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: Japanese convenience store operator Lawson plans to test yen-pegged stablecoin payments in August at its Lawson Takanawa Gateway City store in Tokyo. HashPort has signed agreements with Lawson and KDDI to conduct the pilot, where participants will use HashPort's non-custodial wallet. The store will process payments through the HashPort payment system, eliminating the need for merchants to open or manage crypto wallets. Japanese payment company Netstars has launched Stablecoin Pay, opening applications to merchants looking to accept multiple stablecoins. The service initially supports USDC, USDT, and the yen-pegged stablecoin JPYC on the Solana and Polygon networks. Supported wallets include MetaMask, and the merchant transaction fee rate is 0.98%. (Cointelegraph).
on July 10, 2026, Metaplanet announced a joint research initiative with JPYC, Progmat, and Metaplanet Securities to explore Bitcoin-backed digital credit products. The plan involves using Bitcoin as collateral for tokenization tools, including settlements via a yen-pegged stablecoin and digital corporate bonds managed by security tokens. As of the end of the second quarter of 2026, Metaplanet held approximately 43,000 BTC, valued at $2.75 billion based on Saturday's BTC exchange rate. Metaplanet stated that the research has not yet yielded a product, and no issuance date, interest rate, product structure, or sales method has been determined. Its 43,000 BTC holdings have not been staked to any specific product at this stage. (Bitcoin.com News).
Metaplanet, JPYC, and Progmat have initiated a joint research study on Bitcoin-backed digital credit products that support round-the-clock trading and daily interest accrual. (Solid Intel)
Japan's three largest banks have announced plans to jointly issue a stablecoin within the current fiscal year ending March 2027. The banking arms of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, and Mizuho Financial Group will establish a committee to review the operational framework and prepare for the issuance.The Japanese Financial Services Agency has been supporting the experimental phase of this project as part of Japan's efforts to leverage blockchain technology to enhance its payment systems. Previously, Japanese startup JPYC began issuing a yen-pegged stablecoin in October last year, and this month, a ruling party panel also proposed promoting the use of yen stablecoins for settlements in Asia. (Reuters)
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 NADA NEWS, JPYC, the issuer and operator of the Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin JPYC, announced that it has raised an additional $17.62 million in the second closing of its Series B funding round. Combined with the first closing, the total funds raised are expected to reach approximately $28.93 million. Participating investors include NCB Venture Capital, Metaplanet, Kitao Bank, and Yokohama Capital, among others. The newly raised capital will be primarily used for system and application development, hiring talent for business expansion, stablecoin issuance and redemption, trading, payments, management-related operations, and new strategic investments. JPYC stated that, as of April 15, its cumulative issuance has exceeded approximately $13.21 million. The stablecoin is currently supported on Avalanche, Ethereum, and Polygon, and the company is considering adding support for Kaia and Arc.