Japan’s financial regulator is preparing to update how digital currencies are treated under national law, according to a report from Asahi Shinmun.
The Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to treat many cryptocurrencies like traditional financial investments. This change would fall under the country’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
The update would cover 105 cryptocurrencies currently listed on approved local platforms. Popular assets such as Bitcoin
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Under the proposed rules, companies that operate exchanges would have to share clear details about each crypto they offer. This would include information such as the token’s issuer, the blockchain it runs on, and how its value tends to move over time.
The FSA also wants to introduce rules that prevent unfair use of inside information. People who know about upcoming changes, such as when a coin will be added or removed from an exchange, would no longer be allowed to trade based on that knowledge.
Another part of the plan focuses on taxes. Currently, profits from crypto trading in Japan are seen as “miscellaneous income”. This system can lead to tax rates as high as 55%, depending on income.
Therefore, instead of treating crypto earnings as other types of personal income, the FSA wants to apply a flat 20% tax rate, as with stock investments.
This full set of changes is expected to be presented to the national legislature in 2026.
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