Over $ 6.2 mln (662.4
mln yen) of cryptocurrency was lost in 2017 due to fraud and theft, according to statistics released from Japan's National Police Agency (NPA), local news outlet Nikkei reports today, March 22.
In regards to the value of respondents holdings, 34.5 percent own less than 50,000 yen (about $ 469) of crypto, while only 10.2 percent owned 1
mln yen or more ($ 9,360 or more).
Not exact matches
PARENT - ONLY EARNINGS ESTIMATES (in billions of
yen unless specified) Full Year to Full Year to Mar 31, 2015 Mar 31, 2015 LATEST PREVIOUS FORECAST FORECAST Sales 8.57 8.34 Operating 72
mln 158
mln Recurring 150
mln 250...
As the latest step in Coincheck's efforts to keep the exchange moving forward in its plan to keep operations running and file for registration as an official crypto exchange in Japan, the company has decided to accept the Monex Group's offer of 3.6 bln
yen (around $ 33.5
mln) for the acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in Coincheck.
«The purchase of BitARG shares will be made through Tokyo's YJFX, a wholly owned Yahoo subsidiary that operates foreign exchange transaction services,» the publication reports, adding that the 40 % stake will cost the company 2 bln
yen ($ 19
mln).
Japanese online trading platform Monex, currently valued at around $ 870
mln, is looking to buy a majority stake in the crypto exchange for «several billion
yen,» as anonymous sources told Nikkei.