tokenization
Startale Group is building digital infrastructure at the intersection of culture, finance, and technology. Rooted in Japan—home to some of the world’s most influential cultural exports—the company is creating systems designed for global scale, enabling industries to evolve, grow, and reach audiences worldwide. Startale Group develops products
blockchain
Next Finance Tech has joined the Canton Network, a privacy-friendly open blockchain network governed by over 40 of the world's leading financial institutions and service providers, as a validator (node operator) from August 2025. Currently, there are over 400 ecosystem participants in Canton. Leveraging Next Finance Tech'
crypto
gumi has resolved, at the Board of Directors meeting held on August 28, 2025, to purchase 2.5 billion yen worth of crypto assets (XRP). The purchase(s) will be carried out between September 2025 and February 2026. gumi will conduct a quarterly mark-to-market valuation of its held crypto assets,
web3
A focused finance session in Osaka followed by two main conference days in Tokyo—this was my firsthand experience at WebX 2025. I have combined on-site observations, in-depth conversations, trend insights, and policy interpretations to offer those who could not attend a more vivid and complete sense of being there—
digital assets
SBI Group and Chainlink, the industry-standard oracle platform, have announced a strategic partnership focused on accelerating blockchain and digital asset adoption across global markets. Japan's sophisticated financial market and rapidly evolving digital asset ecosystem provide an ideal environment to launch and validate initial use cases. This strategic collaboration
stablecoin
Simplex and Ava Labs have conducted a proof of concept combining Simplex's stablecoin issuance and redemption system "Simplex Stablecoin" with Ava Labs' blockchain infrastructure service "AvaCloud" to achieve financial services-grade availability and low latency. Currently, many financial institutions and companies domestically and internationally
blockchain
AltX Research has launched the first Japan Smart Chain (JSC) testnet and an early preview of the Mizuhiki Suite; a modular trust and compliance layer built for invited web3 developers. JSC is a Japan-sovereign, Ethereum-compatible Layer 1 blockchain validated by domestic industry leaders. As a “compliance-first” chain, it embeds blacklist
blockchain
AltX Research announced that KDDI Corporation has joined as a Vision Partner for its keystone project, “Japan Smart Chain” (JSC), a Japan-sovereign layer 1 blockchain. JSC is the foundational, Japan-sovereign blockchain platform, featuring full compatibility with Ethereum and validated entirely by domestic industry leaders. It is engineered as a “compliance-first”
stablecoin
Simplex has launched its stablecoin issuance and redemption system "Simplex Stablecoin." Stablecoins are payment instruments that possess the characteristics of cryptocurrencies—enabling instant and low-cost transfers—while maintaining stability by pegging their value to fiat currencies. With the amendment of the Payment Services Act in June 2023, which
venture capital
Headquartered in Rome, Italy, Colossus created the Institutional Hub, the only B2B marketplace enabling Digital Asset Holders to access staking, governance, and DeFi protocols natively from custody. The Hub enables native transactions in a safe, compliant and verifiable way across 25+ chains and multiple validators. The investment was made through
digital bond
Securitize Japan, which provides a security token (ST)/digital securities issuance and lifecycle management platform, announces that the Securitize Platform has been adopted for the security token bonds (digital bonds) planned to be issued by Pan Pacific International Holdings (PPIH), which operates the comprehensive discount store "Don Quijote,"
blockchain
Building on our momentum of over 100 live dApps on Soneium, 7 million wallets, and up to 1.5 million transactions per day, Soneium is partnering with Astar Network and Startale Cloud Services to launch its new developer program focused on Consumer & Gaming. Soneium For All offers access to