Japan's Megabanks Plan a Joint Yen Stablecoin | CoinDesk Daily

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Japan's three largest banks are planning to jointly issue a yen-backed stablecoin by March 2027.

A Yen stablecoin from the mega banks? Japan's three largest banks, MUFG, Mizuho, and SMBC, are planning to jointly issue a yen-backed stablecoin by March 2027, with backing from Japan's Financial Services Agency. Yen tokens currently represent less than $50 million in a $311 billion market dominated by dollar tokens. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

People in this episode

Host: Jennifer Sanasie

Topics covered

• yen stablecoin
• Japan's megabanks
• cryptocurrency
• financial services
• stablecoins

Keywords

• yen
• stablecoin
• MUFG
• Mizuho
• SMBC
• cryptocurrency
• Japan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MUFG, Mizuho, SMBC, Japan's Financial Services Agency

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