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Nikkei Asia
a day ago
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Japan to greenlight first yen-based stablecoin
Japan's Financial Services Agency will allow JPYC to issued a cryptocurrency fully backed by the yen. (Nikkei photo composite) TAKANOBU AIMATSU and RYUTA MINAMIHATA August 18, 2025 00:30 JST TOKYO -- The Financial Services Agency will approve the issuance of Japan's first yen-denominated stablecoin as early as autumn, with the aim of using it for international remittances and more, Nikkei has learned.
Nikkei Asia
14-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Bitcoin soars as hopes rise for Trump's cryptocurrency vision
U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in July 2024 at the Bitcoin Conference in Nashville, Tennessee, where he pledges to make America "the crypto capital of the planet and the bitcoin superpower of the world." © Reuters TAKANOBU AIMATSU TOKYO -- Bitcoin surged passed $120,000 for the first time on Monday, riding expectations that Congress will advance legislation that could realize President Donald Trump's vision of making the U.S. a cryptocurrency superpower. Bitcoin briefly reached the $123,000 range in the early hours of Monday. It dipped below $120,000 around midday before passing the mark again in the early afternoon, according to CoinMarketCap.
