By Isaac • July 11, 2026 9:26 am •
Japan’s finance minister is putting domestic crypto ETFs back on the front burner.
Satsuki Katayama renewed the government’s push during a July 10 keynote at Open QUICK 2026, saying Japan wants to move forward with considering crypto-asset ETFs at home.
No domestic fund was approved, and no launch date was announced. The timing gives the statement weight because Japan’s lower house has now passed a broad crypto-market bill while the measure remains pending in the upper house.
片山金融相「仮想通貨ＥＴＦ、日本で解禁へ」 ＱＵＩＣＫセミナーhttps://t.co/oxCZpizkcg
— 日本経済新聞 電子版（日経電子版） (@nikkei) July 10, 2026
The Yahoo Finance Japan report says Katayama tied the ETF push to the rapid growth of crypto funds overseas and the need for a market that people can use with
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