Sentences with phrase «financial services agencies»

They also have excellent ratings from financial services agencies.

To do this, the ASIC must monitor Australian companies, financial markets, investment dealers and advisers, financial services agencies, insurance companies and credits.

On Thursday, Japan's Financial Services Agency ordered two exchanges to halt operations for a month and penalized four others.

Japan's Financial Services Agency on Thursday suspended operations at two relatively small exchanges, Bit Station and FSHO, for one month.

Japan's Financial Services Agency suspended operations Thursday at two relatively small exchanges, Bit Station and FSHO, for one month.

Japan's Financial Services Agency told Coincheck to get its systems in order after the hack — the exchange had been storing customer assets in an internet - connected «hot wallet,» which is something of a security no - no.

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.

Local media reported earlier that the Financial Services Agency (FSA) would target several operators for imminent on - site inspections after concluding they may be vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

At least 3.5 million people were trading cryptocurrency on Japan's 17 domestic exchanges as of the end of March this year, according to Coindesk's translation of statistics from the country's Financial Services Agency (FSA).

The revised rule comes as a response to a report by Japanese media outlet Nikkei earlier on Thursday, which indicated that Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has raised concerns over what it considers a loosely enforced ID verification process on the bitFlyer platform.

Japan's Financial Services Agency surprised the operators of Coincheck with an unannounced visit to the cryptocurrency exchange's office, and said that it had warned the firm to beef up its security measures in advance of the theft of over 500 NEM tokens in January.

According to reports, Japan's Financial Services Agency, a regulatory body, is informally encouraging cryptocurrency exchanges in the country to delist Monero, Zcash, and Dash, all of which are so - called privacy coins.

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.

Coincheck, the Japanese cryptocurrency exchange that was recently robbed of some 523 million XEM (as tokens on the NEM blockchain are called) has been instructed by the country's Financial Services Agency (FSA) to prepare a report on the incident, according to a press release on the exchange's website.

A report on February 7, 2018, said that Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) had begun conducting surprise inspections of cryptocurrency exchanges.

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) slapped two exchanges — FSHO and Bit Station — with month - long suspensions.

On March 7, 2018, it was reported that Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) will soon clamp down on some of the nation's cryptocurrency exchanges due to gaps in AML compliance and consumer protection, which were discovered during on - site inspections.

In the wake of a January heist to the tune of more than $ 500 million from the exchange Coincheck, Japan's financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), stepped up efforts to ensure that exchanges operate in compliance with the country's laws.

According to Japan's Financial Services Agency, on April 1, 2017, the country will begin recognizing bitcoin and other forms of virtual currency as a form of payment pursuant to a recently passed law.

On Friday, Japan's Financial Services Agency announced the licensing of 11 cryptocurrency exchange operators.

On October 27, 2017, Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) issued a warning to business operators and users about the risks of token offerings.

As a result, in May 2016, Japanese lawmakers passed a bill that specified that all «virtual currency» exchanges must be regulated by the Financial Services Agency.

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) officially approved nine existing exchanges and two new ones, according to the Chinese edition of the Wall Street Journal.

An article by Bloomberg relates that Coincheck had applied for a license with Japan's Financial Services Agency.

The majority of previous cryptocurrency - related enforcement actions have stemmed from the nation's Financial Services Agency (FSA).

The Financial Services Agency, the country's financial regulator, is expected to follow with its own probe in the coming months.

On Friday, Z Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Yahoo Japan, acquired a minority stake (40 percent) in bitARG Tokyo, a cryptocurrency exchange licensed by Japan's Financial Services Agency.

Over half of regional banks lost money on core businesses - lending and fees - in the year through March 2017, prompting the Financial Services Agency, which oversees the industry, to say consolidation could be considered for such banks to thrive.

Overseeing Regulatory Bodies: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and National Futures Association (NFA) in the United States, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) in the United Kingdom, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) in Japan, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in Singapore, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in Australia, and the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority in Cayman Islands.

According to Japan's Financial Services Agency, that law goes into effect on 1st April, putting in place capital requirements for exchanges as well as cybersecurity and operational stipulations.

Japanese cryptocurrency traders exceed 3 million: Japan is one of the most crypto - friendly countries out there with more than 3 million Japanese trading in cryptocurrency according to the latest figures from its Financial Services Agency (FSA).

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.

Japan's Financial Services Agency has introduced a new set of regulations which need to be followed by those willing to register a domestic cryptocurrency exchange in Japan.

Kraken is one of those cryptocurrency exchanges which have been allowed to function in Japan without a license from the Financial Services Agency of Japan.

The event caused a knock - on effect across the country's exchange sector, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) subsequently inspecting, punishing and even shutting down various operators over noncompliance with regulations.

This week the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) distributed a report, in the wake of examining crypto - exchanging stages in the nation.

The application for the opening of another crypto - exchange in Japan was approved by the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA).

Last April, Japanese authorities acknowledged bitcoin as a legal tender and stated that they would entail cryptocurrency exchanges to register with the Government.There are 16 cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan which have registered with Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA).

bitFlyer was one amongst 11 exchanges which obtained a license from Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) in September of 2017.

The Nikkei Asian Review has reported that Japan's financial regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), has warned leading cryptocurrency exchange Binance that it will face criminal charges if it continues its Japanese operations without a license.

QUOINE Corp. is one of the first fully compliant and licensed (License No: 00002) cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, based on legal measures issued by Financial Services Agency of Japan.

In September, the Financial Services Agency officially recognised eleven companies as cryptocurrency exchanges.

FSA (Financial Services Agency) is requiring exchanges to file reports on storage and security management.

Japan's Financial Services Agency is sending what Reuters terms «administrative punishment notices» on several of the nation's cryptocurrency exchanges and some may...

Binance could face criminal charges by Japan's Financial Services Agency for serving local investors on its platform.

The «Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Association» will work together with Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) to make sure businesses comply with government protocol.

After rumors that major cryptocurrency exchange Binance was set to receive a warning from Japan's Financial Services Agency were confirmed, Binance announced a short time later that it will be opening a new office in Malta.

Clients thought about by Japanese Financial Services Agency uncover that the nation's aggregated crypto - exchanging -LSB-...]

Three weeks prior, the Asian daily paper Nikkei announced that the Financial Services Agency of Japan (FSA) said Binance was working in Japan with no enrollment and judged that speculators could endure harm.

Japan's Financial Services Agency, tasked with monitoring the country's cryptocurrency exchanges, has quietly been pressuring platforms to delist privacy coins.