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Gateio has announced it will <a href="https://www.gate.io/ja/state_compliance_tips" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">stop</a> all services in Japan, including opening new accounts for Japanese residents, starting today. This is part of a legal compliance program to help users switch to crypto trading platforms that meet Japan’s regulations. 
Gateio has had a rocky relationship with the country. For the Japanese, Gateio was appealing for many reasons. First, it [reportedly] offered leverage of over 100 times, which attracted traders looking for higher returns.&nbsp; 
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Second, the zero-cut system meant the exchange would cover negative balances caused by market fluctuations, protecting users from falling into debt. 
But Gateio wasn’t licensed by the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA), a requirement for legal operations in Japan. Despite this, it continued to serve Japanese users, as no law explicitly forbade residents from using overseas exchanges. 
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This meant Japanese users were trading at their own risk since Gateio wasn’t under FSA oversight. The FSA requires exchanges to register and comply with specific regulations, including a leverage limit of 25 times, much lower than Gateio’s offering.&nbsp; 
Gateio was kind of smart with it, in that it didn’t actively market to Japanese users, avoiding direct confrontation with the FSA. Instead, it provided a Japanese version of its website.&nbsp; 
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Unlike other exchanges, Gateio didn’t actually establish a local entity in Japan. Major exchanges like Binance and Coinbase have received warnings from the FSA and have withdrawn from Japan.&nbsp; 
Binance left in 2022 after a warning but re-entered by acquiring a local exchange. Coinbase left last year after the regulatory warnings. BitMEX left in 2020 thanks to the same thing.

Crypto exchange Gateio leaves Japan, shuts down all services

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