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According to CoinPost, Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company Bitcoin Japan (formerly Horita Marusho: 8105) announced that the estimated net proceeds will be approximately 9.657 billion yen through the issuance of unsecured convertible corporate bonds with new share subscription rights and the 2nd new share subscription rights to Cayman Islands investment fund EVO FUND. This is the first time since the company changed its name that funds have been actually allocated to Bitcoin, with an amount of 662 million yen, accounting for approximately 7% of the total financing. The remaining funds are mainly used for private equity investment (3.756 billion yen), South African rare earth mine investment (3.503 billion yen), and RaaS business investment (1.446 billion yen).
According to CoinPost, SBI Holdings completed a strategic investment in Fasset—a global stablecoin payment and cryptocurrency trading platform—in May 2026, and announced that its international money transfer subsidiary, SBI Remit, had signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Fasset to jointly build next-generation cross-border remittance infrastructure based on stablecoin technology. Fasset is a digital bank focused on Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, offering stablecoin settlement, remittance, and investment services via its proprietary payment network, “Own Network.” It currently serves 125 countries and regions and has over 2 million users. In the same month, Fasset closed its Series B funding round of $51 million, with investors including the SBI Group, Bahrain-based asset management firm Investcorp, and Turkey’s Arz Portföy.
According to CoinPost, Japanese stablecoin issuer JPYC announced the completion of its Series B funding round, raising approximately $32 million. New investors include four institutions, such as Life Design Fund. Since its launch in October 2025, JPYC’s business has grown significantly—reaching 18,000 user accounts and over $220 million in total transaction volume within seven months. JPYC is now supported on four blockchains and has been officially adopted by LINE’s Web3 wallet “Unifi.” The company plans to use the funds to accelerate system development and advance real-world applications of JPYC in AI-powered automated payments and cross-border financial infrastructure.
According to CoinPost, Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Digital Society Promotion Headquarters’ “Next-Generation AI & On-Chain Finance Vision Project Team” released a policy proposal on May 19, advocating the integration of AI and blockchain to automate and enable 24/7 operation of decision-making, financing, and asset management—and designating finance as the “18th Growth Investment Sector.” Specific measures proposed in the document include: advancing tokenization of demand deposits at the Bank of Japan (including wholesale CBDC), with conceptual frameworks to be finalized by year-end; joint issuance of a stablecoin by Japan’s three major banks, targeting the launch of live operations by March next year; and promoting on-chain tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs), such as accounts receivable and real estate. At the international cooperation level, the proposal calls for establishing an “AI & On-Chain Finance Asia Policy Dialogue Framework” and advancing cross-border settlements using yen-denominated stablecoins, thereby realizing the “Global SC Corridor Vision.”