SBI Acquires Bitbank for $289M, Creating Japan’s Largest Regulated Crypto Operator Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings announced on June 25, 2026, that it will acquire cryptocurrency…
Japan pension fund’s 1% crypto move faces Japan bond yield pressure A Japanese corporate pension fund’s plan to put about 1% of assets into crypto from…
BOJ Rate Hike to 1% Puts Japan at 1995 High The Bank of Japan raised its benchmark rate to 1% on Tuesday, the highest level since…
Japan ETF Path Highlights Asia’s Liquidity Shift Japan’s ETF market is expanding as access to U.S.-listed funds widens, even as Japan’s own exchange-traded fund ecosystem shows…
Polymarket targets Japan approval by 2030 Polymarket is seeking approval to operate prediction markets in Japan by 2030, a move that would open a major Asian…
EJPY Stablecoin Launch Targets Business Payments in Japan Japan’s Blockchain Foundation has announced plans to issue EJPY, a yen-pegged stablecoin designed for business-to-business payments, remittances and…
BOJ Signals June Rate Hike as Bitcoin OI Remains Steady The Bank of Japan indicated a potential benchmark rate hike at its June 16 meeting, citing…
Bitcoin Stalls Near $78,000 Amid Japan Inflation and Hormuz Tensions Bitcoin’s rally has paused around the $78,000 level as fresh Japanese inflation data and escalating tensions…
Japan JSCC Bond Tokenization Trial: What the Mizuho-Nomura Canton Network Test Actually Means Japan Securities Clearing Corporation, Mizuho, and Nomura launched a proof-of-concept trial on April…
