Monex Eyes Acquisition of the Hacked Coincheck Crypto Exchange

Originally published at: https://toshitimes.com/monex-eyes-acquisition-of-the-hacked-coincheck-crypto-exchange/

Japanese online broker Monex is offering to take over the troubled Coincheck cryptocurrency exchange, according to the Nikkei business daily. Numerous sources have claimed that the brokerage is offering several billion yen for a majority stake in the Tokyo-based exchange. If the acquisition is successful, the exchange will have to go through some major changes…