KCN Japan strengthens control over “cold wallets”

Japan strengthens control over “cold wallets”. According to Reuters: “TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan’s financial regulator will require cryptocurrency exchanges to strengthen internal oversight of the so-called “cold wallets” used to store digital money. The move by the Financial Services Agency (FSA) highlights the difficulties in ensuring security of virtual currencies, as well as the broader risks for Japan as it aims to leverage the fintech industry to stimulate economic growth. Following a series security lapses at exchanges last year, the FSA restricted use of less-secure “hot wallets” - where virtual currencies are stored on platforms directly connected to the internet - prompting exchanges to shift to “cold wallets”, storage devices that are not connected to the internet and therefore more secure. But the FSA has since determined that there are risks of internal theft, even with the cold wallets, the source said. Some exchanges failed to have rules where the person in charge of the storage would be regularly rotated out, the source said, declining to be identified because the information has yet to be made public. The news release partner STEX.



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