venture capital
Pruv Finance has completed its USD 3m Pre-Series A round, led by UOB Venture Management, with participation from Saison Capital, Taisu Ventures, Spiral Ventures, and Royal Group. This funding accelerates Pruv Finance's mission to build the first compliant RWA infrastructure that enables seamless, on-chain distribution of tokenized assets.
stablecoin
Datachain has entered the field of tokenized deposits, leveraging blockchain technology. In recent years, global financial institutions including J.P. Morgan, Citi, and HSBC have been accelerating their use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) for deposits and payment services–an industry shift aligned with the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS)
blockchain
Startale Group has announced the Startale App, an all-in-one gateway to the Startale and Soneium ecosystem, designed to make the open digital economy simple, secure, and connected. Built as part of a continued partnership with Sony Block Solutions Labs, the app marks the beginning of a new chapter in Startale’
tokenization
The "Digital Asset Co-creation Consortium" (abbreviated as DCC, with 315 member organizations), hosted by Progmat, will establish the "Tokenization Law & Stock ST Working Group (WG)" and commence a joint study with the purpose to enable the transfer of rights for all securities, including stocks and
FHE
Fhenix, the leading infrastructure protocol powering Private DeFi via homomorphic encryption, has received strategic investments from BIPROGY and the Translink Sustainability & Innovation Fund. BIPROGY, renamed from Nihon Unisys in 2022, is one of Japan’s largest IT service providers, with a strong footprint in the financial sector. This move
stablecoin
TIS, part of the TIS INTEC Group, and Ava Labs have launched the "Multi-Token Platform", which supports the issuance and management of next-generation digital financial services including stablecoins and security tokens. The "Multi-Token Platform" is a service that provides platform functionality necessary for tokenizing various financial
stablecoin
Soramitsu and Soramitsu CBDC have launched consulting and development support services for domestic Japanese business operators. These services support the design, construction, and operation of stablecoin issuance systems in compliance with the Payment Services Act and other regulations. This service extends the national-scale infrastructure development expertise in central bank digital
payments
SBI Ripple Asia has signed a basic agreement with Tobu Top Tours to realize a new payment platform centered on proprietary tokens issued by SBI Ripple Asia for each partner company and organization. Through this initiative, SBI Ripple Asia will integrate NFTs planned and operated by Tobu Top Tours with
blockchain
Nonagon Capital, a venture fund that invests in cryptocurrency and blockchain startups, announces the launch of support services for major domestic companies to begin validator operations, in addition to operating its own blockchain validators. Background For approximately three years, Nonagon Capital has been conducting investment activities. During this time, the
blockchain
AltX Research has announced that Densan System has joined as a Vision Partner for “Japan Smart Chain (JSC),” a Japan-sovereign Layer 1 blockchain developed by AltX Research. JSC is the foundational, Japan-sovereign blockchain platform, featuring full compatibility with Ethereum and validated entirely by domestic industry leaders. It is engineered as
stablecoin
The Kaia DLT Foundation ("Kaia") and LINE NEXT have announced "Project Unify", a Web3 super app based on stablecoins. This app will be provided as a standalone application on the Kaia platform, as well as a Mini DApp within LINE NEXT's messenger service. The
NFT
SBINFT and Japan Blockchain Infrastructure have completed development to integrate Japan's domestic public blockchain "Japan Open Chain" with the NFT marketplace "SBINFT Market" operated by SBINFT. With the completion of this development, "SBINFT Market" users can now trade NFTs issued on Japan