Bitcoin.com reported in April about Recruit Lifestyle Co., Ltd. partnering with Japanese bitcoin exchange
Coincheck for its point - of - sale (POS) app called «Mobile Payment for Air Regi» to accept bitcoin payments.
Monex, a Japanese financial services company, is considering purchasing cryptocurrency exchange
Coincheck for «several billion yen,» according to CoinTelegraph.
Japanese authorities are threatening to prosecute the operators of
Coincheck for their failure to comply with the new laws.
Update: On April 6, 2018, Monex agreed to purchase 100 percent of
Coincheck for around $ 34 million.
Monex buys cryptocurrency exchange
Coincheck for ¥ 3.6 bn.
Japanese online brokerage firm Monex Group said on Friday it would buy hacked cryptocurrency exchange
Coincheck for $ 33.59 million.
Monex will acquire
Coincheck for an estimated $ 33.5 million and will control 100 % of the company, all 1,775,267 shares.
According to The Asahi Shimbun, this is one of the reasons given by
Coincheck for their devastating hack in January.
Not exact matches
According to Nikkei, the cost of implementing these changes may have led
Coincheck to look
for outside support.
The price of Bitcoin has seen a roughly 5 % bump in the last day, and the cause appears to be a potential rescue
for the hacked cryptocurrency exchange
Coincheck — from financial services company Monex.
Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) said it ordered
Coincheck to submit a report on the hack and measures
for preventing a recurrence by February 13.
Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA), which had instructed
Coincheck to beef up security measures prior to the theft, is still reviewing
Coincheck's application
for licensure, as it had been at the time of the heist.
The regulator said that the persistence of the vulnerabilities which it had diagnosed were among its reasons
for not granting
Coincheck a license.
More Than Profitable Monex Group Inc., a Japanese online brokerage, finalized its acquisition of
Coincheck last week
for nearly 3.6 billion yen ($ 33 million).
Can't Nobody Hold
Coincheck Down As reported by Reuters, Japanese cryptocurrency exchange
Coincheck Inc. has recorded a writedown of roughly $ 432.56 million
for the financial year ending in March.
The NEM Foundation has called off its search
for the 523 million NEM tokens that were stolen from the Tokyo - based
Coincheck exchange.
Nikkei Asian Review reported Monday that
Coincheck was targeted with «suspicious traffic»
for weeks leading up to the Jan. 26 heist.
** Japanese online brokerage firm Monex Group Inc will buy
Coincheck Inc, the exchange at the center of a $ 530 million digital money heist,
for 3.6 billion yen ($ 33.6 million), the latest move by a mainstream finance firm into the cryptocurrency market.
Coincheck notes that technical safety and security concerns are foremost on its mind, adding a final apology: «I'm sorry
for the inconvenience this time.
After Japan's second largest cryptocurrency exchange,
Coincheck, was hacked, the Japanese government began to place even more emphasis on security measures
for the cryptocurrency market.
An article by Bloomberg relates that
Coincheck had applied
for a license with Japan's Financial Services Agency.
That said, Pouncey listed several fundamental drivers
for crypto's resurgence in the second quarter, including the acquisition of Poloniex by Goldman - backed Circle as well as the acquisition of
Coincheck by Monex Group.
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) have recently developed new strategies and requirements
for cryptocurrency exchanges to follow, in the wake of the devastating
Coincheck hack in January, evidence that the government are keen to facilitate cryptocurrency activity within its borders but are equally keen to ensure that trading remains above board, legal and safe.
«We aim to build a secured business environment
for customers by fully backing up
Coincheck's enhancement process,» the announcement states.
While
Coincheck has already begun repaying customers
for the loss of funds, the exchange has faced multiple lawsuits from disgruntled investors.
Monex was also cited as saying it hopes to hold an IPO of
Coincheck shares at a future date - a move that would be a first
for a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange.
Capital flowed back into bitcoin on Tuesday amid reports that a major Japanese exchange was planning to make a bid
for Coincheck, the Tokyo - based crypto platform that was recently hacked.
According to the press convention,
Coincheck plans to proceed working and restart the buying and selling options (presently solely obtainable
for BTC), however with out giving any type of readability as to what their plans are when it comes to reimbursing their affected prospects.
In Japan,
Coincheck is not the only cause
for concern.
It was recently that Monex announced that they had acquired
Coincheck, the crypto exchange
for a total of $ 33.6 million.
Indeed, Mr. Pouncey particulars, «The market has seen a number of acquisitions of crypto exchanges from monetary companies reminiscent of Goldman Sachs backed Circle buying Poloniex, Monex Group buying
Coincheck, and Yahoo Japan shopping
for a 40 % stake in Bitarg Exchange Tokyo.»
Coincheck has applied
for a license with the FSA, but it first needs to improve its services before it has any chance of receiving one.
Dear NEM Community, On behalf of the NEM.io Foundation, we want to thank you
for your ongoing support since January 26, when the
Coincheck exchange was a victim of theft.
Tokyo - based cryptocurrency exchange
Coincheck has today announced a plan to compensate approximately 260,000 NEM holders
for $ 523 million XEM that was illegally removed from
Coincheck.
Coincheck, which has apologized
for the ordeal, says it is still investigating the matter further.
Japanese Financial Authority Inspecting 32 Cryptocurrency ExchangesFollowing the hack, the FSA issued a business improvement order to
Coincheck and ordered it to submit a report by February 13 on the hack as well as measures
for preventing a recurrence.
Takayuki Sugiura, head of the Tokyo - based information - security consultancy L Plus, said it was likely someone repeatedly accessed
Coincheck's server to steal the private key
for the NEM transaction.
Coincheck has been fined administrative penalties
for failing to secure client funds.
Japanese exchange
Coincheck is being sued
for the third time after its hacking incident in January 2018.
On a Friday morning in late January, the users of
Coincheck, a Japan - based cryptocurrency exchange, logged in to find their wallets empty of NEM tokens, a cryptocurrency specialized
for payments and other financial services.
01/29/18 -
Coincheck pledges to pay back those affected by hack, 1 million sign up
for Robinhood cryptocurrency trading, and more!
Japan's Financial Services Agency on Friday ordered two cryptocurrency exchanges to suspend business
for two months as it cracks down on regulatory lapses following the massive theft of digital money at Tokyo - based
Coincheck.
Japanese online brokerage firm Monex Group Inc will buy
Coincheck Inc, the exchange at the center of a $ 530 million digital money heist,
for 3.6 billion yen ($ 33.6 million), the latest move by a mainstream finance firm into the cryptocurrency market.
Monex was also cited as saying it hopes to hold an IPO of
Coincheck shares at a future date - a move that would be a first
for a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange.
Another factor Kelly accounts
for is the Japanese exchange Monex potentially taking over troubled exchange
Coincheck.
Another report from Nikkei Asian Review indicates that Monex has aired plans to obtain regulatory approval
for Coincheck, with the aim of a June relaunch.
According to Nikkei, the cost of implementing these changes may have led
Coincheck to look
for outside support.
Capital flowed back into bitcoin on Tuesday amid reports that a major Japanese exchange was planning to make a bid
for Coincheck, the Tokyo - based crypto platform...
Exchanges like
coincheck, are thus primary targets
for criminals to enter cryptocurrency world.
Another 16, including
Coincheck, have been allowed to continue operating as «quasi-operators»
for an undetermined amount of time until they bring their safety standards up to date.