2026-01-06 12:10:29

Japan records a fiscal surplus for the first time in 28 years, but there is a larger strategic game behind it.

On one hand, the government announces the goal of achieving fiscal targets by 2026 and tightening monetary policy; on the other hand, it is giving the green light to crypto assets—tax incentives may significantly decrease, and losses can still be used for deductions. It seems contradictory, but in fact, this is a strategic breakthrough by the country under enormous debt pressure.

When the stock and bond markets experience sharp fluctuations simultaneously, what is Japan doing? It is trying to make crypto assets a mainstream financial tool, shifting citizens' wealth allocation from traditional markets to new asset classes. This is not accidental but a carefully thought-out policy design.

So, what do you think? Is it an inevitable choice for developed countries to embrace the future in response to trends, or a carefully packaged policy to attract global capital, or is it fundamentally a long-term institutional support for the crypto ecosystem?

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MetaEggplant

· 01-06 14:06

Japan's recent moves are indeed quite something; they seem to tighten up but actually loosen the reins... However, the question is, will the citizens really obediently transfer their money into the crypto space? With such heavy debt pressure, no wonder they need to dig for new sources of tax revenue.

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SchroedingerGas

· 01-06 12:39

This move in Japan is truly brilliant—superficially tightening but actually attracting flows, just trying to funnel funds from traditional markets into the crypto space to ease debt pressure. Extremely clever.

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GasGuru

· 01-06 12:39

Japan's move this time is indeed brilliant—tight and loose hands. On the surface, it's an economic policy, but in reality, it's just a different way to harvest profits. But speaking of which, mainstream financial institutions are all shifting, and us early participants are just lying back and winning, right?

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GigaBrainAnon

· 01-06 12:38

Japan's recent move is truly brilliant—on the surface, tightening, but actually loosening. It's a classic case of the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing... No, it must be part of a plan. Under debt pressure, there are no real policy loopholes, only strategic planning.

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DeFiGrayling

· 01-06 12:31

Japan's move here, on the surface, talks about tightening but actually loosens liquidity for the crypto circle—typical case of the left hand hitting the right hand. With such huge debt pressure, still wanting to extract money from the citizens' pockets to allocate to crypto—really brave haha.

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GweiWatcher

· 01-06 12:24

Japan's move is indeed brilliant. Did they only start seriously embracing crypto when debt pressures became unbearable? To be honest, it's still about money—drawing retail investors' funds out of stocks and bonds, offering such generous tax breaks, secretly aiming to siphon global capital... But on the other hand, this is definitely a positive for us hodlers. A mature regulatory framework is always better than wild growth.

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just_another_fish

· 01-06 12:22

Japan's move this time is truly brilliant—on one hand, they are maintaining fiscal surpluses, and on the other hand, they are opening backdoors for the crypto industry. Basically, they want to shift retail investors' money from stocks and bonds into cryptocurrencies... a game for smart people.

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SatoshiSherpa

· 01-06 12:15

Japan's combination punch is indeed fierce—on one hand tightening, while secretly opening a door for the crypto circle... Basically, it's about trying to break free from the quagmire of traditional finance and channel retail investors' money into new tracks. Even with such heavy debt pressure, they still play this game—it's truly remarkable.

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