Sony, SBI, and a Yen Stablecoin: How Startale Embedded Itself Inside Corporate Japan

About this episode

Sota Watanabe discusses the establishment of Startale and its collaboration with Sony and SBI to launch Japan's first yen stablecoin.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/sony-sbi-and-a-yen-stablecoin-how-startale-embedded-itself-inside-corporate-japan . Sota Watanabe on building Startale with Sony and SBI, launching the JPYSC yen stablecoin, and why he left Astar to own the full onchain stack. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3 . You can also check exclusive content about #web3 , #blockchain , #cryptocurrency , #sony , #yen , #startale , #good-company , #technology , and more. This story was written by: @ishanpandey . Learn more about this writer by checking @ishanpandey's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . Q: Who is Sota Watanabe? Sota Watanabe is the founder of Startale Group and previously the founder of Astar Network, Japan's largest public blockchain, launched in 2019. He co-develops the Soneium L2 with Sony Block Solutions Labs, leads Startale's partnership with SBI Holdings on tokenised securities, and oversees the issuance of JPYSC, Japan's first yen stablecoin under a regulated trust banking framework. He recently relocated to the United States to lead Startale's global expansion while retaining…

People in this episode

Guest: Sota Watanabe

Topics covered

• yen stablecoin
• corporate partnerships
• blockchain technology
• onchain finance
• Japan's fintech

Keywords

• Startale
• Sony
• SBI
• JPYSC
• blockchain
• cryptocurrency
• Japan
• onchain finance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Startale Group, Sony, SBI Holdings, Astar Network

Products: JPYSC

Places: Japan, United States, Tokyo

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