Financial Services Agency

Japan has approved a sweeping crypto regulatory overhaul that shifts digital assets from a payments-focused regime into an investment framework. The changes tighten oversight of issuers and exchanges, raise penalties for unregistered operators, and lay groundwork for future spot bitcoin ETFs.

Japan’s Financial Services Agency has approved Ripple’s RLUSD as an electronic payment instrument, clearing the way for SBI VC Trade to offer it to retail and institutional users. The move gives Ripple a regulated entry point in one of the world’s most closely watched crypto markets.