Japan Crypto Regulation Timeline (FSA)

Key dates for Japan's crypto-asset exchange register, FSA actions and warnings, and the 2026 law moving crypto under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

1. 29 Sep 2017FSA

   First Registrations on the Current List

   11 of today's registrants were registered in 2017, most on 29 September.

   Source: FSA register official

2. 10 Nov 2022FSA action

   FTX Japan株式会社: FSA Administrative Action

   business suspension order, business improvement order, order to hold assets in Japan

   Source: FSA official

3. 30 Nov 2022FSA action

   エクシア・デジタル・アセット株式会社: FSA Administrative Action

   business suspension order, business improvement order

   Source: FSA official

4. 9 Dec 2022FSA action

   FTX Japan株式会社: FSA Administrative Action

   business suspension order, order to hold assets in Japan

   Source: FSA official

5. 27 Dec 2022FSA action

   エクシア・デジタル・アセット株式会社: FSA Administrative Action

   business suspension order

   Source: FSA official

6. 12 May 2023FSA action

   株式会社スプリームス: FSA Administrative Action

   business improvement order

   Source: FSA official

7. 14 Jun 2024FSA action

   CoinBest株式会社: FSA Administrative Action

   business suspension order, business improvement order

   Source: FSA official

8. 26 Sep 2024FSA action

   株式会社DMM Bitcoin: FSA Administrative Action

   business improvement order

   Source: FSA official

9. 28 Nov 2024Warning

   FSA Warns Bybit, MEXC, Bitget, KuCoin and Bitcastle

   Warning letters to overseas operators serving residents of Japan without registration.

   Source: FSA, FSA list official

10. 10 Apr 2026Law

    Bill Submitted to the Diet

    Amendment of the FIEA and the Payment Services Act.

    Source: FSA official

11. 15 Jul 2026Law

    Act Enacted

    Crypto-asset trading regulation moves from the Payment Services Act to the FIEA.

    Source: FSA, FSA outline official

12. 12 Aug 2026Law

    First Provisions in Force

    Higher penalties for unregistered business; criminal-investigation powers for the SESC.

    Source: FSA official

13. 21 Aug 2026FSA

    Latest Registration: Laser Digital Japan

    Most recent registration date on the FSA register.

    Source: FSA register official

14. 22 Jul 2027Deadline

    Latest Date for the Main Provisions

    “A date set by Cabinet Order within one year of promulgation”; 22 July 2027 is our calculation. Date not yet announced.

    Source: Act text, FSA official

Administrative actions before 2022 are listed on the enforcement page.