US EditionJapan Plans to List First Crypto ETFs as Early as 2028 – Nikkei
Nomura Holdings and SBI Holdings plan to list Japan's first crypto ETFs on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with cryptocurrencies recognized as base assets and investor protections enhanced.
- This year, Japan is poised to greenlight its first crypto ETFs as the Financial Services Agency plans to add cryptocurrencies as ETF base assets and Nomura Holdings and SBI Holdings prepare listings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- U.S. precedents have driven interest as U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs hold more than $120 billion and recent streamlining by U.S. regulators attracted pension funds, family offices and university endowments including Harvard.
- Late-2025 product rollouts showed expanding spot altcoin ETFs , while Hong Kong's 2024 launch offered a regional market model.
- The final legislative text is expected in the first quarter of this year, while South Korea is drafting a Digital Asset Basic Act aiming to build a Korean won stablecoin market.
- Market-Structure differences such as in‑kind redemptions are influencing product design, while three major Asian financial hubs pursue integrating regulated stablecoins into finance this year.
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