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Discontinuation of Binance Global Platform for Residents in Japan

Discontinuation of Binance Global Platform for Residents in Japan

2023-12-01 13:00

Fellow Binancians,

As part of the process to migrate to the new Binance Japan platform, the Binance global platform has been discontinued for residents in Japan as of 2023-12-01. Binance global accounts have been set to “Withdrawal Only” mode for Japan resident users who have not passed Binance Japan verification. Please rest assured that your funds are secure. 

Users may proceed to Binance Japan verification procedure when the verification process resumes after 2023-12-02. Once the verification is complete, users will be able to migrate to Binance Japan and access Binance Japan services. Do note that users should withdraw all impermissible assets before they proceed to Binance Japan verification.

After Migration

  • For users who have migrated to Binance Japan, they may start using services provided by Binance Japan starting from 2023-12-02. Users may find their permissible tokens in their Binance Japan Spot Wallets. 

  • Users’ WBETH and BETH balances will be converted to ETH whilst other impermissible assets will be converted to BTC over the next few weeks based on market rates.  Thereafter, the corresponding BTC and ETH assets will be credited to users’ Binance Japan Spot Wallets. Users may check the token distribution history via Wallet > Transaction History > Distribution. No further announcement will be posted.

  • Banking channels will also be exclusively available for Binance Japan users to deposit Japanese Yen (JPY) and buy crypto with JPY on the platform. 

Note that since Binance Japan operates separately from Binance Global, Binance Japan assets will not be included in Binance Global’s Proof of Reserves” calculations. 

Should you have any further questions, please reach out to customer service via in-app CS chat. Select “Unresolved” > “Forward to Customer Service” to initiate a chat with a CS agent.

Note: Where any discrepancy arises between the translated versions and the original Japanese version, the Japanese version shall prevail.

Thanks for your support!

Binance Team

2023-12-01

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Note: Binance reserves the right in its sole discretion to amend or cancel this announcement at any time and for any reasons without prior notice.

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