
Japan
Hokkoku Bank launches Japan’s first stablecoin backed by bank deposits
Japan’s Hokkoku Bank will use a digital app it launched in 2023 to facilitate stablecoin payments as it eyes the...
Japanese leasing firm trials real estate tokenization
SMFL's pilot offering will use Vertalo and integrate asset tracking platform AssetForce in an attempt to revolutionize Japan's real estate...
Attitudes to CBDCs differ widely from country to country, surveys show
A recent poll shows that support for CBDCs is stronger in emerging markets than in nations with solid values around...
Daiwa Securities introduces digital bonds leveraging Rakuten’s e-money for interest payments
The new digital bond by capital market firm Daiwa Securities will be issued via MUFG's tokenization platform, Progmat, and is...
Japanese transport firm MOL trials blockchain for carbon insets
Rather than rely on outsourcing, MOL says it will focus on insetting through financing its climate protection projects by limiting...
Japan isn’t banning P2P digital asset transfers, FSA clarifies
The Financial Services Agency recommended that banks prohibit transfers to VASPs if the sender’s name differs from the account name,...