2025-12-10 17:41:03

Japan's financial regulator is pushing a major overhaul—moving crypto oversight from the Payment Services Act straight into the Financial Instruments Act. What's the play here? Tighter grip on token launches and rogue platforms.

Exchanges would face heavier lifting: full issuer transparency, mandatory third-party code reviews before listings. Meanwhile, token issuers can't dodge scrutiny either under the revamped rules. The FSA's clearly betting on accountability over Wild West vibes, especially as IEOs gain traction and offshore platforms keep slipping through cracks.

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PretendingToReadDocs

· 2025-12-13 17:12

Japan's FSA this move, to put it simply, is a "clean-up campaign" against the crypto space... However, if this continues, the costs for exchanges must explode, right?

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SchrodingerWallet

· 2025-12-11 04:01

Is Japan about to shut down completely? Mandatory code review, issuer transparency... it sounds strict, but honestly, offshore folks just don't buy into that at all.

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CryptoPunster

· 2025-12-10 18:07

The Japanese FSA is essentially trying to put a stranglehold on the crypto industry, upgrading directly from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. This isn't regulation—it's about locking up all the wild project teams. All transaction income must be fully transparent, and the code has to be reviewed by third parties? Laughable. Now those shady platforms have nowhere to hide. Once regulation kicks in, the good days for IEOs will be over.

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NullWhisperer

· 2025-12-10 18:06

ngl, japan really said "let's actually make exchanges sweat" — third-party code audits before listings? that's... technically speaking, the right move, but gonna create some interesting edge cases when devs get lazy with implementations. offshore platforms already finding workarounds probably lol

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WalletAnxietyPatient

· 2025-12-10 18:00

Japan's move is fierce this time, directly shifting from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, truly targeting those issuing tokens.

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SchrodingerWallet

· 2025-12-10 18:00

Japan's approach is indeed tough, cracking down hard on exchanges... Wait, does this have a big impact on overseas platforms?

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OnchainHolmes

· 2025-12-10 17:56

Japan's move... shifting crypto regulation from the Payment Services Act directly to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, aiming to completely change the game rules If they really increase transparency scrutiny, how many wild trading profits will end up with nothing Japan's FSA is making it clear—they don't want to see the Wild West scenario anymore

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