Japan's financial regulator has said it has ordered cryptocurrency exchanges, including bitFlyer Inc., to make improvements to lax measures on money laundering, reports Reuters.
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) slapped six exchanges with business improvement orders after it found flaws in their anti-money laundering systems and controls during on-site inspections.
BitFlyer, one of the country's biggest, said it would voluntarily halt the creation of new customer accounts as it makes efforts to shore up its systems.
Others targetted by the FSA included well-known exchanges Quione and Bitbank Inc, according to a statement issued by the Japanese financial regulator.
The FSA has cracked down on cryptocurrency exchanges since the $530 million theft of digital money from Coincheck, one of Japan's biggest, earlier this year.
The heist underscored worries over the security of trading crypocurrencies.
Since the daring heist, the FSA has rejected applications to run exchanges, and ordered others to cease or improve business over weaknesses in customer protection.
Due to chair the G20 in 2020, Japan hopes to take a global lead on the combatting money laundering at cryptocurrency exchanges.
Tokyo is also pushing for adoption of new binding rules by 2019.
FSA orders improvements at cryptocurrency exchanges
FE Team | Published: June 24, 2018 22:19:42
FSA orders improvements at cryptocurrency exchanges
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