Binance And Japan’s Largest Financial Group Target New Stablecoin Launch In Asia
According to a recent report by CoinPost, MUTB, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, one of Japan’s largest financial institutions, in partnership with Binance Japan and Progmat, has announced the start of joint consideration for the development of a new stablecoin. Leveraging the Progmat Coin platform, compliant with Japanese regulations, the collaborative effort aims […]
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After many years of digital currency development, Japan’s largest bank, MUFG, has officially introduced its own stablecoin project. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), 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 a “universal digital asset payment method,” providing cross-chain....
Bitcoin exchange and platform Coinbase has announced new investment and partnership with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BMTU), Japan’s biggest bank. The endeavor will see Coinbase look toward expansion efforts in Japan and Asia. Bitcoin exchange and services platform Coinbase will raise $10.5 million from Japanese investors today with the aim to launch services in Japan. Currently, Coinbase only has an Asian presence in Singapore. Investors include the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) and the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BMTU) Japan’s largest lender and bank, respectively. The....
A group of U.S.-based banks is launching their own stablecoin, USDF. The stablecoin will be issued by the USDF Consortium, which will allow its members (financial and banking institutions) to issue USDF. The proposed stablecoin will be the first currency of its kind to be minted by FDIC-insured institutions and compliant with the recommendations on the use of stablecoins made by the president’s working group.
USDF Consortium to Launch Stablecoin
The USDF consortium, a membership-based group of banks, is launching the first bank-minted stablecoin, also called USDF.....
Ripple and Brazilian financial heavyweight Braza Group have announced the launch of a new stablecoin on the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The stablecoin, called BBRL, is pegged to the Brazilian Real and is designed to offer secure, cost-effective solutions for both individuals and businesses. Ripple Expands In Brazil Founded over 15 years ago, Braza Group has […]
According to a report, the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd., Japan’s largest bank will soon become the world’s first global bank to issue its own digital currency. A new bank-issued virtual currency may be in the offing next year. Dubbed “MUFG coin”, short for the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group — the parent company of the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi – the bank, will issue the virtual currency in the autumn of 2017, according to a report on The Asahi Shimbun, a prominent national newspaper in Japan. The publication cites sources who reveal that the virtual currency will help facilitate....