Oct 8, 2020 at 23:00 UTC.Crypto exchange bitFlyer Japan announced Wednesday that its assets under custody exceeded 161.8 billion yen in August, the highest level in two years.
According to the announcement, the rise in bitcoin price and the exchange listing four new crypto assets at the end of last year led to the increase in assets under custody, or the total value of financial assets the firm manages for its clients.
In the period from December 2019 through now, bitFlyer Japan listed XRP, Basic Attention Token, Stellar Lumen and Nem on its exchange.
The exchange's bitcoin rewards program also hit a record high last month.
bitFlyer Japan Says It Now Has $1.5B in Assets Under Custody
Published on Oct 8, 2020
by Coindesk | Published on Coinage
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