Japan’s finance minister signals support for crypto at stock exchanges
Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she fully supports the integration of crypto trading services by the country’s stock exchanges, as she touted 2026 as the “digital year,” according to a report by Japanese crypto news site Coinpost.
Katayama emphasized that regulated venues will play a central role in expanding crypto adoption at a ceremony in Tokyo on Jan. 5 to mark the first stock market trading session of the year. “For the public to enjoy the benefits of digital assets and blockchain-type assets, the role of securities and commodity exchanges is important,” she said.
Digital asset trading in Japan remains largely siloed from traditional capital markets. The separation has been a defining feature of Japan’s…
