Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, which suffered a $530 million hack in January of last year, is now a licensed entity. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/coincheck-wins-crypto-exchange-license-12-months-after-major-hack. Visit https://www.coindesk.com/…
Continue ReadingCoincheck, the crypto exchange that lost over $500 million in investors funds in early-2018, is now close to receiving full licensing from Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA), signaling that the…
Continue ReadingJapanese crypto exchange Coincheck, which suffered a major hack in January, has now reinstated services for all listed tokens on its platform. This article is originally written and posted on…
Continue ReadingJapan: Crypto Exchange Coincheck Resumes NEM Trading Almost 10 Months After Major Hack Recently re-opened Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck has announced it has resumed NEM (XEM) crypto token trading after a restructuring…
Continue ReadingFOMO Moments Markets are still generally flat; Nem, Zcash, XRP, and Iota climbing, Stellar and MOAC sliding. Red is still dominating most cryptocurrencies this morning as the slow selloff continues.…
Continue ReadingThe price of NEM tokens (XEM) has risen some since Japanese exchange Coincheck announced that it would once again allow trading of the token, which was suspended after a hack…
Continue ReadingNEM (XEM) is currently trading up nearly 20% as cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck resumes its normal trading activity. NEM’s meteoric price rise comes amidst overall market stability, with Bitcoin (BTC) trading…
Continue ReadingNEM surged 25 percent today to reach its highest price since early September while accumulating its most 24-hour trading volume in over three months. This article is originally written and…
Continue ReadingAccording to several local sources, Coincheck, a major Japanese crypto exchange, is unsure of reopening its exchange after suffering a $500 million hack in January. MineCC, a cryptocurrency miner and…
Continue ReadingCoincheck, the Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange victim of a $500 million worth theft, has resumed new account openings, customer deposits, and purchasing of some digital currencies. The operator had suspended some…
Continue ReadingJapanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, the victim of the largest theft in the crypto industry’s history, has reopened new user registrations and limited trading services. Coincheck Opens Registration, Limited Crypto Trading…
Continue ReadingCoincheck, the Japanese crypto exchange that suffered a $520 million hack in January, has reported increased losses for Q3 2018. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/cryptocurrency-exchange-coincheck-reports-over-5-million-loss-in-q3/. Visit https://www.coindesk.com/…
Continue ReadingJapanese cryptocurrency firm Tech Bureau Corp’s Zaif exchange was hacked mid-month, where digital coin losses amounted to 7 billion yen ($60 million). Today, the country’s financial watchdog has accused the…
Continue ReadingNot long after the successful hacking attempts on crypto exchanges Bithumb and Coincheck, Japan’s Zaif was hacked, losing $60 million in user funds. All three exchanges were found to have…
Continue ReadingZaif, a major crypto exchange in Japan, was hacked this week, losing nearly $60 million in user funds in a high profile security breach. Local publications including Japan Times reported…
Continue ReadingJapan, often fondly referred to as the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ has this year increasingly become the ‘Land of rising crypto theft,’ with a new report suggesting that the…
Continue ReadingAnother hacking attack has hit a known crypto exchange in Japan, and this time, thieves managed to steal around $60 million in crypto. Another Crypto Exchange Hack The popularity of…
Continue ReadingBarely before the ink had dried on the news that Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif had been hacked and slightly less than US$60 million stolen, the National Police Agency (NPA) of…
Continue ReadingJapanese crypto firm FXcoin has recruited Deutsch Bank’s former foreign-exchange dealer, Yasuo Matsuda as a senior strategist for the cryptocurrency startup. According to Business Times. the Japanese cryptocurrency startup which…
Continue ReadingThe Financial Services Agency, the government agency that oversees banking, securities, and exchange services in Japan, plans to set up stricter requirements on cryptocurrencies and its use for speculative purposes.…
Continue ReadingBlockchain security firm CipherTrace recently reported that $731 million worth of cryptocurrencies were stolen from crypto exchanges during the first half of 2018. Last year, crypto exchanges recorded around $266…
Continue ReadingA new report has revealed that three times more cryptocurrency has been stolen from crypto exchanges so far in 2018 compared to 2017. Data security company CipherTrace, which released the…
Continue ReadingNobuchika Mori, Japan’s longest-serving regulator and chief of Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) who is responsible for most of the crypto regulations imposed by the Japanese government, is expected to…
Continue ReadingThe Bitcoin bloodbath of 2018 continues as the leading cryptocurrency fell to a new yearly low of $5,885.41 and still descending. Marking an almost 50% price drop this quarter and down…
Continue ReadingFrom Coincheck to Bithumb: 2018’s Largest Security Breaches So Far On June 19, Bithumb, South Korea’s number one crypto exchange, was hacked. The attackers stole cryptocurrencies worth $30 million, making it…
Continue ReadingEarlier this month, it was revealed that Eric Cheng, a Singaporean entrepreneur, spent all of his life savings and sold his properties including two Rolls Royces, Lamborghini, Ferrari, and a…
Continue ReadingThe recent $30 Million hack of Bithumb has caused U.K. regulators to question the security of cryptocurrency exchanges, with exchanges operating in the U.K. coming under fire. 2018: The Year…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) will be taking administrative action against several registered cryptocurrency exchange operators in the country. These exchanges include Quoine, Bitbank, BITPoint Japan, BtcBox, and industry leader BitFlyer,…
Continue ReadingJapan’s financial regulator is reportedly getting ready to issue its first ever rejection of a business application to register a cryptocurrency exchange in the country. FSHO Ordered to Improve Operations…
Continue ReadingA recent hack on two Canadian banks that compromised almost a million customers is yet another reason everyone should be using cryptocurrency. Two Canadian Banks Hacked on the Same Day…
Continue ReadingCoincheck Will Delist Augur’s REP Token Due to Concerns over Unlicensed Gambling The cryptocurrency situation in Japan is changing rather quickly these days. Coincheck, one of the country’s bigger trading platforms, has made…
Continue ReadingCoincheck will delist Monero and three others cryptocurrencies deemed to grant too much anonymity to holders under orders from the Japanese FSA. Japan’s FSA Bans Monero, Zcash, Dash and Augur…
Continue ReadingJapanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has will delist trading pairs for privacy-centric cryptocurrencies monero (XMR), zcash (ZEC), and dash (DASH) next month. The Tokyo-based exchange, which was purchased by brokerage firm…
Continue ReadingPost Hack Coincheck Reveals Plans To Expand To Us Market Monex Inc, the company that recently acquired hacked Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, has revealed plans to expand the exchange to the U.S.…
Continue ReadingDisgraced cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has come under new management, and its new owners are planning to bring the trading platform to the US market. Bloomberg reports that Monex, the Japanese…
Continue ReadingJapanese regulators have announced stricter regulations for cryptocurrency exchanges in an effort to prevent another heist like the one that befell Coincheck in January, according to Nikkei Asian Review. The…
Continue ReadingMastercard released their 2018 Q1 financial results on May 2 showing record first-quarter net income of $1.5 billion and revenue of $3.6 billion. They attributed some of this success to the…
Continue ReadingJapan’s financial watchdog is applying pressure to local digital currency exchanges to drop cryptocurrencies such as Monera, Zcash, and Dash, according to a report. Altcoins Favoured by Criminals In a…
Continue ReadingHacked cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck made 53.7 billion yen ($491 million) in profit for the fiscal year ending in March, according to financial data released on Thursday by parent company Monex.…
Continue ReadingCoincheck Crypto Exchange Posts $490 Mln Profit, On Par With Japan’s Top Stock Exchange Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck earned an estimated ¥53.2 bln (approximately $490 mln) in the ten months…
Continue ReadingCoincheck Owner Monex Plans Proprietary Blockchain, ICO Monex Group, the Japan-based online brokerage firm that recently acquired cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, said it is eyeing the development of its own blockchain…
Continue ReadingThe new owner of Japan’s Coincheck exchange, Monex Group, says creating its own blockchain with an ICO to follow is on its radar. This article is originally written and posted…
Continue ReadingYesterday, the 16 cryptocurrency exchanges currently registered with Japan’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), announced the launch of the Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Association (JCEA), according to a Japanese…
Continue ReadingMonex Group to Purchase Coincheck Exchange on April 16 It has been rumored for some time now, but Monex will finally buy Coincheck. It seems the transaction will be completed for…
Continue ReadingMoney Group sees 10-year high share prices today after the brokerage announced that it would be paying ¥3.6bn ($33.5m) for Coincheck, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange that deals primarily in Bitcoin. Confirmation of…
Continue Reading‘No Big Risk’: Monex Defends $33.5 Million Coincheck Buyout, Eyes Relaunch Monex Group’s CEO said he plans to relaunch Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck in “two months”, subject to regulatory approval, in a press conference…
Continue ReadingJapanese online brokerage Monex Group has confirmed a deal to acquire cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck, which suffered a major breach in January. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/monex-confirms-coincheck-exchange-acquisition-plans-future-ipo/. …
Continue ReadingMajor Japanese online brokerage has confirmed its foray into the cryptocurrency sector by announcing its acquisition of Tokyo-based exchange Coincheck for ¥3.6 billion ($33.5 million). In an announcement on Friday,…
Continue ReadingHacked Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck is to accept a takeover offer from online brokerage Monex Group, a news report indicates. This article is originally written and posted on https://www.coindesk.com/hacked-coincheck-exchange-accept-takeover-bid-report-says/. Visit https://www.coindesk.com/…
Continue ReadingEmbattled cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has reportedly decided to accept a takeover offer from Monex, Japan’s third-largest online brokerage. Japanese business daily Nikkei is reporting that crypto exchange Coincheck will accept…
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