Coincheck Group N.V. Ordinary SharesCoincheck will restrict transfers to newly registered addresses from Sept 15, following a police/FSA request to tighten anti-fraud measures, adding friction for users.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck announced on September 10 that it will restrict transfers of crypto assets to newly registered destination addresses for a certain period, starting September 15. The measure applies to all destination addresses newly registered on or after September 15, which will be unable to receive transfers for a set period after registration, but transfers to addresses already registered are unaffected and can be used as before. Once the restriction period passes, transfers become possible, but the exchange will not accommodate shortening or early lifting of the period, and the specific duration is not being disclosed for security reasons. The measure follows a joint request made on August 6 by the National Police Agency and the Financial Services Agency to the Japan Crypto-Asset Exchange Association to strengthen measures to prevent fraud, amid the spread of social media-based investment fraud and romance scams. The Financial Services Agency is calling for advance registration of withdrawal destination addresses and a ban on withdrawals for a certain period after registration, as well as restrictions on external withdrawals after fiat currency deposits or crypto asset purchases, setting withdrawal limits based on customer attributes, strengthening monitoring of transaction and access environments, and establishing a system to promptly restrict transactions even at night or on holidays when suspicious activity is detected.
Coincheck Group N.V. Ordinary SharesCoincheck will restrict transfers to newly registered addresses from Sept 15, following a police/FSA request to tighten anti-fraud measures, adding friction for users.