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A Japanese corporate pension fund serving about 1,200 small and medium-sized businesses plans to allocate roughly 1% of its assets to crypto as part of a currency diversification strategy.
Read full articleJapan’s National Business Corporate Pension Fund plans to put roughly 1% of its assets into cryptocurrency starting in fiscal year 2026, according to Nikkei reporting. The Nikkei Shimbun report says that the Okayama City-based fund manages about ¥21.3 billion, or roughly $136 million. It serves around 1,200 small and medium-sized enterprises and more than 20,000 […]
Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho plan a fiat-backed stablecoin by FY2026 after an FSA pilot and consortium setup. Japan’s three megabanks are moving toward a joint stablecoin launch by fiscal 2026, according to Nikkei. Mitsubishi UFJ, Sumitomo Mitsui, and Mizuho plan to issue a fiat-backed token together. The plan follows a pilot with Japan’s […] The post Japan’s Three Megabanks Unite for Stablecoin Launch by FY2026 in Crypto Push appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.
SBI Shinsei Bank will let depositors earn bitcoin, ether, or XRP vouchers worth 20% of their interest payments starting June 10, 2026, in what the Nikkei reports as one of the more direct integrations of crypto rewards into a traditional Japanese bank deposit product. Nikkei detailed that the three-month pilot applies to ordinary savings accounts […]
SBI will give out vouchers that can be redeemed for Bitcoin, Ether or XRP through SBI VC Trade, linking bank savings with the group’s crypto exchange arm.
SBI Shinsei Bank has introduced a campaign that has linked deposit interest payments to cryptocurrency exchange vouchers worth 20% of the interest earned. According to a report by Nikkei, the Japanese bank will begin a three-month promotional program on Wednesday…
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have come under renewed macro scrutiny after reports indicated that the Bank of Japan is preparing to raise its benchmark interest rate to 1.0% from 0.75% at its June 15–16 policy meeting. Japanese financial newspaper Nikkei…
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