The Financial Services Agency of Japan has strengthened its policy of issuing business improvement orders to more than five registrants based on the revised fund settlement law such as major bit flyer and QUOINE of virtual currency exchange traders on weekends.
As a result of the inspection, there were lack of employees in the context of expanding transactions in virtual currencies, confirmed transactions suspected of being involved in crime such as money washing, and problems of internal control system were found one after another.
In February, we are also considering a second disposition of Tech Bureau and GMO coins, which issued business improvement order due to inadequacies of system management system.
According to the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association, the amount of virtual currency trading in fiscal 2017 was about 69 trillion yen, which has increased about 20 times since fiscal 2004.
The total number of customers has increased to 3.6 million people, strengthening the security accompanying the expansion of business and countermeasures for money laundering are becoming more important.
According to the Financial Services Agency, there are around 100 companies aiming for new entry into the virtual currency exchange industry. The Financial Services Agency says it is pursuing a more rigorous new registration review based on administrative penalties not only for formal dealers before registration but also for registered vendors.
日本の金融庁は、仮想通貨交換業者の大手ビットフライヤーやＱＵＯＩＮＥなど改正資金決済法に基づく登録業者５社以上に業務改善命令を週内にも出す方針を固めた。
検査の結果、仮想通貨の取引拡大に照らして従業員が足りなかったり、資金洗浄など犯罪に絡んだと疑われる取引の確認がずさんだったり、内部管理体制の問題が相次いでみつかった。
すでに３月にシステム管理態勢の不備に伴い業務改善命令を出したテックビューロやＧＭＯコインに対する２度目の処分も視野に入れている。
日本仮想通貨交換業協会によると、2017年度の仮想通貨取引量は約69兆円になり、16年度から約20倍に膨らんだ。
顧客数は延べ360万人に増えており、業容拡大に伴うセキュリティ強化や資金洗浄対策が一段と重要になっている。
金融庁によると、仮想通貨交換業への新規参入をめざす企業は100社程度もある。金融庁は正式な登録前のみなし業者だけでなく、登録済みの業者への行政処分も踏まえ、より厳しく新規の登録審査を進めているという。