Japan’s FSA plans to reclassify crypto as financial products, enforce new disclosure and insider trading rules, and cut the crypto tax rate from 55% to a flat 20%.
Amin Haqshanas
Amin (Ruholamin) Haqshanas, a writer at Cointelegraph, is a seasoned crypto and finance journalist with over four years of experience. He has contributed to several high-profile outlets, including CryptoNews, The Tokenist, EthereumPrice.org, and Milk Road. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering from Herat University. Ruholamin has no crypto holdings above Cointelegraph’s disclosure threshold of $1,000.
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