PANews reported on December 26th that, according to CoinPost, Japan has released its 2026 fiscal year tax reform outline, which proposes a different direction for the tax system of virtual currencies and gradually positions crypto assets as "financial products that contribute to the formation of national assets." The tax reform outline lists "spot trading," "derivative trading," and "ETFs" of virtual currencies as objects subject to separate taxation. However, not all crypto transactions are included in the new system; staking, lending income, and NFT transactions may still be subject to comprehensive taxation.