Metaplanet agreed to buy Siiibo Securities for ¥2.1B, giving Japan's largest public Bitcoin holder a licensed path toward BTC-linked yield products.
Japan's lower house passed a crypto bill that moves digital assets toward stock-style rules, a 20% tax path and potential crypto ETFs.
MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and SMBC plan live transactions for a jointly issued trust-type yen stablecoin in fiscal 2026, putting Japan's biggest banks into the stablecoin race.
Japan's JGB blockchain pilot puts a 1,166.7 trillion yen bond and T-bill market in focus as banks test 24/7 collateral workflows.