Europe x Japan: The next chapter of Digital Asset Regulation
To join - Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84433947905
Event description
Blockchain for Europe (BC4EU) and the Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA) are pleased to invite you to their first joint webinar, "Europe × Japan: The next chapter of digital asset regulation".
The event will bring together experts from Europe and Japan to examine how the two jurisdictions are approaching some of the key regulatory questions shaping the digital asset ecosystem.
The discussion will compare regulatory developments and industry experiences across both markets, with a particular focus on stablecoin regulation, as well as the evolving relationship between wallets and DeFi and related AML/CFT considerations.
Through two panel discussions featuring European and Japanese experts, the webinar will explore areas of convergence and divergence between the two regulatory approaches, the practical implications for industry, and what Europe and Japan can learn from each other as their respective frameworks continue to evolve.
The webinar will be held in English, with AI-powered Japanese real-time subtitles available. (Japanese captions: https://app.cuckoo.so/public/meetings/6day7pkei82inhwbwzuno7j7bggq3qd6)
Agenda
09:00 CET | 17:00 JST
Welcome and opening remarks - Seiji Yuki, Co-founder and Executive Managing Director, JCBA
09:05 CET | 17:05 JST
Blockchain for Europe: introduction and overview of the EU regulatory landscape - Tommaso Astazi, Policy Director, BC4EU
09:15 CET | 17:15 JST
Japan Cryptoasset Business Association: introduction and overview of the Japanese regulatory landscape - Fumiaki Sano, Partner, Kataoka & Kobayashi LPC / Legal Advisor, JCBA
09:25 CET | 17:25 JST
Panel 1: Stablecoin regulation in Europe and Japan
Similarities and differences between the two regulatory approaches, their implications for industry, and what the two jurisdictions can learn from each other.
Panellists:
Charles Canonne, Digital Finance Policy Officer, DG FISMA, European Commission
Katsuya Terai, Deputy Director, Crypto-Assets and Stablecoin Division, Financial Services Agency, Japan
Ken Kawai (Partner, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune / Legal Counsel & Chair of Stablecoin WG, JCBA)
Floris Lugt, Chief Financial Officer, Qivalis
Moderator: Erwin Voloder, Research & Strategy Director, BC4EU
09:55 CET | 17:55 JST
Panel 2: Wallets, DeFi and AML/CFT
Exploring the connection between wallets and decentralised finance and the regulatory questions surrounding AML/CFT.
Panelists:
Jon Isaksen, Founding Partner, Thompson Street
Taisuke Isono, General Manager, Nikko Open Innovation Lab and DeFi Technology Dept., SMBC Nikko / Director & Vice Chair of Wallet AI WG, JCBA
Alexandra Lloyd, Head of AML, YouHodler
Moderator: Seihaku Yoshida, CEO, HashPort / Vice Chair & Chair of Wallet AI WG, JCBA
10:25 CET | 18:25 JST
Audience Q&A and closing remarks - Tommaso Astazi, Policy Director, BC4EU