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Hitachi and 12 other companies have teamed up to begin a demonstration experiment
Hitachi, Ltd., NTT Digital Corporation, OPTAGE Inc., Crypto Garage Inc., JPYC Corporation, Chainalysis Japan Inc., Digital Platformer Inc., NEC Corporation, Nomura Holdings, Inc., Bitbank Corp., finoject Inc., Hokkoku Bank Ltd., and Laser Digital Japan Inc. launched a proof of concept from February to April 2025 to improve the effectiveness and collaboration of anti-money laundering measures in digital asset transactions such as cryptocurrencies, stable coins, and NFTs. In this PoC, Hitachi and the 12 digital asset trading-related businesses and AML-related technology providers mentioned above will work together to share the systems, human resources, and information required for anti-money laundering measures, aiming to improve the efficiency and sophistication of AML in the digital asset market. Traditionally, digital asset trading businesses have tackled AML measures individually, but this has presented challenges such as…
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