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Goldenway Japan Co., Ltd. — Japan crypto-asset exchange operator (derivatives only) overview

Confidence: Likely Updated 2026-05-18 Review by 2026-08-08 Sources 5 Machine-translated Original (JA)
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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 (as of 2026年5月 · from the company’s rate-list page):
    • BTC/JPY, BTC/USD
    • ETH/JPY, ETH/USD
  • 4 pairs total (2 symbols × JPY-denominated・USD-denominated)
  • Characteristics: No spot trading. All are leveraged CFDs (margin trading). Spreads are zero (fixed in principle, with exceptions); instead, a position-linked commission is charged under the mechanism.

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: none

5. Market share & trading volume

  • Neither account numbers nor trading volume disclosed
  • Position within the industry: niche. The main business is FX (a mid-tier domestic operator). Crypto-assets are a limited entry via BTC/ETH CFDs only. Both the number of handled symbols and account numbers are substantially fewer than those of major crypto-asset exchange operators.
  • Customer base: primarily retail traders (FX-shared accounts); corporate clients also supported from 2024年11月

6. History & major incidents

Year/MonthEvent
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–5Took 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–6Wu 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

Major incidents: Based on public information, no major incidents such as administrative dispositions, hacks, or system failures have been confirmed (as of 2026年5月).

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 most recent expansion direction is an integrated-platform strategy of “providing the three fields of FX, commodities, and crypto-assets on 1口座”. There is no public information regarding expansion of the crypto-asset symbol lineup.
  • 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)

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