The Japan Financial Services Agency will review the regulatory transfer of encrypted assets, or lower the tax rate to 20% and lift the ban on Bitcoin ETFs

2025-06-24 09:24

According to CoinPost, the Japan Financial Services Agency released a document titled "Considerations on the Composition of the Cryptocurrency Surrounding System" on the 24th and announced the establishment of a working group on the cryptocurrency system. The issue is scheduled to be formally discussed at the plenary meeting of the Financial Services Commission on the 25th. The biggest focus is on reviewing a proposal to transfer encrypted assets currently regulated by the Payment Services Act to the framework of the Financial Instruments and Transactions Act (FIEA). This system change will officially classify encrypted assets as' financial products'. If the transition to the Financial Products Trading Act is achieved, it is expected that the tax on cryptocurrency assets will be changed from the current comprehensive tax (up to 55%) to a separate self-assessment tax of about 20%, which is the same as stocks. By lifting Japan's ban on Bitcoin ETFs (exchange traded funds), investment access for institutional and ordinary investors will be improved.

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