{"id":15594,"date":"2022-12-07T11:25:12","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T11:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/japan-recommends-against-algorithmic-backing-in-stablecoins\/"},"modified":"2022-12-07T11:25:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T11:25:14","slug":"japan-recommends-against-algorithmic-backing-in-stablecoins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nftandcrypto-news.com\/crypto\/japan-recommends-against-algorithmic-backing-in-stablecoins\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan recommends against algorithmic backing in stablecoins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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After passing its landmark legislation on stablecoins in June, Japanese regulators are considering complementing it by restricting the algorithmic backing of stablecoins. The intention comes as a recommendation from the Financial Service Agency (FSA) and was repeated by the country\u2019s Vice Minister for International Affairs, Tomoko Amaya.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During his speech on crypto assets at a roundtable hosted by the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF), Amaya laid out Japan\u2019s regulatory framework, emphasizing the factors of financial stability, user protection, and anti-money laundering\/ combating the financing of terrorism (AML\/CFT). The speech was originally held in November, but the FSA published the full document on Dec 7. <\/p>\n

The 29-paged presentation systemizes the Japanese approach to crypto regulation, formed by several major legislations \u2014 the Banking Act, the Payment Services Act and the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. One familiar with the Japanese regulatory environment couldn\u2019t find anything new at this point, although the accent on differentiating between the \u201ccrypto assets\u201d and \u201cdigital-money type stablecoins\u201d gives a distinct perspective on the local regulators\u2019 approach to the latter. <\/p>\n

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Amaya\u2019s speech also doesn\u2019t specify any particular dates or headlines for future legislation. However, at the end of the document, in the \u201cWay Forward\u201d section, the Vice Minister cites the FSA recommendations, reportedly made in October. As the quote goes:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe proposed review states that \u2018global stablecoins must not use algorithms in stabilizing their value\u2019 and strengthens the ensuring of redemption rights.\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This recommendation would probably be taken into consideration by lawmakers in the future, as the current stablecoins\u2019 regulation, which was passed by Parliament in June and will become law in June 2023, doesn\u2019t cover algorithmic stablecoins. The bill itself came in the aftermath of a massive decline in cryptocurrency markets fueled by the Terra tokens collapse, with the algorithmic stablecoin Terra USD (UST) losing its 1:1 value to the U.S. dollar in early May.<\/p>\n