PANews reported on June 11 that, according to Nikkei, Akira Tagaya, president of the Osaka Exchange, a subsidiary of the Japan Exchange Group, stated in an interview that Japan plans to launch Bitcoin futures in 2028 to address the risk hedging needs of institutional investors investing in Bitcoin ETFs. The Japanese Financial Services Agency plans to amend the Enforcement Ordinance of the Investment Trust Law by 2028 to include crypto assets in the category of "specified assets," allowing asset management companies to establish investment trusts that include cryptocurrencies.