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The Japanese government wants to make crypto ETFs legal and reclassify digital assets as financial products under new finance legislation. Japanese Finance …

In brief SBI Holdings is buying Tokyo crypto exchange Bitbank for about $289 million, making it a wholly owned subsidiary. Combined with …

The stablecoin landscape in Japan just shifted dramatically. SBI Group, working with blockchain partner Startale Group, has issued JPYSC, the country’s first …

Japan’s Nikkei 225 crossed the 72,000 level for the first time ever today, June 22, riding the high from the 10.5 trillion …

The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark interest rate to 1% on June 16, the highest level the country has seen since …

Japan’s Financial Services Agency has suspended part of moomoo Securities’ operations for three months and ordered the brokerage to strengthen its internal …

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) is expected to increase interest rates to a level that has not been seen since 1995 at …

Three of Japan’s biggest banks, MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and Mizuho Bank, are in line to co-issue a stablecoin …

In short Japan’s MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and SMBC have established a council to develop operational frameworks for stablecoin issuance. The banks …

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has issued a revised enforcement ordinance and accompanying guidelines that clarify how businesses can handle stablecoins issued …