They aim to protect customers' assets through the trading suspension.

 The number of bitcoin users is rapidly increasing partly on the back of low commissions for overseas remittances. But the growing transaction volume has helped increase speculative trading, and the exchange operators are taking longer to execute transactions as a result.

 Against the background, some in the bitcoin industry are planning to set up a new system enabling faster transactions, while others are calling for the continued use of the current system. (Jiji Press)