About the author

Kenji Tanaka

Senior Reporter, Asia-Pacific · JD/MBA · former JFSA counsel · 8 years

Senior reporter covering Asia-Pacific crypto markets, DeFi, and digital-asset regulation. Eight years across financial journalism and regulatory law. Previously a regulator-side counsel inside Japan's Financial Services Agency (JFSA) where he worked on stablecoin guidance and crypto-asset disclosure rules, and a legal reporter at Nikkei Asia covering financial enforcement. Reads filings and on-chain governance proposals so you do not have to. Member of the Japan Crypto-Asset Business Association and the Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts.

Experience:

8 years covering markets

Beat:

DeFi protocols · Crypto regulation (APAC) · Stablecoin policy · On-chain governance

Prior work:

Nikkei Asia · Japan FSA (regulator-side counsel) · Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (capital markets / fintech)

Education:

JD, University of Tokyo Faculty of Law · MBA, Hitotsubashi ICS · BSc, Keio University

Certifications:

Bar-registered (Japan) · CFA Level III candidate

Memberships:

Japan Crypto-Asset Business Association · Hong Kong Society of Financial Analysts

Based in:

Hong Kong / Tokyo

Languages:

Japanese · English · Mandarin (working)

Editorial standards. Kenji Tanaka covers regulated and unregulated financial products. All articles are fact-checked against named sources and verified against on-chain or filings data where applicable. DMC editorial standards prohibit reporters from trading securities they actively cover. See our editorial guidelines, methodology, and corrections policy. Spot an error? [email protected].