Coincheck

The major breach comes as Japanese regulators have clamored for changes in how cryptocurrency exchanges store assets.

Cryptocurrency exchanges offering bitcoin have a long and turbulent history of compromises, hacks and outright scams. This infographic has been designed to visualize this legacy in a way that shows each hack's impact at the time relative to the others.

The Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has launched a Bitcoin over-the-counter (OTC) trading service, 15 months after it lost $532 million in XEM through a hack.

According to Japanese authorities, during the first six months of 2018, cyber thieves made off with a startling $540 million (60.503 billion yen) in cryptocurrency in Japan.

By giving clarity to an industry that has long operated with little or no oversight, Japan is setting the stage for a future when cryptocurrencies will play a larger role.

Along with the new management, Coincheck will receive an influx of fresh capital in the form of “several billion Japanese Yen” from Monex.

Tokyo GateWay and Mr. Exchange are withdrawing their applications to register as cryptocurrency exchange operators in Japan.

In its most sweeping crackdown yet, a Japanese regulator has penalized seven cryptocurrency exchanges, requiring two to halt operations for one month. Japan’s Financial...

Following one of the largest hacks in the history of cryptocurrency, Coincheck has announced that the exchange will comply with an order from Japan’s Financial Services Agency to improve its business operations.

A little over a month after Japan declared the digital currency bitcoin (BTC) to be an officially recognized legal payment method, the Japanese bitcoin...