Amazon Japan supplier AZ-Com Maruwa to adopt yen stablecoin JPYC for payments
Summary AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings, a Tokyo-listed logistics firm that distributes products for Amazon Japan, plans
Japan’s SBI Group is building Asia’s first cross-border digital asset empire
Summary Japan’s SBI Group acquired a majority stake in Singapore-based crypto platform Coinhako as part
Japan reclassifies crypto as a financial asset, paves way for tax cuts
Summary Japan reclassified cryptocurrencies as financial instruments, shifting them from a payments-focused regime to an
Japan’s biggest card network taps Circle to bring stablecoins to 40 million merchants
Summary JCB, Japan’s largest card network, has signed an agreement with Circle to explore using
SBI Holdings’ blockchain initiative pivots to Solana for tokenization, stablecoin issuance
Summary SBI Holdings’ blockchain initiative is turning to Solana for its stablecoin and RWA tokenization
Metaplanet explores bringing bitcoin-backed digital credit to Japan
Summary Metaplanet, yen stablecoin issuer JPYC and security token platform Progmat are together studying bitcoin-backed
Bank of Japan may speed up rate hikes, pushing borrowing costs above 2%, ex-BOJ official warns
Summary A former Bank of Japan official warns the central bank may raise its benchmark
Live markets: Bitcoin holds above $60,000 as yen jumps on intervention fears
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SBI’s $289 million Bitbank deal is symptomatic of Japan’s crypto consolidation: Architect Partners
Summary Architect Partners said SBI is buying regulated scale, not earnings, as Japan’s tougher rules
Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings to buy Bitbank for $289 million
Summary SBI Holdings said it agreed to buy cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank for around $289 million.
