✅ The Japanese Senate approved amendments to the Payment Services Act, introducing a new class of participants - crypto intermediaries.
📄 These are companies that will be able to work with digital assets without a full exchange or custodian license, but within the framework of a regulated model.
Entry into force - June 2026.
⚙️ This approach reduces regulatory barriers for small and medium businesses - especially in Web3, gaming and fintech.
This is a transition from strict control to a flexible crypto market architecture.
🇯🇵 Japan once again confirms the status of one of the main technological regulators in Asia.
Now not only licenses, but also statuses with risk gradation are becoming a tool for the development of the industry.
The new format opens the door to the influx of projects and capital. This is not just a reform, it is an architectural modernization of the country's crypto infrastructure.