Journalists wait outside cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck’s office in Tokyo
Pity Japan. The country has sought to build the most sophisticated and inclusive regulatory environment in the world for cryptocurrency exchanges, one that marries supervision with a need to foster innovation.
Yet it has now been home to the two biggest heists in cryptocurrency history. Bad luck? Or has one state of affairs led to the other?
The theft of at least $500 million-equivalent of cryptocurrency from Tokyo-based exchange Coincheck in January has the Financial Services Agency (FSA) reeling.
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