Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is mulling a reform that would allow banks to acquire and hold digital assets such as bitcoin for investment purposes, according to a report by Japanese newspaper Yomiuri.
The system will allow banks to trade cryptocurrencies in the same way as stocks and government bonds, while implementing certain regulations to ensure their financial stability.
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