It is prohibited for any person to engage in one of the following acts with the aim of misleading others into believing that purchase and sales of a crypto-and other asset, market derivatives transactions (limited to those involving crypto-and other assets or a cryptoasset-related financial index; hereinafter referred to as "cryptoasset-related market derivatives transactions" in this Article and Article 171-16), or over-the-counter derivatives transactions (limited to those involving crypto-and other assets or a cryptoasset-related financial index; hereinafter referred to as "cryptoasset-related over-the-counter derivatives transactions" in this Article and Article 171-16) are thriving, or otherwise misleading others about the state of those transactions:
何人も、暗号等資産の売買、市場デリバティブ取引（暗号等資産又は暗号等資産関連金融指標に係るものに限る。以下この条及び第百七十一条の十六において「暗号等資産関連市場デリバティブ取引」という。）又は店頭デリバティブ取引（暗号等資産又は暗号等資産関連金融指標に係るものに限る。以下この条及び第百七十一条の十六において「暗号等資産関連店頭デリバティブ取引」という。）のうちいずれかの取引が繁盛に行われていると他人に誤解させる目的その他のこれらの取引の状況に関し他人に誤解を生じさせる目的をもつて、次に掲げる行為をしてはならない。