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Japan’s Exchanges Report 669 Cases of Suspected Crypto Money Laundering

Japan's police agency has said hundreds of cases of suspected money laundering were reported from domestic cryptocurrency exchanges in 2017.

Policy & regulation  ·  23 February 2018
Exchanges

Customer Tries to Withdraw $20 Trillion in Crypto Exchange Glitch

A system error at a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange saw a user attempt to make off with a huge amount of bitcoin, according to reports.

Markets  ·  21 February 2018
Exchanges

Report: Japanese Crypto Exchanges Unite to Form Self-Regulatory Group

A group of Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges is reportedly uniting to form a new self-regulatory body in the wake of the recent Coincheck hack.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 February 2018
Exchanges

Japan’s Finance Watchdog to Inspect 15 Unlicensed Crypto Exchanges

The Japanese government said today that inspections will take place at 15 unlicensed cryptocurrency exchanges in light of a recent major hack.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 February 2018
Japan

Japanese Watchdog Warns Crypto Firm Over Unlicensed Operation

Japan's financial regulator has issued a warning to a foreign cryptocurrency service firm that allegedly offers unlicensed financial instruments.

Policy & regulation  ·  14 February 2018
Japan

GMO Internet Eyes August Launch for Crypto Cloud Mining

August is when GMO Internet says it could formally kick off its cloud mining service.

Business  ·  12 February 2018
Exchanges

Coincheck Exchange Confirms Yen Withdrawals to Start Next Week

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has said it plans to allow users to start withdrawing local currency from their accounts next Tuesday.

Markets  ·  9 February 2018
Exchanges

Japanese Regulators to Increase Crypto Exchange Inspections

Following a notable hack, Japanese regulators are moving to increase the frequency of on-site cryptocurrency exchange inspections.

Policy & regulation  ·  8 February 2018
Exchanges

Regulators Probe Coincheck’s Hack Compensation Claims

Japan's Financial Services Agency is conducting an on-site inspection at Coincheck to see if it can afford to compensate victims of its recent hack.

Policy & regulation  ·  2 February 2018
Exchanges

Bull Breakout? LSK Jumps 60 Percent on Exchange Listing

The price of the cryptocurrency LSK saw a boom Wednesday on news it will list on a major exchange and see a rebranding soon.

Markets  ·  31 January 2018
Japan

Japanese Electronics Retail Giant Launches Bitcoin Payments

Major Japanese electronics retailer Yamada Denki is partnering with the BitFlyer exchange to trial bitcoin payment in two of its stores.

Business  ·  29 January 2018
Exchanges

Coincheck Confirms Crypto Hack Loss Larger than Mt Gox

Japanese exchange Coincheck has confirmed that about $533 million-worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen from its digital wallets.

Policy & regulation  ·  26 January 2018
Exchanges

Crypto Exchange Coincheck Abruptly Halts Withdrawals

Major Japanese exchange Coincheck has announced the suspension of a number of services today, including all cryptocurrency withdrawals.

Markets  ·  26 January 2018
Japan

Japan’s Fisco Launching $2.66 Million Cryptocurrency Fund

Japanese Corporate analyst and bitcoin exchange operator Fisco has announced that it will launch a cryptocurrency fund this month.

Markets  ·  11 January 2018
Japan

Report: South Korea Eyes Joint Crypto Regulations With China, Japan

Finance regulators in South Korea are reportedly looking to cooperate with authorities in China and Japan on new rules for cryptocurrency trading.

Policy & regulation  ·  9 January 2018