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FTX Japan is developing a system that would let customers withdraw assets via the website of Liquid Japan, a crypto exchange it bought in February. |
The Japanese unit of failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX said it deeply apologizes for the prolonged suspension of services for the withdrawal of legal currency as well as crypto assets.
FTX filed for US bankruptcy protection in November and its founder Sam Bankman-Fried resigned as CEO after the biggest blowup in the crypto industry.
The situation drew calls for tighter regulation.
