digital assets
After an already busy week of announcements, SBI Holdings has further added to its next-generation digital asset footprint, announcing a major cross-border acquisition in Singapore alongside a global tokenization partnership with U.S.-based Ondo Finance. The dual announcements underscore SBI’s aggressive pursuit of building a "
asset management
SBI Global Asset Management (TYO: 4765) has announced a significant expansion into digital asset markets, launching the world’s first public on-chain tokenization of a Japanese equity fund. Partnering with Singapore-based digital asset exchange DigiFT Tech—an SBI capital-business ally regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore
digital assets
Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings and the Solana Foundation have entered into a strategic partnership to build an on-chain financial market originating from Japan, aiming to export Japanese stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) to Asian and global markets. As part of the agreement, the Solana Foundation
digital assets
SBI XDC Network APAC, a joint venture between Japan’s SBI Holdings and UAE-based TradeFinex Tech, has completed two major initiatives aimed at accelerating enterprise blockchain adoption across the Asia-Pacific region. The company successfully executed an online trade factoring pilot utilizing digital corporate IDs with TOPPAN, while simultaneously
digital assets
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
tokenization
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
tokenization
SBI Ripple Asia has completed the development of a blockchain-based token issuance platform and has officially registered as a "Third-Party Prepaid Payment Instrument Issuer." The registration, finalized on March 26, 2026, marks a significant step in the company’s efforts to integrate public blockchain technology with
tokenization
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
tokenization
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
tokenization
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