Japanese Finance Minister Sets 2026 as "Digital Year," Supports Promoting Digital Assets Through Exchanges
According to CoinPost, Japan's Minister of Finance and Financial Services, Saki Katayama, stated at the Tokyo Stock Exchange New Year Opening Ceremony that 2026 will be designated as the "Digital Year," emphasizing the key role of commodity and securities exchanges in promoting the adoption of digital assets and blockchain assets.
She pointed out that to ensure the public truly benefits from digital assets, the promotion should rely on exchange infrastructure. Additionally, she mentioned the trend of the US using ETFs for inflation hedging, implying that Japan should actively promote similar developments, and expressed her full support as the Financial Services Minister for exchanges to create an advanced digital asset trading environment.
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Japanese Finance Minister Sets 2026 as "Digital Year," Supports Promoting Digital Assets Through Exchanges
According to CoinPost, Japan's Minister of Finance and Financial Services, Saki Katayama, stated at the Tokyo Stock Exchange New Year Opening Ceremony that 2026 will be designated as the "Digital Year," emphasizing the key role of commodity and securities exchanges in promoting the adoption of digital assets and blockchain assets.
She pointed out that to ensure the public truly benefits from digital assets, the promotion should rely on exchange infrastructure. Additionally, she mentioned the trend of the US using ETFs for inflation hedging, implying that Japan should actively promote similar developments, and expressed her full support as the Financial Services Minister for exchanges to create an advanced digital asset trading environment.