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October 26, 2018 12:00 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/3CP6oouDZHY/japan-grants-cryptocurrency-industry-self-regulatory-status
Japan Grants Cryptocurrency Industry Self-Regulatory Status
Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has given the cryptocurrency industry self-regulatory status, permitting the Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association to police and sanction exchanges for any violations. From a report: The government has been reviewing its approach toward an industry that has been hit twice by large-scale thefts. The FSA approval gives the industry association rights to set rules to safeguard customer assets, prevent money laundering, and give operational guidelines. The association will also have to police compliance. "It's a very fast moving industry. It's better for experts to make rules in a timely manner than bureaucrats do," a senior FSA official said in a briefing, declining to be named. Similar officially sanctioned bodies exist in industries such as securities brokerages.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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