Bitget Wallet joins BCCC to take part in Japan’s self-custody debate
Sep 11, 2026
Bitget Wallet has joined Japan’s Blockchain Collaborative Consortium as the country develops new rules for crypto services and regulators examine how self-custodial platforms should be treated.
Bitget Wallet enters Japan’s self-custody discussions
The membership comes after new Japanese rules for cryptocurrency service intermediaries took effect in June, putting more attention on the regulatory distinction between custodial businesses and platforms that do not take control of customer assets.
Japan has expanded its crypto regulatory framework
Japan has been changing several parts of its digital asset rules during 2026, covering taxation, market regulation and the government structure responsible for supervising the sector.
Bitget exchange is withdrawing from Japan
The BCCC membership involves Bitget Wallet, a self-custodial product, while the Bitget centralized cryptocurrency exchange has faced a different regulatory position in Japan.
As crypto. news previously reported, Bitget began withdrawing exchange services from Japan in August after repeated warnings from local regulators.
BCCC membership opens wallet standards discussions
Through BCCC’s committees, Bitget Wallet plans to participate in work covering DeFi regulation, wallet standards and consumer understanding of self-custody.
The consortium’s membership spans companies and organizations from different parts of Japan’s blockchain industry, giving participants a common forum to discuss technical and regulatory issues with other businesses and policymakers.
Its BCCC work will draw on that operating experience as Japanese policymakers continue considering rules for crypto intermediaries and the regulatory treatment of services where customers retain control over their private keys.
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