Feb 11, 2026

Crypto's latest selloff was a TradFi event, not a crypto crisis

Last week’s downturn was driven by yen carry trades and macro leverage, highlighting how deeply digital assets are now tied to tra...

Jan 07, 2026

Bitcoin and the Japanese yen are moving together like never before

The 90-day correlation between bitcoin and JPY has risen to a record high of over 0.85.

Dec 16, 2025

SBI, Startale to launch regulated yen stablecoin for global settlement

The digital yen stablecoin aims to plug Japan into onchain finance and cross-border tokenized asset flows under the country's new...

Oct 30, 2025

Asia Morning Briefing: What's the Real Use for a Yen Stablecoin? An On-Chain Car...

Unlike most Asian currencies, the yen moves freely across borders, making it the perfect vehicle for an on-chain carry trade that...

Oct 30, 2025

Asia Morning Briefing: What's the Real Use for a Yen Stablecoin? An Onchain Carr...

Unlike most Asian currencies, the yen moves freely across borders, making it the perfect vehicle for an on-chain carry trade that...

Oct 27, 2025

Japan's New Yen Stablecoin is Asia’s Only Truly Global Fiat-Pegged Token

With the yen freely convertible and backed by Japan’s deep government bond market, JPYC’s launch stands apart from the region’s on...

Oct 08, 2025

Bitcoin Under Pressure as Japanese Bond Yield Hits 17-Year High, Yen Depreciates...

The hardening of Japanese government bond yields could spillover into other sovereign bond markets, capping upside in risk assets,...

Aug 18, 2025

Japan's Financial Regulator to Approve First Yen-Denominated Stablecoin: Report

Approval of JPYC's yen-pegged token could happen as early as the next few months.