Japan's FSA considers regulating internal trading of crypto assets

Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA) is considering regulating internal transactions of encrypted digital currency assets. Japanese regulators are considering classifying encrypted assets as financial instruments under Japanese law. It is expected that the Japanese FSA will submit a draft revision of the Financial Transactions Act to the parliament as early as the next fiscal year. The Japanese FSA hopes that they can prevent unfair trading practices when trading encrypted assets for investment purposes. It is expected that a financial committee (under the Japanese FSA) will discuss more details of the aforementioned revision draft starting from the summer of 2025.