Crypto
Bitcoin, ethereum, stablecoins, regulation and the digital asset markets that never close.
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Japanese logistics firm adopts JPYC stablecoin for driver payouts
AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings is paying contractors with JPYC, marking the first large-scale corporate use of a registered yen-pegged tok…
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Japanese logistics firm AZ-COM to adopt JPYC stablecoin for payouts
AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings is set to become the first large Japanese company to use the JPYC stablecoin for contractor payouts, a move…
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Bitcoin Japan shares plunge 27% on dilutive $60M EVO Fund deal
Tokyo-listed Bitcoin Japan's shares plummeted after the former apparel wholesaler announced a highly dilutive $60 million financin…
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SBI Holdings acquires Coinhako to anchor Asian digital asset corridor
SBI Holdings has acquired a majority stake in Singaporean crypto platform Coinhako to establish a digital asset corridor between J…
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Japan's SBI Group is building Asia's first cross-border digital asset empire
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SBI taps Ondo to tokenize Japanese equities using JPYSC
SBI Holdings is partnering with Ondo Finance to bring Japanese equities onchain, signaling a major institutional push to integrate…
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Japan’s Landmark Vote Reclassifies Bitcoin And Crypto As Financial Assets
Bitcoin Magazine Japan’s Landmark Vote Reclassifies Bitcoin And Crypto As Financial Assets Japan's parliament approved legis…
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Japan reclassifies crypto as a financial asset, paves way for tax cuts
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Japan passes crypto overhaul to bring digital assets under financial rules
Japan’s revised Financial Instruments and Exchange Act introduces crypto insider trading rules, tougher penalties and new oversigh…
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Japan passes key bill recognizing crypto as financial product, lowering tax rate
The amendments establish the basis for separate crypto taxation at a rate of approximately 20%, down from the current maximum 55% …
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JCB taps Circle's USDC for Japan cross-border payments trial
Japan's largest payment network is testing USDC for cross-border transfers, signaling that the country's early stablecoin regulati…
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Japan’s biggest card network taps Circle to bring stablecoins to 40 million merchants
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Thai scammer's $122M wallet, Japan embraces crypto credit: Asia Express
Bitcoin backed mortgages and stablecoin yield are hot topics in Japan right now, as Hyundai experiments with Avalanche for global …
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Japan’s largest security token platform moves nearly $3 billion to Avalanche blockchain
Progmat develops security token infrastructure that accounts for 64.6% of Japan’s security token market total issuance value.
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SBI Holdings, Solana Foundation partner to build Japan-based onchain financial market
SBI and the Solana Foundation are collaborating to build an onchain financial market with SBI R3 rebranding to SBI Solana Global.
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Japan’s SBI to launch yen stablecoin lending with 3% yield
SBI VC Trade will open JPYSC lending applications on July 16, offering an initial 3% annual rate for a 12-week term without deposi…
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Japan tests stablecoin retail payments via Lawson pilot and Netstars
Japanese retailers are beginning to accept stablecoin payments at the checkout counter, signaling that the country's strict regula…
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Japan’s SBI Group to launch JPYSC stablecoin lending service as early as this month: report
The SBI's service would offer users a 3% annual yield for deposited JPYSC stablecoins, according to Nikkei.
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Japan’s Lawson convenience store pilots stablecoin payments with JPYC: report
This is part of a proof-of-concept involving telecommunications giant KDDI and crypto wallet firm HashPort.
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The Funding: Why Japan’s SBI Holdings is investing big in crypto
The Japanese financial giant's recent crypto deals offer insights into how traditional finance is approaching digital assets.
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Metaplanet Announces Joint Study to Bring Bitcoin-Backed Digital Credit to Japan
Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Announces Joint Study to Bring Bitcoin-Backed Digital Credit to Japan Metaplanet is taking its Bitcoin…
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Japan's 'invest locally' plan likely to spur demand for assets like bitcoin, gold
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Japan's CRYL offers Bitcoin-backed loans up to $6.2M
Japanese lender CRYL is offering Bitcoin-backed fiat loans of up to $6.2 million, signaling a slow but steady expansion of regulat…
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Metaplanet studies Bitcoin-backed credit in Japan
Japan's Metaplanet is studying how to use its Bitcoin reserves as collateral for digital bonds, marking a shift from passive treas…