MUFG drops blockchain payment project to focus on stablecoins

Japan’s biggest financial conglomerate, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), will abandon its three-year-old blockchain payment project to focus on other digital and fintech initiatives. MUFG officially announced Tuesday the suspension of Global Open Network (GO-Net) Japan, a blockchain-based project aiming at high scalability and multi-connectivity data processing “in response to the rise of the internet […]

Top Japanese bank MUFG introduces new stablecoin platform

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Japan’s largest financial group, is working hard to take the lead in stablecoin development, launching a proprietary stablecoin project. On Wednesday, MUFG introduced its stablecoin platform called “Progmat Coin,” a blockchain-based system for issuing and managing stablecoins pegged on a 1:1 ratio to the Japanese yen. The platform aims to enable […]

Japanese government considers relaxing strict coin listing rules

The Japanese government is considering a proposal to make it easier for registered crypto exchanges to list digital assets in the local retail trading market. Sources quoted in Bloomerg said that if the new rules are passed, exchanges that have registered with the Financial Services Agency (FSA) would be able to list certain assets without […]

MUFG boosts its crypto exposure following $41M Zipmex funding round

Thailand’s Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) – in which Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) holds a 76.9% stake – participated in the latest funding round for the Asia-Pacific-focused crypto exchange Zipmex. The $41 million raise, which saw the participation of two publicly traded Thai media firms and overseas VC funds in addition to BAY, accounts for the […]