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The post CRYL expands Japan’s Bitcoin lending market with $6.2M loans appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Japanese lender CRYL has launched Bitcoin-backed loans ranging from 1 million yen to 1 billion yen, or about $6,200 to $6.2 million. Summary CRYL offers Bitcoin-backed loans from $6,200 to $6.2 million for individuals and businesses across Japan. Borrowers pay annual rates between 3.5% and 7%, with collateral ratios ranging from 40% to 60%. Japan’s Bitcoin credit market is expanding as lenders and securities firms test new collateral products nationwide. The service allows individuals, sole traders and companies to obtain yen without selling their Bitcoin. CRYL began offering the product on July 9, according to its official launch announcement. JUST IN: Japanese lender CRYL launches Bitcoin-backed loans up to $6.2M for individuals and businesses, expanding BTC use in lending and credit markets. $BTC pic.twitter.com/BHtTeH1m4q — Bpay News (@bpaynews) July 10, 2026 CRYL offers loans

CRYL's Bitcoin-backed loans could reshape Japan's financial landscape by offering tax-efficient liquidity options for high-net-worth clients. The post CRYL launches Bitcoin-backed loans up to $6.2M for borrowers in Japan appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Japan’s ‘invest locally’ plan likely to spur demand for assets like bitcoin (BTC), gold: Crypto Daily appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. This hidden form of taxation, first used by nations after World War II, allows authorities to finance deficits cheaply, gradually erode the real value of the debt burden through moderate inflation, and avoid the relatively damaging alternatives of outright default or severe austerity. (Other indebted nations like the U.S., U.K. and European countries may do the same soon enough.) Such an environment creates a strong incentive to seek assets with limited supply that may preserve purchasing power, such as bitcoin and gold. BTC has already proved its mettle: Housing prices measured in bitcoin look far cheaper than in dollars. But there’s a near-term risk worth noting. The GPIF holds $931 billion in ​foreign assets, including $232.1 billion in U.S. Treasuries. A slight diversion of capital to local assets may create jitters on Wall Street, pote

The post Metaplanet and partners open joint study into Bitcoin-backed digital credit appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Metaplanet (TYO: 3350), Japan’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, has started a joint study with three partners into Bitcoin-backed credit instruments. The Bitcoin treasury company made this known via its X account, releasing a “Notice of Commencement of a Joint Study in the Digital Credit Domain Utilizing $BTC, $JPYC, and Security Tokens.”  The study groups Metaplanet with its brokerage arm Metaplanet Securities, yen-stablecoin issuer JPYC, and digital securities platform Progmat. Progmat published its own release on the collaboration the same day.  The four entities are examining how Bitcoin (BTC), the JPYC stablecoin, and security tokens could combine into a blockchain-based system for issuing and managing credit products such as corporate bonds. What would the study model do? Each asset plays a unique role in the proposed structure, with Bitcoin sitting as colla

The post Metaplanet, JPYC study Bitcoin-backed credit products appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Metaplanet has started a joint study into Bitcoin-backed digital credit products with stablecoin issuer JPYC, tokenization company Progmat and its securities arm in Japan. Summary Metaplanet will study Bitcoin-backed credit using JPYC settlement and Progmat’s security token infrastructure in Japan. No product has launched, while issuance timing, yields, terms, and distribution methods remain undecided. Project Nova seeks to turn Metaplanet’s Bitcoin treasury into collateral for regulated digital credit products. The study will assess whether Bitcoin can support digital corporate bonds and other credit products as collateral or a credit-enhancement asset. However, the companies said they have not decided to issue any product. Metaplanet studies Bitcoin-backed digital credit According to Metaplanet’s July 10 announcement, the four companies will study product design, regulation, investor p

The post Japan’s CRYL Offers Bitcoin-Backed Loans of Up to $6.2M appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Japanese lender CRYL has launched Bitcoin-backed loans of up to 1 billion yen ($6.2 million), allowing individuals and businesses to raise fiat currency without selling their BTC.  On Thursday, the company announced that borrowers can access between 1 million yen ($6,200) and 1 billion yen ($6.2 million) at annual rates of 3.5% to 7%. The loans carry collateral ratios of 40% to 60%. They run for one year and can be used for expenses, including taxes, business funding and property purchases. The launch expands Japan’s small market for regulated crypto-backed financing. In 2020, Fintertech, a Daiwa Securities Group and Credit Saison joint venture, launched a similar service and currently lends up to $3 million against Bitcoin or Ether. However, CRYL’s service advertises a higher ceiling and a lower minimum, while limiting collateral to BTC.  CRYL framed the service as adding a third opti

The post Japan’s Financial Landscape Sees a New Dawn as Four Giants Collaborate appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. A groundbreaking partnership has emerged in Japan as Metaplanet, Metaplanet Securities, JPYC, and Progmat join forces to explore innovative integration of Bitcoin, stablecoins, and security tokens into digital credit products. This collaborative venture aims to revolutionize Japan’s capital markets by offering advanced solutions in digital corporate bonds and other financial instruments. Continue Reading:Japan’s Financial Landscape Sees a New Dawn as Four Giants Collaborate Source: https://en.bitcoinhaber.net/japans-financial-landscape-sees-a-new-dawn-as-four-giants-collaborate

Metaplanet studies Bitcoin-backed digital credit with JPYC and Progmat, but says no product or issuance terms have been set in Japan as yet.