Tagged: fisco

November 22, 2018 @ 12:19 pm By Cali Haan  |  

The transfer of the recently hacked Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif to new owners has been finalized, says a release from the new owners, FISCO. For a time, the Zaif system will operate independently of the  Fisco Cryptocurrency Exchange (FCCE), which is already operating, but will… Read More

November 6, 2018 @ 8:17 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Cybersecurity researchers in Japan say they have unearthed digital traces that could lead them to the hackers responsible for the September 14th theft of $60 million USD in cryptocurrencies from the licensed Japanese crypto exchange Zaif. The attack in question took place over two hours… Read More

October 11, 2018 @ 1:50 pm By Cali Haan  |  

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif has announced that its acquisition by “investment support services” firm FISCO has been finalized and says it will compensate users affected by a $60 million dollar hack that occurred September 14th: “On 10 October, the Company concluded the business of our virtual currency… Read More

September 25, 2018 @ 10:43 am By Cali Haan  |  

A local division of Japan’s Finance Ministry has given the company Tech Bureau two days to explain the causes of and company response to a $60 million hack on the Zaif crypocurrency exchange that took place last weekend. On Friday September 14th, hackers spent two… Read More

June 6, 2017 @ 8:09 am By Jonathan Nieh  |  

According to an article published on Bloomberg, the increased frenzy over bitcoin in Japan is causing some spill-over effects on some of the country’s small-cap stock market companies. The companies being affected are all related to bitcoin in some way and, as the article speculates,… Read More