PANews January 27 News, according to Finance Feeds, the Japan Financial Services Agency plans to officially reclassify Ripple’s XRP as a “regulated financial product” by Q2 2026, removing it from the “cryptocurrency” category under the Payment Services Act and placing it under the more stringent regulatory framework of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. This move aims to align XRP’s legal status with its extensive institutional use in Japan. XRP has become one of the pillars of the country’s banking and remittance infrastructure.
After reclassification, XRP will be granted an “investment grade” status comparable to traditional stocks and bonds, expected to attract more institutional capital and set a regulatory example for other major digital assets. The new regulations will require exchanges and liquidity providers to fully disclose asset volatility, technical features, and issuer relationships, and explicitly prohibit insider trading and market manipulation to enhance investor protection.
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