Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has been granted an operating license a year from its notorious hack that resulted in a loss of USD 530 million.
Effective immediately as of 11 January 2019, Coincheck is now registered with the Kanto Financial Bureau. This will be its first time operating as a licensed cryptocurrency exchange.
In January 2018, Coincheck suffered a security breach which resulted in the theft of USD 530 million in New Economy Movement (NEM) tokens. The firm has said that it has since then adequately addressed any and all security concerns with the platform.
In order to receive the license, Coincheck was required to meet both Japan’s regulatory requirements and prove to the regulators that internal controls had been established to adequately protect investors on its platform. Coincheck claims it has established ”concrete internal controls” and a ”basic philosophy on risk management” to ensure another breach will not take place.
The management of the exchange has also been adjusted, with chief executive officer Koichiro Wada and chief operating officer Yusuke Otsuka both being replaced within the company. Privacy coins such as Dash and Monero were required to be delisted from the platform before it received its license, with the Japanese regulators citing that they failed to comply with anti-money laundering regulations.
Even with an official license granted, Coincheck will still have to win back its reputation to bring in new traders and re-establish itself as a secure platform.
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