Japan urges banks to screen crypto transfers in crackdown on ‘unlawful money transfers’

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has proposed new measures to bolster user protection against illicit transactions to crypto exchange platforms, according to a Feb. 14 recommendation to Japanese banks. The directive emphasized the need for banks to proactively protect their users from the risks attached to “unlawful money transfers” via “crypto-assets.” Therefore, the regulator, in...