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flag Japan proposes treating 105 major cryptocurrencies as financial products, lowering taxes to 20% and requiring risk disclosures.

flag Japan’s Financial Services Agency is proposing to classify 105 major cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin and Ether, as financial products, subjecting them to insider trading rules and requiring exchanges to disclose risks like volatility and blockchain details. flag The plan would lower crypto capital gains taxes to a flat 20%, matching stock rates, and may allow banks and insurers to offer crypto through securities subsidiaries. flag The reforms, expected to be presented to parliament in 2026, aim to modernize regulation amid growing adoption.

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