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Japan stimulus shakes global markets as yen sinks and crypto demand rises
Japan’s 40-year bond yield rose to 3.774% on Thursday. Five-year CDS spreads reached 21.73 basis points on 20…
Japan’s Metaplanet to raise about $135m to buy Bitcoin
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet plans to issue Class B perpetual shares worth $135 million to expand its Bitcoin reserves.
Japan to reclassify crypto assets as financial products and lower taxes
Regulators in Japan are planning to classify cryptocurrencies as “financial products” under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act…
Startale and Sony-Backed Soneium Launch Web3 SuperApp to Accelerate Japan’s Onchain Economy
Latest News and Updates on blockchain industry by AlexaBlockchain (“Alexa Blockchain”). Startale Group and Sony’s Soneium unveil the…
Strategy raises $715M internationally, Japan approves bank stablecoin pilot, Kazakhstan plans crypto reserve | Weekly Recap
In this week’s edition of the weekly recap, Strategy tapped foreign markets for the first time in a…
Japan FSA backs major banks’ yen stablecoin initiative
The Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) announced that it has launched an initiative to support the yen-based stablecoin…
Bybit freezes new sign-ups in Japan amid FSA pressure
Bybit is sacrificing short-term user acquisition in Japan, opting instead to redirect resources toward a comprehensive internal review…
Digital Yen Goes Live: JPYC EX Integrates Traditional Finance With DeFi
Japan has officially stepped into the regulated stablecoin era with the launch of JPYC EX, the country’s first…
First yen-pegged stablecoin JPYC to launch today, Oct. 27
Japan’s first yen-backed stablecoin, JPYC, will officially launch on Monday, Oct. 27. This marks a major milestone in…
Binance expands global crypto access with new USD transfer feature
Fee-free USD deposits offered for faster crypto conversions. Binance partners with PayPay in Japan for direct crypto purchases.…