Stablecoins are likely to be a factor, not a game changer, in Japan’s bond market as issues will focus on buying short-term debt. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/01/05/markets/stablecoins-bond-market/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #jpyc #stablecoins #currencies #digitalization #cashless #sbi #shinseibank #banks #bonds #debt #financeministry #japaneseeconomy #jgb
Japan's first bank-backed yen-based stablecoin could be available by 2026 with the payments market as one of the main targets for the product https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/16/tech/sbi-stablecoin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #jpyc #stablecoins #currencies #digitalization #cashless #sbi #shinseibank #banks
Stablecoins are designed not to fluctuate in value, and that could attract users interested in making quick and cheap transfers and payments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/14/tech/stablecoins-explainer/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #jpyc #stablecoins #currencies #digitalization #cashless
The world’s first yen stablecoin, JPYC, could make one-second transfers costing less than ¥1 a reality. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/10/27/tech/jpyc-first-yen-pegged-stablecoin/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #jpyc #stablecoins #currencies