Japan Signals Big Shift: FSA Set To Classify Crypto As Financial Products
According to reports, Japan’s Financial Services Agency is preparing a major rewrite of how crypto are treated under the law, moving to classify certain digital assets as “financial products” and placing them under stricter rules and tax treatment. Related Reading: Steak ’n Shake Takes Bitcoin Appetite Global With Bold El Salvador Push The change would […]
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UPDATE (24th February 3:35am BST): This piece has been updated with comment from Japan's Financial Services Agency. Regulators in Japan have reportedly proposed treating digital currencies like bitcoin as methods of payment, a distinction that would make them legally equivalent to conventional currencies in the country. According to a report by Nikkei, Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is considering whether to make revisions to legislation that would classify digital currencies as “fulfilling the functions of currency”. “They are now recognized as objects but are not treated on a....
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