日本以缺乏理解和波動性擔憂為由拒絕比特幣（BTC）儲備提案

日本政府已正式回應濱田參議員，表示無意採用比特幣作為其外匯存底的一部分。

The government of Japan has officially responded to Senator Hamada, stating that it has no intention of adopting Bitcoin as part of its foreign exchange reserves due to a lack of understanding and concerns about volatility.

日本政府已正式回應濱田參議員，表示由於缺乏了解和對波動性的擔憂，無意採用比特幣作為其外匯儲備的一部分。

As reported by a Japanese media outlet, the government of Japan, on Dec. 20, released its official answer to several queries Senator Satoshi Hamada put forward concerning the adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as part of Japan’s foreign exchange reserves. Under the name of Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru, the statement explained that, at present, Japan has no intention of considering cryptocurrency reserves.

根據日本媒體報道，12月20日，日本政府針對濱田聰議員提出的有關採用比特幣（BTC）作為日本外匯儲備的部分問題，發布了官方答复。該聲明以首相石破茂的名義解釋說，目前日本無意考慮加密貨幣儲備。

Senator Hamada, who is a member of the Party to Protect the People from NHK, put forward a proposal for Japan to follow the example of the United States and other countries exploring BTC reserves. The government responded that it does not have enough knowledge about global movements in that respect and said that discussions on the adoption of cryptocurrencies for reserves are in very preliminary stages. That is, the government has said it would be “difficult to express a view” on this at this point.

NHK 保護人民黨成員濱田參議員提出一項建議，建議日本效法美國和其他國家探索 BTC 儲備。政府回應稱，它對這方面的全球動向沒有足夠的了解，並表示關於採用加密貨幣作為儲備的討論還處於非常初步的階段。也就是說，政府表示目前對此「很難表達意見」。

The response also mentioned that, under Japan’s legal system for special account management, cryptocurrencies such as BTC do not fall under the category of foreign exchange assets. Moreover, a “crypto asset” is not regarded as a “security” pursuant to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act under Japanese law.

回覆也提到，根據日本特殊帳戶管理的法律制度，BTC等加密貨幣不屬於外匯資產範疇。此外，根據日本法律的《金融工具和交易法》，「加密資產」不被視為「證券」。

The Payment Services Act provides the definition of “crypto assets” and requires any provider of crypto-asset exchange service (CAES) to register with the Financial Services Agency. Operating CAES without registration entails criminal penalties, says Anderson Mori & Tomotsune, a full-service law firm in Japan.

《支付服務法》規定了「加密資產」的定義，並要求任何加密資產交易服務（CAES）提供者向金融服務局註冊。日本一家提供全方位服務的律師事務所安德森毛利友常律師事務所 (Anderson Mori & Tomotsune) 表示，未經註冊而經營 CAES 會受到刑事處罰。

Current foreign exchange reserves are intended to stabilize foreign currency-denominated assets and bond markets, and the Japanese government has emphasized that the volatility of crypto assets as it wants to prioritize safety and liquidity.

目前的外匯存底旨在穩定外幣資產和債券市場，日本政府強調加密資產的波動性，希望優先考慮安全性和流動性。

Along with this, the CEO of Japanese investment bank Akihiko Ogino has suggested that Japan should introduce cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds. Although Daiwa Securities, which manages the Nikkei 225 ETF, has not disclosed any plans for a crypto-backed ETF yet, Japan’s current perspective with regard to crypto assets could delay Daiwa Securities’s ETF plans.

同時，日本投資銀行執行長荻野明彥(Akihiko Ogino)建議日本應該推出加密貨幣交易所交易基金。儘管管理日經 225 ETF 的大和證券尚未披露任何加密貨幣支持 ETF 的計劃，但日本目前對加密資產的看法可能會推遲大和證券的 ETF 計劃。