Japan to order bitFlyer and other cryptocurrency services to shape up

Watchdog's tough stance takes into account exchanges' fast-growing assets

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Japan's financial watchdog sees flaws in exchanges' management systems, including anti-money laundering measures.

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan's Financial Services Agency has decided to issue business improvement orders to more than five registered cryptocurrency exchange operators, including bitFlyer and Quoine.

Upon inspections, the agency concluded there were flaws in the exchange operators' internal management systems, such as measures to prevent money laundering. The FSA intends to hand down the improvement orders by the end of this week.

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