Japan Uses a 20% Tax and FIEA Status to Treat Crypto More Like Stocks
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- The Reform: Japan plans to replace its punitive 55% ‘miscellaneous income‘ tax with a flat 20% rate in 2026.
- The Shift: 105 specific cryptocurrencies will be legally reclassified as Financial Products, granting them the same status as stocks.
- The Guardrail: Exchanges must now hold mandatory cash reserves (up to ¥40B) to guarantee user refunds in case of hacks.
The Japanese government is advancing a regulatory overhaul that will effectively integrate cryptocurrency into its national securities framework.
The ruling coalition is finalizing a proposal for the 2026 tax reform that would slash the maximum tax rate on digital asset gains from 55% to a flat 20%, aligning crypto taxation with equities and traditional investments.
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Japan Uses a 20% Tax and FIEA Status to Treat Crypto More Like Stocks
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- The Reform: Japan plans to replace its punitive 55% ‘miscellaneous income‘ tax with a flat 20% rate in 2026.
- The Shift: 105 specific cryptocurrencies will be legally reclassified as Financial Products, granting them the same status as stocks.
- The Guardrail: Exchanges must now hold mandatory cash reserves (up to ¥40B) to guarantee user refunds in case of hacks.
The Japanese government is advancing a regulatory overhaul that will effectively integrate cryptocurrency into its national securities framework.
The ruling coalition is finalizing a proposal for the 2026 tax reform that would slash the maximum tax rate on digital asset gains from 55% to a flat 20%, aligning crypto taxation with equities and traditional investments.
Related: No Elon Here: Japan’s ‘DOGE’ Chooses Bureaucracy Over Disruption
A Shift Toward Uniform Taxation
For years, Japanese i…
Read The Full Article Japan Uses a 20% Tax and FIEA Status to Treat Crypto More Like Stocks On Coin Edition.
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