA MiCA register — bitFlyer EUROPE S.A.2026-07-08
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  • United StatesRegistered
    MSB registration
    Financial Crimes Enforcement NetworkFinCEN
    31000-1701-22882017-01-11
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  • United States (NY)Authorized
    BitLicense and money transmitter licence
    New York State Department of Financial ServicesNYDFS
    NYDFS — bitFlyer USA, Inc.2017-11-28
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Recent press

  • 2026-07-19
    bitFlyer expands European product rangePositive

    Reuters — The Luxembourg entity added euro funding options.

  • 2026-07-08
    bitFlyer Europe secures CASP licence from CSSFPositive

    Luxembourg for Finance — MiCA authorization allows bitFlyer Europe to offer trading and custody EU-wide from Luxembourg, the first Japanese exchange with a MiCA licence.

  • 2026-05-08
    Japanese exchanges prepare for tax reformNeutral

    Bloomberg — Operators welcomed proposals to simplify crypto taxation.

  • 2026-02-24
    bitFlyer reports record domestic accountsPositive

    CoinDesk — Verified account numbers reached a new high.

  • 2025-11-05
    JFSA reviews custody segregation rulesNeutral

    Financial Times — Exchanges were asked to confirm cold-storage ratios.

  • 2025-08-14
    Governance overhaul completedPositive

    Reuters — A board restructuring that began in 2023 was finalised.

Incidents & enforcement

  1. 2023-05-01FineUSD 1,200,000

    NYDFS fined bitFlyer USA USD 1.2M for cybersecurity regulation violations, with an agreed remediation plan.

  2. 2018-06-22Enforcement

    JFSA business improvement order on AML and internal controls; remediation confirmed closed in 2019.

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Profile last reviewed 27 Aug 2026 (2026-08-27)