Crypto & Web3
Japan's DeFi Crackdown — Regulation as Competitive Surrender or Strategic Reset?
⚡ FAST READ1-min read Japan is poised to become the first major economy to impose full KYC/AML obligations on decentralized finance protocols, setting a regulatory precedent that could either legitimize DeFi for institutional adoption or drive innovation offshore permanently. ── 3 Key Points ───────── * • The Japanese government is preparing to mandate KYC