Japan

SBI said the purchase of the crypto exchange is set to close in October.

Ripple’s dollar-backed RLUSD stablecoin is now available in Japan through SBI VC Trade, adding a regulated Asian market to Ripple’s...

Bitcoin Magazine SBI Holdings Agrees to Acquire Japanese Crypto Exchange Bitbank in $288.6 Million Deal SBI Holdings will acquire Japanese...

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...