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Japan’s top banks join forces to issue first yen-pegged stablecoin: report
Japan’s largest financial institutions have joined forces to launch a stablecoin pegged to the yen and US dollar,…
Binance nears return to South Korea as regulators revisit Gopax stake review
Binance holds a 67% stake in Gopax, acquired in February 2023. A $4.3 billion US settlement eased regulatory…
Metaplanet surges past 30,000 BTC creating 4th largest Bitcoin treasury
Metaplanet has cemented its position as one of the world’s largest corporate holders of Bitcoin, surpassing the 30,000…
Metaplanet unveils US subsidiary to drive Bitcoin treasury strategy
Metaplanet is expanding its bitcoin operations on two fronts, unveiling new subsidiaries in the United States and Japan…
Japan-based Gumi commits $17M to XRP amid expansion into global payment networks
Tokyo-based game developer Gumi Inc. is stepping deeper into digital assets with plans to acquire 2.5 billion yen (equivalent…
China, Japan, and other countries to challenge USD-pegged stablecoins crusade
A lot was said about how the U.S. economy can benefit from USD-pegged stablecoins, especially now, when the…
Japan-based Metaplanet aims to raise $880M from overseas investors for Bitcoin buying spree
Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet has unveiled plans to raise over JPY 130 billion (equivalent to around $880…
76% of Japan’s banks eye tokenized securities as SBI bets on Chainlink
Japan’s SBI Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Chainlink to accelerate blockchain adoption, digital asset growth,…
Bakkt’s corporate Bitcoin play turns Marusho Hotta into crypto treasury hub
Bakkt plans to convert a traditional Japanese firm into a Bitcoin investment vehicle. Marusho Hotta, a little-known Tokyo…
Metaplanet files shelf registration for 555 billion yen worth of shares backed by BTC
Metaplanet files a plans to raise 555 billion yen by issuing two separate classes of BTC-backed shares over…
