Policy
3 min
Japan's Crypto-Asset Reform: What Changed, What Still Needs Implementation
Japan's FSA moved crypto-asset reform from a policy recommendation to an enacted amendment in 2026. Learn the difference between the new legal framework, its implementation details, and claims that still need an official effective-date check.
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CryptoLV EditorialEditorial team
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Reviewed 2026-08-13 by CryptoLV Editorial. Next review: 2026-11-13.
- Japan FSA: Crypto-asset Systems Working Group report opens in a new tab
Supports: The FSA published the Working Group report, which recommended moving the legal basis for crypto-assets from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, treating them as financial instruments distinct from securities, and developing information and market-abuse rules.
- Japan FSA: April 2026 minister press conference opens in a new tab
Supports: The FSA said the Cabinet approved and submitted a bill to amend the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and Payment Services Act, including the legal framework for revising rules applicable to crypto-assets.
- Japan FSA: Diet bills and enacted law record opens in a new tab
Supports: The FSA's Diet page records the amendment as submitted on April 10, 2026 and enacted on July 15, 2026, with related explanatory and comparative-law materials.
- Japan FSA Access FSA: crypto-asset regulatory revision overview opens in a new tab
Supports: The FSA's January 2026 overview distinguishes existing unfair-trading rules from proposed crypto-specific insider-trading and monetary-penalty measures, and describes the recommended classification and information framework.
