Japanese regulator warns major cryptocurrency exchange for operating without a license, bitcoin falls

Japan's Financial Services Agency issued a warning Friday to major cryptocurrency exchange Binance for operating without registration in the country.

Hong Kong-based Binance was operating in Japan through the internet without a license for a virtual currency exchange, according to a Google translation of the Japanese-language statement.

Bitcoin traded 3.4 percent lower near $8,417, according to CoinDesk at 10:20 a.m. ET.

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