Bank of Japan's Kuroda urges cryptocurrency service firms to beef up security

Bank of Japan's Kuroda urges cryptocurrency service firms to beef up security

KIM KYUNG-HOON

Kuroda also told parliament the BOJ had no plan now to issue digital currencies.

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) on Monday ordered improvements to operations at Coincheck Inc after hackers stole more than $500 million worth of digital money from the Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange operator.

(Reporting by Tetsushi Kajimoto; Editing by Chang-Ran Kim)

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