Japan’s ruling party supports crypto ETF trading, yen-based stablecoins
Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party said the country should create a legal framework for trading crypto ETFs in a proposal to the finance minister.
What to know:
- Japan should create a legal framework for trading cryptocurrency ETFs, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party said.
- A party panel also said the state should promote usage of yen-based stablecoins.
- Japan would be joining other major markets such as the U.S. and Hong Kong in offering ETFs as a way to gain exposure to the crypto market without having to buy and store the underlying assets themselves.
“Crypto-ETFs would provide investors with easy-to-understand ways of investment,” the proposal said, according to Reuters’ report.
The country’s cabinet approved a draft amendment to classify crypto as a financial product in April, having previously treated it as a payment tool.
Japan would be joining other major markets such as the U.S. and Hong Kong in offering ETFs as a means to gain exposure to the crypto market without having to buy and store the underlying assets themselves.
Attempts are already underway to develop and promote yen-based stablecoins, which are digital tokens pegged to the value of a traditional financial asset, such as a fiat currency.
The $315 billion market is dominated by tokens pegged to the dollar, prompting concerns by policymakers in countries outside the U.S. that dollar dominance could circumvent their own banking and payments systems.
