Japan’s stablecoin market is heating up, with a number of new partnerships forming around the country’s first yen-backed stablecoin. Banks and major businesses are now piloting both yen- and ...

One of the biggest stories emerging from the Far East this month is the imminent launch of a blockchain-based version of the Japanese yen, one of the world’s major fiat currencies. The timing for this ...

Japan will allow the issuance of yen-backed stablecoins for the first time this fall, according to the Financial Services Agency. The decision paves the way for licensed fintech players to enter the ...

TOKYO (Reuters) -Stablecoin issuers could become major buyers of Japanese government bonds in several years and influence the central bank's control over monetary policy, the head of Japan's first ...