Japan’s Financial Services Agency is weighing a major overhaul of cryptocurrency oversight that would classify digital assets as financial products subject to insider-trading rules, according to a report in the Asahi newspaper. The proposed framework would cover roughly 105 cryptocurrencies listed in Japan, including bitcoin and ethereum, and would require exchanges to provide clearer disclosures about price-volatility risks and other material information. The plan would also broaden distribution channels. Banks and insurance companies would be allowed to sell cryptocurrencies to customers through their securities ... (full story)