Japan

The Japanese financial conglomerate plans to take full control of Bitbank as it expands an ecosystem spanning crypto trading, stablecoins,...

The stablecoin giant and the Japanese financial corporation plan to deploy cross-border foreign exchange settlements as early as next year.

Circle and Nomura are reportedly partnering to enable stablecoin-based foreign exchange settlement for Japanese companies as the country's regulated blockchain-based...

A Japanese corporate pension fund with about 1,200 participating small and medium-sized businesses plans to allocate roughly 1% of its...

Japan’s largest banking groups are moving toward a joint yen-backed stablecoin framework that could launch commercially by March 2027.

Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank warns users of possible account suspensions for Polymarket-linked transactions, citing Japan’s gambling laws.

Bitcoin Magazine Metaplanet Acquires Siiibo Securities in Push to Build Bitcoin Financial Ecosystem Metaplanet is acquiring Siiibo Securities for 2.1...

The new rules, which are expected to come into effect in 2027, aim to foster innovation and crypto market growth...

MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho will establish a council to explore operational frameworks and prepare for the issuance of stablecoins.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party said the country should create a legal framework for trading crypto ETFs in a proposal...