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Metaplanet announces join study to bring BTC-powered digital credit to Japan

"The four companies will examine issues in product design, the need for proof-of-concept initiatives, and the possibility of future issuance," Metaplanet said in a...

Bank of Japan may speed up rate hikes. Will it help or work against bitcoin?

The Bank of Japan (BOJ) may raise its benchmark interest rate rapidly this year, as the yen slides, eventually pushing it above 2%. That's...

Ripple Launches RLUSD in Japan via SBI as Circle and Nomura Join Stablecoin Race

Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin went live in Japan on Tuesday after receiving approval from Japan's Financial Services Agency, becoming the first foreign-issued stablecoin classified under...

Ripple’s RLUSD stablecoin goes live in Japan after regulatory approval

The launch delivers on a memorandum of understanding the two firms signed in August 2025 and builds on a relationship dating to 2016, when...

Bitcoin Selloff Toward $60K May Resume as Japan Hikes Interest Rates

Bitcoin (BTC) risked wiping out its Iran truce gains and returning toward the $60,000 psychological support as the Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised its...

Bitcoin traders eye $75,000 as Japan set to hike rates to 31-year high

The Bank of Japan is expected to raise its policy rate to 1% from 0.75% when its meeting concludes on June 16, the highest...

Japan Crypto Bill Advances With ETF, Tax Reform Path: Report

Japan’s Lower House reportedly passed a bill that would bring crypto assets under the country’s financial instruments framework, potentially opening a path to exchange-traded...

Polymarket Seeks Japan Entry Amid Global Scrutiny: Report

Polymarket, a global prediction market platform, is reportedly seeking entry into Japan amid growing regulatory scrutiny of the sector worldwide.The company has appointed Mike...

Polymarket aims for prediction market approval in Japan by 2030

Polymarket is set to lobby for authorization of prediction markets in Japan, according to a Bloomberg report on Friday.The decentralized prediction market platform has...

Humanoid Bots to Start Airport Pilot in Japan

Humanoid robots are set to be put into service at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport in a pilot launched by Japan AirlinesThe program is expected to...

Japan Requests Real Estate and Crypto Firms Tighten AML Checks on Property Deals

Japan's financial, law enforcement and real estate regulators have issued a joint guidance request warning that crypto assets pose money laundering risk in property...

BTC remains under pressure after three Bank of Japan (BoJ) members call for a rate hike

The Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) monetary policy decision on Tuesday boosted expectations of a hike in borrowing costs by the end of the second...