Japan

Self regulatory organisation will create rules and set penalties for breaches of self-imposed rules.

All 32 cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan required to submit reports on security and risk management based on 43-item checklist.

Once in a while capitalism must be rescued from the excesses of bankers and central banks. Governments can’t kill ideas, but it takes them a long time for them to concede or adapt.

Funds from accounts with no activity for 10 years to be used to fund public projects from Q2 2019.

FSA orders Coincheck to improve security, implement preventative measures; will additionally inspect security mechanisms at other cryptocurrency exchanges.

Korea carries out bank inspections, China power cut on Bitcoin miners, Japan scrutinises banks' cryptocurrency activities.

FSA's move towards ‘dynamic supervision’ includes scrapping inspection manuals, restructuring governance, internal structure and HR policy.

The agreement will strengthen cross-border investor protection and assist financial institutions with cross-border bond issuance.

Mitsubishi UFJ- NTT DATA  distributed ledger expected to make cross-border flows more secure through single, unified platform.