Goldenway Japan Co., Ltd. — Japan crypto-asset exchange operator (derivatives only) overview
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FSA Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau (Financial Instruments) 第 258 号 · JVCEA member #1040 (Type I · crypto-asset derivatives trading only) · Brand name: FXTF
1. Corporate entity & shareholders
- Trade name: Goldenway Japan Co., Ltd. (Japanese: ゴールデンウェイ・ジャパン株式会社)
- Established: 2006年6月14日 (former trade name: FX4 Japan Co., Ltd. Renamed to FX Trade Financial Co., Ltd. in 2008年8月, and to the current trade name in 2019年4月)
- Head office: 〒108-0073 Mita Kawasaki Building 4F, 2-11-15 Mita, Minato-ku, Tokyo
- Capital: 1億円 (as of 2025年3月)
- Major shareholder: FXTF HOLDINGS Pte. Ltd. (Singapore), shareholding ratio 100%
- Listing status: Unlisted (the parent is an unlisted Singaporean holding company)
The name “Goldenway” derives from Goldenway Investment, the Hong Kong-based financial group at which founder Wu Yifan was previously employed. The same name was adopted through the 2019年 trade-name change.
2. Licensing & registration status
- Type I Financial Instruments Business Operator: Director-General of the Kanto Local Finance Bureau (Financial Instruments) 第258号 (registered 2007年9月)
- Commodity Futures Business Operator: 2022年10月 permit
- Investment advisory & agency business: registered 2013年9月
- JVCEA member: Type I #1040 (crypto-asset derivatives trading)
- Important: The JVCEA registration category is “crypto-asset derivatives trading” only. It has not obtained “crypto-asset exchange business (spot)” registration.
- Financial Futures Association of Japan member number 第1570号
- Japan Commodity Futures Association affiliated
- Japan Investment Advisers Association member number 012-02639
3. Handled currencies
- Crypto-asset CFD symbols (confirmed on the company’s rate-list page on 2026-07-29):
- BTC/JPY, BTC/USD
- ETH/JPY, ETH/USD
- Four pairs were listed at that time (two assets × JPY- and USD-denominated pairs). Because the product lineup can change, the current rate list is authoritative.
- Characteristics: the official rate list and JVCEA member listing reviewed on 2026-07-29 present the crypto-asset products as derivatives CFDs. Consult current product documents for spreads, position-linked commissions, and other conditions; this entry does not retain fixed values.
4. Scope of business
- Core business: Foreign-exchange margin trading (FX) — trading brands “FXTF GX” and “FXTF MT4”
- Crypto-asset CFD trading (FXTF GX-Crypto CFD): service launched 2023年8月. Limited to BTC/ETH only.
- Crypto-asset knock-out options (FXTF GX-Crypto KO): service launched 2025年4月
- Commodity CFD/Commodity KO: launched sequentially 2022年12月–2023年6月 (gold, crude oil, etc.)
- Currency knock-out options (FX KO): launched 2023年9月
- Corporate services: corporate-oriented FX, commodity CFD, and crypto-asset CFD services launched from 2024年11月
- Deposits: quick deposit (24 hours)・bank transfer. Major partner banks: Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui, Mizuho, Rakuten, PayPay, Sumishin SBI, Japan Post, AEON, Seven, GMO Aozora
- Spot crypto-asset trading: no offering was identified in the official product and JVCEA materials reviewed on 2026-07-29. This is not an assertion of future or universal absence
5. Market share & trading volume
- The company and product pages checked on 2026-07-29 did not disclose account numbers or trading volume specifically for crypto-asset CFDs.
- The disclosed crypto-asset scope consists of BTC/ETH CFDs and knock-out options, not a spot crypto-asset exchange. With no comparable account or volume data, no domestic rank is assigned.
- Customer base: primarily retail traders (FX-shared accounts); corporate clients also supported from 2024年11月
6. History & major incidents
The table is limited to corporate, registration, and service milestones confirmed in the company’s overview, history, crypto-asset CFD rate list, and the JVCEA member list. ^[Sources: https://www.fxtrade.co.jp/aboutus/; https://www.fxtrade.co.jp/history/; https://www.fxtrade.co.jp/crypto/rate/; https://jvcea.or.jp/member/.]
| Year/Month | Event |
|---|---|
| 2006年6月 | FX4 Japan Co., Ltd. established (Toranomon, Minato-ku) |
| 2007年3月 | Registered as a financial futures business operator (Financial Futures 第174号) |
| 2007年4月 | Began operations as an IB (introducing broker) for GFT |
| 2007年9月 | Registered as a Type I Financial Instruments Business Operator (Financial Instruments 第258号) |
| 2007年10月 | Shifted to principal (over-the-counter) business as a white-label operator for Saxo Bank |
| 2008年8月 | Renamed to FX Trade Financial Co., Ltd. and relocated to Shiba, Minato-ku |
| 2012年12月 | Relocated head office to Mita, Minato-ku (current location) |
| 2017年2月–5 | Took an equity stake in BitTrade Co., Ltd. (ultimately 25%) and entered the virtual-currency business |
| 2017年9月 | BitTrade registered with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau as a virtual-currency exchange operator |
| 2018年11月 | Deconsolidated BitTrade Co., Ltd. as a non-affiliate (exited crypto-asset spot) |
| 2019年1月–6 | Wu Yifan appointed Representative Director and President |
| 2019年4月 | Trade name changed to Goldenway Japan Co., Ltd. |
| 2021年9月 | FXTF GX (proprietary FX system) service launched |
| 2021年12月 | Joined JVCEA |
| 2022年10月 | Commodity futures business permit |
| 2022年12月 | Commodity CFD trading launched |
| 2023年8月 | Crypto-asset CFD trading (FXTF GX-Crypto CFD) launched |
| 2023年9月 | FX KO (knock-out options) launched |
| 2024年11月 | Corporate crypto-asset CFD trading launched |
| 2025年4月 | Crypto-asset KO (knock-out options) launched |
| 2026年5月 | TradingView integration launched |
Within the official company and news pages and public registration information checked on 2026-07-29, no administrative disposition against the company or crypto-asset outflow incident was identified. This is a bounded review, not a guarantee of future absence.
7. Strategic developments
- 2025年4月: Newly established crypto-asset knock-out option (KO) trading. Expanded option products to crypto-assets in line with FX and commodity KO.
- 2025年8月: Obtained the “Silver” certification as a health-excellent enterprise (appealing to operational stability).
- 2026年5月: Launched an integration service between TradingView and FXTF GX. Strengthened convenience on the chart and tooling front.
- The official site shows a product structure offering FX, commodity, and crypto-asset CFDs and knock-out options on a common platform. The crypto-asset product count is the snapshot shown on the official rate list on 2026-07-29; this entry does not speculate about future expansion.
8. Related people
- Representative Director and President: Wu Yifan (Goh Yee-Fan)
- After graduating from City University of Hong Kong, he worked at the Hong Kong-based financial company Goldenway Investment. He subsequently came to Japan and became involved with the company, taking the representative post in 2019年. He is said to be the person who led the 2019年 trade-name change (from company overview and official information).
- Director: Hideo Hada (Director and officer in charge of internal control)
- Director: Hidetoshi Furusho (Officer overseeing systems and head of investment advisory)
- Auditor: Mitsuo Noguchi (non-executive)
Related
- japan-financial-regulation — Japan financial regulation as a whole
- japan-bittrade-listing-process — General theory of the listing process
- japan-stablecoin-regulatory-landscape — Related stablecoin system
- jp-vasp-derivative-license-system — JP VASP derivatives license system
- jp-exchange-bittrade — Former capital-relationship partner BitTrade
- jp-vasp-parent-company-map — JP VASP parent-company map
Sources
- Goldenway Japan company overview (retrieved 2026-07-29)
- Company history (retrieved 2026-07-29)
- FXTF GX-Crypto CFD real-time rates (retrieved 2026-07-29)
- JVCEA member list (retrieved 2026-07-29)
- FSA crypto-asset exchange operator registration list Excel (snapshot 令和8年4月1日 = 2026-04-01)
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