Japan's FSA Proposes Crypto Regulation Shift, Launches Stablecoin Trials

News Flash 2026-04-23 11:36

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has proposed a significant shift in cryptocurrency regulation, moving assets from the Fund Settlement Law to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law. This proposal, presented at the "9th BCCC Collaborative Day" by Shigeshi Shimizu, focuses on enhancing disclosure regulations, creating a new classification for independent operators, strengthening penalties for unregistered entities, and developing insider trading regulations. In addition, the FSA is conducting three "Payment Innovation Projects" to explore stablecoin applications. These include a yen-backed stablecoin cross-border payment trial with three major banks, blockchain-based settlement for continuous trading of bonds and equities, and a bank-to-bank transfer experiment for tokenized deposits. These initiatives are part of a broader effort to leverage blockchain technology to improve financial services, coordinated with the Bank of Japan's sandbox project.

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