Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
SBI Holdings and Startale have signed a memorandum of understanding with BlackRock to study connecting tokenized money market funds with JPYSC, Japan’s yen-denominated stablecoin, as the trio examines infrastructure for on-chain finance
South Korea’s Shinhan Card and two SBI Holdings subsidiaries signed an agreement to explore yen-backed stablecoin use in card payments, wallet transfers and trade settlement between the countries
Shareholders of the Nasdaq-listed Super League have approved a major transaction that will give Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet a 93.7 percent stake in the gaming and digital media company. The deal brings Metaplanet direct access to U.S. capital markets for financing additional Bitcoin acquisitions
Tokyo firm designates Chainlink’s interoperability protocol as preferred solution and lists compliance engine on its marketplace to support institutional tokenized finance
Three major Japanese banks finish joint pilot of yen stablecoin, targeting commercial use in fiscal 2026 for international settlements
KB Kookmin Card has joined forces with Japanese and South Korean partners to examine how AI agents could verify identities and enable stablecoin spending by travelers crossing the border
Startale Japan has launched a one-year secured digital corporate bond that pays interest and principal in JPYSC, marking a new use of yen stablecoins in corporate finance
Japanese firm sold 10,000 BTC then bought 11,000 more, netting 1,000 coins while proving its treasury can be converted to cash for creditors
Japanese securities firm and blockchain specialists advance controlled access to decentralized finance through Uniswap v4 technology
Japan’s largest power producer partners with Dell and RHAELM on a 400 MW facility at the Chiba Thermal Power Station, with Apollo set to provide financing support
