Japan is Rewriting the Crypto Tax Playbook

Japan is officially reclassifying crypto as a financial asset and taxing it like one.

The 2026 reform splits crypto into spot, derivatives, and ETF trades, each with its own tax lane, while staking, lending, and NFTs stay in the old comprehensive bucket.

This is simplification and segmentation in a way that will change how capital flows through the ecosystem. The country is institutionalizing crypto with a tax structure to match. $BTC $ETH $BNB #CryptoMarket #RegulationDebate