Metaplanet Announces Strategic Investment in JPYC Stablecoin Through New Venture Arm
Metaplanet Inc. executes a Letter of Intent to invest up to $2.5 million (JPY 400 million) in JPYC Inc. to...
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US and Japan Regulators Discuss Crypto Oversight in High-Level Strategic Talks
Global regulators intensify cross-border oversight as the SEC and Japan’s FSA deepen cooperation on crypto supervision, digital assets, and investor...
SBI Holdings, Startale Group to issue first trust-based yen stablecoin JPYSC under Japan’s framework
Startale Group, a Tokyo-based blockchain infrastructure firm behind Japan’s largest public network Astar, and SBI Holdings, one of the country’s...
Japan’s SBI Holdings Eyes Regional Digital Asset Hub Through Coinhako Stake
Japan’s financial heavyweight SBI Holdings Inc. is moving to take control of Singapore-based crypto platform Coinhako, marking another calculated push...
SBI Holdings to Acquire Singapore Crypto Exchange Coinhako in Major Asia Push
SBI Holdings, one of Japan’s largest financial groups, has announced plans to acquire a majority stake in Coinhako, a leading...
Bitcoin’s $72K ‘Fakeout’: $82M Liquidated as Bithumb Faces $40B Error Probe
The decisive election victory by Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party sparked market optimism Monday morning, briefly driving bitcoin above $72,000. LDP...
Startale, SBI launch blockchain for institutional FX, RWA trading
Startale Group and Japan’s financial conglomerate SBI Holdings have launched Strium, a layer-1 blockchain designed to support exchange-layer and settlement...
Japan’s banking giant Nomura tightens crypto risk controls as market setbacks hit European operations
Nomura Holdings, Japan’s largest investment bank and brokerage firm, has stepped up risk management in its crypto business following losses...
Metaplanet targets $137M capital raise to expand Bitcoin holdings
Metaplanet, Japan’s first publicly listed Bitcoin treasury firm, is raising $137 million through a new stock offering and warrants to...
Metaplanet targets $137M capital raise to expand Bitcoin holdings
Metaplanet, Japan’s first publicly listed Bitcoin treasury firm, is raising $137 million through a new stock offering and warrants to...
Japan’s financial watchdog opens public feedback on digital payment and crypto oversight
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has opened a public comment period on draft implementation rules affecting crypto, electronic payment instruments,...
Japan Set to Approve First Crypto ETFs by 2028
Japan’s Financial Services Agency plans to approve the country’s first cryptocurrency ETFs by 2028, adding digital assets to “specified assets”...
