Published Feb 09, 2018 05:03AM ET
Updated Feb 09, 2018 05:50AM ET
Japan to let Coincheck resume yen withdrawals Tuesday: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese regulators will allow cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck Inc to resume yen withdrawals from Tuesday, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said.
Coincheck, reeling from the theft of $530 million worth of Nem digital money by hackers last month, has received yen-withdrawal requests from customers totaling about 30 billion yen ($280 million), the person said.
The exchange froze withdrawals of yen and digital currencies following the theft.
($1 = 109.0600 yen)
Written By: Reuters
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