tokenization
What a day in Osaka on Friday! In a series of coordinated announcements SBI Holdings unveiled a multi-faceted strategy to build and dominate the next generation of digital finance. Through landmark partnerships with global crypto leaders Startale Group, Ripple, and Circle, as well as Japanese financial titan Sumitomo Mitsui Banking
venture capital
DigiFT, a licensed exchange purpose-built for institutional-grade, tokenized real-world assets (RWAs), has raised a total of US$25 million to date—following the close of a new strategic funding round. The latest round was led by SBI Holdings, Japan’s largest financial group, with participation from leading institutional investors including
tokenization
Mercurity Fintech Holding (MFH), a digital FinTech group, has entered into a strategic partnership with SBI Digital Markets (SBIDM), a subsidiary of SBI Digital Asset Holdings, the digital asset arm of Japan's leading conglomerate SBI Group. The underlying objective of this partnership is to accelerate the adoption of
security token
BOOSTRY has begun offering "E-Prime for IR", a service that enables issuers who raise funds using security tokens to proactively refer to and use investor information and other information necessary for marketing. The domestic public offering of Security Tokens (ST) has reached a cumulative issuance amount of 168.
RWA
Saison Capital, BRI Ventures, and Coinvestasi have officially launched Tokenize Indonesia, a new accelerator program aimed at identifying and supporting Real-World Asset (RWA) start-ups in the blockchain and tokenization space. The initiative seeks to drive innovation and adoption of tokenized assets in Indonesia, building on findings from the November 2024
security token
BOOSTRY has published the Japan Security Token Market Report for FY2024. In FY2024, Japan's security token market continued to expand, although the total amount of public security token offerings (STO) was limited to approximately 47% compared to the previous fiscal year, largely influenced by widespread caution surrounding discussions
stablecoin
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, TIS, Ava Labs, and Fireblocks have signed a basic agreement concerning joint exploration of stablecoin utilization with a view toward future commercialization. Overview of the Agreement SMBC Group, TIS, Ava Labs, and Fireblocks have formally agreed to begin joint exploration of stablecoin
security token
Mitsui Digital Asset Management (MDM), Shinsei Trust & Banking, SBI Shinsei Bank, and BOOSTRY have collaborated on the public offering of security tokens backed by real estate assets, utilizing the consortium-type blockchain platform "ibet for Fin" developed primarily by BOOSTRY, and have now completed the offering and issuance.
tokenization
Plat'Home announced a business partnership with Securitize Japan, a company that provides a platform for issuing and managing the lifecycle of security tokens/digital securities, in order to promote its Web3 business. This partnership will combine Securitize's top-class track record in the financial sector with Plat&
security token
TIS, a member of the TIS INTEC Group, and Kyoto Table Tennis Club have issued digital corporate bonds called "Kaguya Smile Token" through private placement, using TIS's platform "STLINK" which comprehensively supports the issuance and management of security tokens. Kyoto Table Tennis Club operates
tokenization
Hakuhodo DY Media Partners has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with SC Ventures to explore business initiatives aimed at expanding and accelerating the overseas growth of Japanese IPs, including anime and manga, through FinTech and tokenization. About the Strategic Partnership Business study to promote expansion and acceleration of overseas business
digital assets
Web3 Investing hosted SBI Digital Markets Chief Operating Officer CK Ong to discuss the potential for 2025 to be a pivotal year for the cryptocurrency and tokenization space. We have listed the highlights of the conversation here, and encourage you to listen to the full recording. CK provides insights based