Tag: Japan

Metaplanet acquired 2,823 BTC during the second quarter of 2026 for approximately JPY 35.89 billion ($221 million). Total Bitcoin holdings ...

Japan's financial industry is expanding research into tokenized government bonds as one of the country's largest blockchain-based capital markets initiatives ...

Japan's financial conglomerate SBI Holdings has agreed to acquire cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank in a transaction valued at approximately ¥46.7 billion ...

Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin officially launched in Japan on June 25, 2026, following approval from Japan’s Financial Services Agency (JFSA). SBI ...

SBI Holdings and Startale Group launched JPYSC, a yen-pegged stablecoin on Ethereum. JPYSC is positioned as Japan’s first trust-type stablecoin ...

A Chinese organization previously accused by U.S. authorities of trafficking fentanyl precursor chemicals is now suspected of operating a large-scale ...

Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested Hu Shi, also known as Hu Xiaowei, a 44-year-old Cypriot national of Chinese origin, on June ...

Bitbank Warning: The Japanese crypto exchange warned users that transactions linked to prediction market platforms such as Polymarket could result ...

Japan’s House of Representatives passed a bill to classify cryptocurrencies as financial instruments under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act ...

MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho are reportedly targeting a joint fiat-backed stablecoin launch in fiscal 2026. The banks plan to establish ...