Japan’s Largest Banks Move Toward a Unified Stablecoin With 2027 Target
TL;DR: MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation formed a council to develop a jointly issued stablecoin by March 2027. The token would be
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Japan Moves Toward Crypto ETF Rules After LDP Submits Proposal to Finance Ministry
TL;DR Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has submitted a proposal urging the government to establish a legal framework for cryptocurrency ETFs. The initiative also calls
Polymarket Sets Sights on Japan With New Push for Local Approval
TL;DR: Polymarket appointed Mike Eidlin as its representative in Japan and aims to obtain regulatory approval for its prediction markets before 2030. The platform saw its
Japan’s Ruling Party Pushes Plan for National AI-Blockchain Financial Network
TL;DR: Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) formally approved the proposal titled “Next-Generation AI and On-Chain Finance Concept.” The project promotes support for tokenized deposits from the
SBI Advances Japan’s XRP Push With TSE Ambitions
TL;DR: SBI Group is pushing XRP-linked investment products toward Japan’s mainstream capital markets, including a proposed Bitcoin and XRP ETF for the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The
Metaplanet Reports $725M Q1 Loss as Bitcoin Holdings Climb to 40,177 BTC
Closing the first quarter of 2026, the Japanese firm Metaplanet announced that its institutional Bitcoin reserve reached 40,177 BTC. Despite this operational milestone, which positions it
Japan Begins Digital Bond Era With Launch of Tokenized Government Debt
TL;DR: The DCC consortium, operated by Progmat, initiated a task force on May 7, 2026, for the tokenization of Japanese Government Bonds (JGB). The initiative integrates
SBI Remit Taps Ripple DLT in New Partnership With Tottori Bank, Moving Beyond SWIFT
SBI Remit confirmed it uses the distributed ledger technology of Ripple in its new partnership with Tottori Bank, a Japanese financial institution, deepening the quiet abandonment of SWIFT for low-value
Japan Launches PoC for Blockchain‑Based Collateral Management Using JGBs
TL;DR: Japan launched a pilot project to manage sovereign bonds as digital collateral using blockchain on the Canton Network. Mizuho, Nomura, JSCC and Digital Asset Holdings
Japan Backs Bill to Treat Crypto as Financial Products
Nikkei reported that Japan’s cabinet approved a bill to reclassify crypto assets as financial products, marking a meaningful shift in how the country intends to oversee
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