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A consortium led by Daiwa House Industry and its asset management unit, alongside key financial sector partners including SMBC Nikko Securities, Tokai Tokyo Securities, Juroku TT Securities, SMBC Trust Bank, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), announced the successful public offering and issuance of a new real estate security token
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Tokenization platform Progmat has successfully migrated its digital securities issuance and management infrastructure from the Corda 5 distributed ledger to an Avalanche L1 network. The infrastructure overhaul, dubbed "Project Keystone," transitions the entirety of Japan's leading security token platform—currently managing over ¥452 billion ($2.8
digital assets
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group (SuMiTG) has announced a new proof-of-concept initiative to tokenize a Cayman Islands-domiciled money market-type fund on a public blockchain. Led by its subsidiary, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SuMiTB), the project aims to pave the way for the full-scale commercial issuance of
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Metaplanet (TSE: 3350) has announced a strategic four-party collaboration to explore the development of a digital credit market in Japan, utilizing a combination of Bitcoin, stablecoins, and security tokens (STs). The joint feasibility study brings together Metaplanet, its soon-to-be-renamed brokerage unit Metaplanet Securities (formerly Siiibo Securities)
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A consortium of leading financial institutions and blockchain firms has successfully completed a joint proof-of-concept (PoC) exploring the cross-border circulation of domestic security tokens (STs). The collaborative initiative included SBI Securities, Daiwa Securities, Singapore-based SBI Digital Markets and Penguin Securities, and blockchain developer BOOSTRY. The project
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SBI Holdings is leading a private investment round for New York-based Temple Digital Group. This capital injection represents a vertical integration strategy designed to secure SBI’s leading position within the Canton Network ecosystem ahead of a major 2026 regulatory shift. By backing the network’s leader in network-
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The Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s (TMG) "Digital Securities Market Expansion Promotion" project provides a window for firms to lead the structural shift from "Savings to Investment." As Tokyo aggressively pursues its mandate to become Asia's preeminent innovation and financial hub, this project provides the
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Progmat, the leader of Japan’s “Digital Asset Co-Creation Consortium” (DCC), has published an interim summary detailing a comprehensive strategy to move traditional securities—including blue-chip stocks and investment trusts—onto blockchain infrastructure. The report, titled "On-chain-ification of All Securities," outlines both a product
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Japan’s security token (ST) market is quietly undergoing a massive transformation. What began as a niche experiment in digitizing prime Tokyo real estate has ballooned into a market exceeding 130 billion yen, drawing in major financial institutions and retail investors alike. However, as the market matures, industry leaders are
regulation
At a Japan Blockchain Association webinar held on February 18, 2026, Startale Group's Sota Watanabe and Kengo Masuyama discussed the evolving landscape of blockchain regulation in both Japan and the United States. The speakers highlight how US legislative drafts, such as the Lummis-Gillibrand and Clarity Acts, are
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Progmat has entered into a strategic partnership with Ava Labs (Avalanche) and blockchain interoperability startup Datachain, aiming to accelerate the "financial on-chain" ecosystem by migrating Progmat’s Security Token (ST) platform from a private ledger to the Avalanche public blockchain ecosystem. From Private Consortium to Public Ecosystem
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SBI Securities has announced the upcoming sale of SBI Holdings’ inaugural security token (ST) bond, a landmark issuance valued at 10 billion yen. Dubbed the "SBI START Bond," the offering represents the very first asset to be traded on the "START" proprietary trading system (PTS) operated