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Bitcoin traded above $77,400 after the BOJ raised rates to 1.25%, while spot ETFs added $159.5 million and momentum cooled.
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Kyobo Life and SBI completed a Canton Network test of direct yen-won stablecoin settlement without using the U.S. dollar as an intermediary
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Japan’s Financial Services Agency has made the adoption of blockchain-based on-chain finance a policy priority for its 2026 program year, with plans covering payments, securities settlement, tokenization and cross-border transfers. The Financial Services Agency outlined the direction in its 2026…
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PayPay has added UnionPay QR at Japanese merchants, while SMBC is deploying an OpenAI-powered interpreter for multilingual banking.
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Japan’s Digital Agency has disclosed a cyberattack on a government network that may have exposed personal information belonging to approximately 246,000 public servants, contractors and other people involved in government work. The Digital Agency said on Sept. 11 that an…
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Bitget Wallet has joined Japan’s Blockchain Collaborative Consortium as the country develops new rules for crypto services and regulators examine how self-custodial platforms should be treated. In a statement shared with crypto.news, Bitget Wallet said its membership in the Blockchain…
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Japan’s rising bond yields could redirect domestic capital from U.S. Treasuries, increasing borrowing costs and pressure across risk markets.
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Japan’s new crypto law and SHIB’s wider exchange access support its standing, but no Japanese regulator has approved a Shiba Inu ETF.
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“Saint Seiya” creator Masami Kurumada has sued his former manager and other defendants for roughly 2.89 billion yen ($19.6 million) after alleging that billions of yen were diverted from his companies over six years, with some of the money believed…
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Nomura’s digital asset unit Laser Digital has partnered with Keyring Network to build institutional fixed income markets on decentralized finance infrastructure, with the first lending and borrowing products prepared for Euler Finance. According to a Sept. 2 announcement from Laser…
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Remixpoint has sold its entire altcoin portfolio for ¥878.8 million, leaving the Japanese listed company with roughly 1,506 Bitcoin as its only cryptocurrency holding. According to a September 2 disclosure from Remixpoint, the company sold all of its Ethereum, Solana,…
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Japan plans to study 24/7 blockchain settlement for stocks and government bonds, with a development roadmap expected in early 2027.
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Metaplanet transferred 1,000 BTC to Coinbase Prime as its proposed Super League Bitcoin treasury deal awaits shareholder approval.
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Fasset raised $68 million in an SBI led round at a $1 billion valuation, taking its 2026 funding to $119 million amid payment growth.
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Nomura-backed Laser Digital has become Japan’s first newly registered crypto asset exchange service provider in about four years, securing approval as the country prepares to move digital assets under a financial-instruments framework. According to Laser Digital, its Japanese subsidiary has…
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Four companies within Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group have launched a proof of concept to test Japanese government bond repo transactions on the Canton Network, with the project targeting automated processing and 24-hour on-chain settlement. According to a Thursday announcement from…
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