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Sega, Square Enix, Konami, and Others Collaborate with Cryptocurrency Companies in Japanese Blockchain Gaming Coalition
The prominent Japanese gaming companies Sega, Square Enix, and Konami have partnered with the New York stock-market-listed cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck to form a new alliance focused on blockchain gaming.
According to a press release from the Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association (JCBA), this alliance also includes gaming companies COLOPL and Drecom.
Sega, Square Enix, and Konami Collaborate with Coincheck and Others
Additionally, the play-to-earn gaming company BrilliantCrypto has joined the alliance, along with the Tokyo-based law firms Mori Hamada & Matsumoto and Anderson Mori & Tomotsune.
Both of these law firms are recognized as part of the yondai, or “big four” international law firms in Japan.
The parent company of Coincheck has made its debut on the Nasdaq Global Market, becoming the first Japanese cryptocurrency exchange to be listed in the United States. https://t.co/F68axmBC7g
— The Japan Times (@japantimes) December 12, 2024
This new alliance will function under the JCBA’s framework and will be officially designated as a subcommittee.
The JCBA also manages similar subcommittees focused on NFTs, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), and stablecoins.
The Chairman of the new subcommittee will be Tomoyuki Isaka, President of Coincheck. Keisuke Hata from Square Enix will act as vice chair, with executives from Konami, COLOPL, SEGA, and Drecom holding key positions.
Activist investors are acquiring more Japanese stocks than ever before, enhancing their influence in shaping the nation’s largest corporations https://t.co/VzkVQPMehL
— Bloomberg (@business) December 17, 2024
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The newly formed subcommittee has stated its intention to focus on “legal, accounting, and tax-related matters.”
It will also “seek to provide cross-industry recommendations” and “explore the development of games” that “incorporate” elements of “cryptocurrency intermediation.”
Additionally, it will address legal issues concerning NFTs and conduct “case studies” to advance its objectives.
Japan is well-known for its stringent regulations governing both the cryptocurrency and gaming industries.
However, critics argue that a “lack of clarity regarding legal regulations, accounting, and taxation issues” has so far hindered Japanese companies from creating blockchain gaming titles.
Strong Collaboration?
The broader JCBA was established in 2016 and has since expanded to include 155 member firms. In recent years, it has also assumed self-regulatory duties and frequently advocates to the government on policy issues.
Konami share prices on the Tokyo Exchange over the past five years. (Source: Google Finance)
Earlier this year, Konami revealed its collaboration with the Avalanche blockchain to develop a new NFT trading platform.
Sega also discussed both blockchain gaming and the integration of NFTs in the gaming industry last year.
Meanwhile, Square Enix has been pursuing a blockchain gaming-focused agenda for the past few years, despite facing resistance from gaming communities.
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