New crypto legislation in Japan introduces insider trading rules, tougher enforcement measures and the legal foundation for reduced crypto taxes and future ETF listings.
Japan has passed amendments that move cryptoasset regulation closer to traditional financial-market oversight.
The changes shift core cryptoasset rules from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, treating cryptoassets more like investment products than payment instruments.
The reforms create a clearer legal category for cryptoassets under financial-market rules while introducing stronger investor protection and market-integrity requirements.
They include insider-trading rules for crypto…
