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SBI adds Japanese short-term government bonds to reserves for yen stablecoin JPYSC

SBI Group has started managing part of the collateral for yen-pegged stablecoin JPYSC in short-term Japanese government bonds. SBI Shinsei Trust Bank and SBI VC Trade said they began the operation on Sept. 7, covering 1 billion yen of trust assets. The move uses provisions of Japan’s revised Payment Services Act, effective June 2026, which allows up to 50 percent of trust-type stablecoin reserves to be held in short-term government bonds or time deposits.

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Japan corporate pension fund pushes to allocate 1 percent to cryptocurrencies

A Japan-wide business corporate pension fund based in Okayama plans to allocate about 1 percent of its assets to cryptocurrencies in fiscal 2026. It intends to invest in a passive fund run by a large hedge fund that holds multiple cryptocurrencies as part of a currency diversification strategy. The fund serves about 1,200 small and medium-sized companies and manages about 21.3 billion yen. Japan has also moved forward with legislation and product development linked to digital assets.