TOKYO -- Japan's top financial regulator will introduce regulations to ban insider trading of cryptocurrencies, hitting violators with surcharges based on how much they gain through illicit transactions.
Legal amendments set to be submitted to parliament in 2026
Japanese regulators want to handle insider trading in cryptocurrencies as they would in stocks or other financial products. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Japan's top financial regulator will introduce regulations to ban insider trading of cryptocurrencies, hitting violators with surcharges based on how much they gain through illicit transactions.