Inside Japan’s Plan To Take Down Insider Trading: Is This The End of Crypto Manipulation?

The top financial watchdog in Japan is preparing a set of new rules to ban insider trading in cryptocurrencies. According to an article published by Nikkei Asia on 15 October 2025, the government will give the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission (SESC), authority to investigate suspicious trades and recommend penalties or criminal charges when trades are based on undisclosed information. So far, Japan’s insider trading laws have not covered crypto assets, which fall under the Financial Instru ...