Crypto Comeback in Asia: Why Japan & Korea Could Fuel the Next Bull Run

"more than 80% of US institutional investors say  they plan to increase their allocations to crypto  this year"

"these  investors view regulatory clarity as the number  one catalyst for industry growth during the second  Trump administration"

"japan's  ruling Liberal Democratic Party has signaled that  it will move ahead with a major crypto tax reform  proposal... This proposal  would slash the tax on crypto gains to 20% make  losses taxdeductible and reclassify crypto as a  distinct asset class subject to Japan's Financial  Instruments and Exchange Act"

"according to NIC's report this  bill will be submitted to the Parliament as early  as 2026 and will place crypto under the regulatory  authority of the FSA although no source for this  claim was given this would reclassify digital as  a distinct asset class and mean the tax on gains  being slashed from 55% to 20%"

"starting from the second half of this year  buying will be allowed and participation extended  to institutional and professional investors"

"in Australia meanwhile upcoming federal  elections in May could bring a yearslong effort  to introduce a regulatory framework for crypto to  fruition both the ruling party and the opposition  coalition are competing to win over crypto voters  with promises to prioritize regulation if they  win the election"

"regulations around the world are  finally moving in the right direction and this  is providing the foundation that crypto founders  developers and investors need to cook in peace  this is a structural change though whose effects  will be felt over years not over the 15-minute  time frame on Trading View"

"in the long run regulatory clarity  should allow the industry to flourish and prices  will catch up sooner or later"