Cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan to appoint self-regulating body

Cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan to appoint self-regulating body

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Japan’s 16 registered cryptocurrency exchanges will form a self-regulating body this spring in a bid to better safeguard investors following a $530 million digital money heist in January, two sources with direct knowledge of the plan said.

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