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Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, the parent company of Japan’s second-largest bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, plans to launch its own stablecoin. The stablecoin project, according to a report published on April 1, 2025 by Nikkei, will be a collaboration between…
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Metaplanet acquired 696 Bitcoin in Q1 by executing a put options strategy, securing an effective purchase price of 13.48 million yen per BTC. Tokyo-based Metaplanet Inc. acquired 696 Bitcoin (BTC) in the first quarter of 2025 through its Bitcoin Income Generation…
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Japan’s financial regulator is reportedly set to redefine crypto under financial law, subjecting it to new compliance requirements. Japan might be preparing to classify cryptocurrencies as financial products in a move to target insider trading, Nikkei has learned. The country’s…
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Japan’s Metaplanet has announced the issuance of its 10th Series of Ordinary Bonds, raising ¥2 billion ($13.33 million) to fund further Bitcoin acquisitions. The bonds have no interest and will be fully redeemed by Sep. 30, 2025, as per the…
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Animoca Brands collaborates with Soneium to develop Anime ID, a new DID and reputation layer. Anime ID will be spearheaded by Anime Foundation contributor San FranTokyo. According to a press release shared with crypto.news, Anime ID will be the first…
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YOAKE and OpenSea will be launching an NFT collection based on the hit anime series ‘The Seven Deadly Sins,’ available on the Soneium blockchain for fans and collectors. According to a press release sent to crypto.news, the NFT collection titled…
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Circle is bringing USDC to Japan through a partnership with SBI Holdings, marking a major step for stablecoin adoption in the country. According to a Mar. 25 press release statement, SBI VC Trade, a crypto exchange under SBI Holdings, will…
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Metaplanet has added 150 BTC to its treasury at an average price of ¥12.57 million ($80,000) per BTC, totaling ¥1.886 billion ($12.1 million). According to Metaplanet’s Mar. 24 official statement, this brings its total Bitcoin (BTC) holdings to 3,350 BTC,…
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The Open House Group, a leading real estate company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, has announced that it now accepts XRP, Solana, and Dogecoin for payments. Open House, which added cryptocurrency payments to its accepted payment options in January…
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Hong Kong digital asset company, IDA Finance teams up with Japanese banking group Progmat and other firms to develop a stablecoin remittance service between the two regions. According to a recent press release, IDA and Progmat Inc will also be…
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Metaplanet has established a Strategic Board of Advisors and named Eric Trump as its first member to help drive Bitcoin adoption. Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has launched a new advisory board and brought in Eric Trump as its first member,…
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Japan’s Metaplanet recently purchased 150 BTC, bringing its total Bitcoin holding to 3,200 BTC. This purchase follows the firm’s ¥2 billion ordinary bond issuance to EVO FUND. In a recent company notice, the Japanese investment firm declared that it has…
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Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has issued another set of 0% ordinary bonds to EVO FUND, worth $13.35 million, with the aim of buying more Bitcoin. According to a recent notice, the Tokyo-based investment firm is issuing ¥2 billion to EVO…
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Metaplanet has purchased 162 Bitcoin, bringing their total holdings to 3,050 BTC. This is the first time Metaplanet’s crypto investments have surpassed the 3,000 BTC mark. On March 12, the Japanese investment firm announced it had recently acquired an additional…
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Metaplanet has issued ¥2 billion ($13.3 million) through a zero-interest bond to increase its Bitcoin holdings. According to the company’s announcement, the bonds were approved on Mar. 12 and will mature on Sep. 11, 2025. The funds raised will be…
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The Cabinet of Japan has green lit a proposal to amend the Payment Services Act, which would ease regulations for stablecoins and crypto brokerages. According to a press release issued by the country’s Financial Services Agency, the bill has already…
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