TOKYO — Japan’s financial watchdog plans to require cryptocurrency exchanges to set aside reserves against liabilities, seeking protection for investors and other customers if an exchange is hacked or hit by another event that results in lost funds.
Japan to require crypto exchanges to set aside liability reserves
Cryptocurrencies
Government eyes protecting investors in case of hacks, bankruptcies
The use of cryptocurrencies like bitcoin in Japan has increased more as an investment target than in consumer payments. © Reuters
Nikkei staff writers
November 25, 2025 03:10 JST
