The Tokyo Stock Exchange is weighing tighter rules for listed companies that have pivoted to holding Bitcoin as their core business, the so-called crypto treasury firms. About 40 Japanese companies adopted the Strategy playbook in 2025 and three-quarters of them are posting losses. Backdoor listings, governance, and how Japan's approach differs from the US.
Japan's Startale Group secures $50M from SBI Holdings, completing a $63M Series A round. The funding accelerates development of JPYSC, Japan's first trust bank-backed yen stablecoin, and Strium blockchain for tokenized securities. We compare Japan's stablecoin regulations with the US GENIUS Act and EU MiCA.
Japan's FSA issued warnings to several unregistered operators including crypto exchange KuCoin, its second. How Japan's registration system works, how it compares to the US, EU and Singapore, and what the FIEA reform enacted in July 2026 changes.
Japan's LDP launches the 'Next-Generation AI & On-Chain Finance Vision PT' to reshape the country's financial system using blockchain and AI. From stablecoin pilots by mega-banks to international comparisons with the US SEC, EU MiCA, and Asian finance hubs.
Amid rising oil prices and falling stocks after the Iran conflict, Bitcoin stands alone as the outperformer. We analyze the 'digital gold' thesis through ETF inflows, hashrate shifts, and the SEC's landmark guidance.
Japan's 10th CBDC expert council meeting reveals concrete design plans for the digital yen, focusing on privacy protection and coexistence with private payment systems. As China pilots the e-CNY, the EU targets a 2029 digital euro launch, and the US bans CBDCs outright, Japan charts a cautious yet practical middle path in the global digital currency race.
Japan's FSA will raise penalties for unregistered crypto sales from 3 years to 10 years imprisonment. Triggered by the SANAE Token scandal and FIEA transition, this crackdown gives regulators raid and seizure powers. Comparison with US SEC and EU MiCA included.
Japan's FSA has officially decided to shift crypto regulation from the Payment Services Act to the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. With a flat 20% tax rate replacing the current max 55%, insider trading rules, and ETF approval on the horizon, Japan's crypto market is undergoing a historic transformation. Includes Nomura's market entry, Bybit's exit, and JPX's response.
On March 9, 2026, Ethereum Japan launched the Digital Assets Working Group to define practical standards for corporate RWA and stablecoin use: access control, accounting, KYC/AML, audit readiness. Six firms joined, with Allied Architects as secretariat. Plus where the $33.5 billion RWA market actually stands, and Japan's crypto bill clearing its Upper House committee on July 14.
Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi and Finance Minister Katayama opened FIN/SUM 2026 with messages on AI, blockchain innovation, and stablecoin regulation. With three mega-banks testing joint stablecoins and new yen-backed digital currencies emerging, Japan's fintech strategy is compared with Trump's pro-crypto agenda and EU's MiCA framework.
MUFG Bank CEO Junichi Hanzawa unveiled his vision for on-chain financial transactions at FIN/SUM 2026. Explore Japan's three megabanks' joint stablecoin initiative and how AI × blockchain is reshaping banking — compared with JPMorgan and HSBC's strategies.
