Kana Labs Becomes a Member of the Japanese Crypto Asset Blockchain Association (JCBA)

Kana Labs is proud to announce that we have become the 30th regular member of the Japanese Crypto Asset Blockchain Association. The JCBA is an association made up of various firms that deal in public blockchains and Web 3 tech and are either based in Japan or active in the Japanese market. It was founded in 2016 with the aim of improving the crypto and Web 3-focused business environment in the Japanese market.

JCBA brings together the knowledge of technology, taxation, accounting, law, and human resources that belongs to each member company both in Japan and overseas. The association develops human resources to conduct various studies and research, bring forth policy proposals and does lobbying activities for the realization of these proposals with an aim to promote sustainable development and contribute to creating a healthy business environment in the market region.

Some of the association’s other well-known regular members are Tron, Bitbank, BitPoint, BitGo, BitFlyer, Coincheck, Rakuten Wallet, Matsui, Mercari, JPYC and Binance. As the 30th regular member of the association, Kana Labs now has some level of status and authority to coordinate blockchain-related policies in Japan. Our Head of APAC and Marketing — Aric Kim who has played a highly pivotal role in our recent expansion into the Korean and Japanese region will now represent and act as our spokesperson in the JCBA.

Aric Kim, Head of APAC and Marketing said “It is a great honour to become a regular member of JCBA. As of now, I will take advantage of this important opportunity to build bridges within Japan and between Asia and the Western market”.