'FAULT' in Japan biggest cryptocurrency exchanges face Regulators Warnings đ¤âšď¸
Some of major Japanese exchanges including bitFlyer, Japanâs biggest and best-funded crypto trading platform, are facing business improvement orders from the countryâs financial regulator.
At least five cryptocurrency exchange operators receive âbusiness improvement ordersâ from Japanâs Financial Services Agency (FSA).
The five exchanges on the FSAâs whipping list are notably registered with the regulator to operate a domestic trading platform in the country. They include bitFlyer, Quoine, Bitbank, BitPoint Japan and BtcBox
The FSA discovered âflawsâ in the exchangesâ internal management systems at a time when their holdings of customer assets increase exponentially. Those flaws reportedly include reporting procedures to flag suspicious transactions that could reveal instances of money laundering, according to the FSA investigation. Those business improvement orders are expected to be handed down by the regulator by the end of the week.
The regulator began âspot checksâ across a number of exchanges, both registered and unregistered, in February. The FSA soon discovered a number of âlegitimateâ concerns including lax security standards used in exchanges, a lack of experts employed to look into internal auditing and cybersecurity measures, among others.