All posts tagged "Coincheck"
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623AML / KYCUS Treasury Sanctions Lazarus Entities Over ‘Ronin Bridge’ Hack
OFAC has added a list of entities associated with Lazarus to its sanctions list, including a specific Ethereum wallet address associated with the attackers.
April 19, 2022 -
467Crypto / Digital AssetsJapan: Crypto Firm Liquid Resumes Services Following $97m Hack
Liquid has been tracing the movement of the stolen assets and working with other exchanges to freeze and recover the funds.
August 26, 2021 -
408Crypto / Digital AssetsTokyo Police Arrest 31 Individuals Over 2018 Coincheck Heist
The suspects were found to have traded stolen cryptocurrency on an underground exchange that emerged on the dark web following the Coincheck heist.
January 25, 2021 -
1.4KCrypto / Digital AssetsFSA Japan Certifies Two SROs as New Crypto Laws Take Effect
The certifications took effect from 1 May, the same day the FSA said it would start enforcing new laws on crypto assets.
May 5, 2020 -
1.2KCrypto / Digital AssetsUPDATED – Bitpoint Japan Loses $28m in Crypto in Hot Wallet Hack
The majority of the stolen funds belonged to clients and were held in hot wallets. Crypto exchanges in Japan are required to hold client assets offline in segregated cold wallets.
July 16, 2019 -
1.1KCrypto / Digital AssetsJapan Allows Self-Regulation Among Cryptocurrency Exchanges
The Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association has been given a “certified fund settlement business association” accreditation, allowing it to make rules and police domestic exchanges.
October 25, 2018 -
1.1KCrypto / Digital Assets
Japan FSA Probes $60mn Hack at Crypto Exchange
About two-thirds of the stolen cryptocurrency belonged to customers of the exchange platform Zaif, which will receive a cash infusion from Fisco Digital Asset Group to help repay them.
September 24, 2018 -
838Crypto / Digital Assets
Cryptocurrency Framework Needs Update – Japan FSA
On-site inspections revealed a lack of internal controls, inadequate governance and poor business models at exchanges.
August 16, 2018 -
753Crypto / Digital AssetsBank-backed Crypto Exchange Opens to Retail Investors in Japan
Following limited launch by SBI Holdings in June, cryptocurrency exchange VCTRADE has now begun accepting retail investors; no applications allowed from corporate or institutional investors.
July 19, 2018 -
667Crypto / Digital Assets
Japan Scrutinises Crypto Exchanges, Industry Body to Release New Rules
FSA to issue business improvement orders on registered crypto exchanges; self-regulatory industry association to release new voluntary rules on 27 June.
June 21, 2018
