Japan

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to review regulations to allow banks to hold cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin for investment.The FSA may impose capital and...

Three major Japanese banks are launching Yen- and Dollar-pegged stablecoins for corporate payments.The stablecoins will use the Progmat Coin platform to serve over 300,000...

Japan plans to ban insider trading in cryptocurrencies under its Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The policy will give financial regulators greater authority to investigate...

PayPay, operated by SoftBank Group, acquired a 40% stake in Binance Japan.The partnership will let users buy and sell cryptocurrency through PayPay’s cashless payment...

Cryptocurrencies held strong despite a potential U.S. government shutdown and turbulence in Japan’s bond market.Bitcoin, ether, solana, and Dogecoin saw significant gains, with total...

Metaplanet forms two new subsidiaries in Japan and the U.S. to boost its Bitcoin business.The Japanese subsidiary, Bitcoin Japan Inc., focuses on media, conferences,...

The U.S. and Japan have signed a new trade deal setting a 15% cap on automotive tariffs.The agreement secures a $550 billion investment commitment...

ChainLink (LINK) gains momentum following a partnership with SBI Japan to develop tokenized and stablecoin solutions.Recent forecasts expect LINK’s price to reach an average...