Japan has integrated crypto into the same regulatory framework as stocks; this is not tightening, but maturity.

The Cabinet has just passed the FIEA amendment—crypto has officially been upgraded from a “payment tool” to a financial product, on par with stocks and bonds. Insider trading is now directly punishable by law, with a maximum sentence of 10 years. Tax reform is also being discussed, cutting the top rate from 55% down to a flat 20%.
This chain of logic is actually very clear: regulations are in place → Nomura and SBI are ready with ETFs → by 2028, institutional funds will have a legal entry channel → this market’s size is estimated to reach 1 trillion yen.
The U.S. BTC ETF launched in January 2024, and it’s currently managing $130 billion. Japan is two years slower, but the scale is there.
After Mt.Gox blew up, Japan was the first to set rules, and now it’s again taking the lead among the G7 with structural upgrades. In many neighboring markets, they’re still debating whether “crypto counts as a financial product,” but they’re already preparing ETFs. 👀
But seen this way, only PoW can inflate a bigger bubble and not break it.
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