Japan’s central bank is running blockchain settlement experiments and advancing tokenized central bank money initiatives ahead of a 2026 decision on issuing a digital yen.

The Bank of Japan is moving to place central bank reserve money onto blockchain infrastructure, a step that marks the first G7 central bank validation of distributed ledger techno ...

The BOJ joins Project Agorá to develop tokenized central bank deposits, enhancing cross-border settlements with blockchain ...

Marking a major leap in Japans digital financial strategy, Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda has formally unveiled a pioneering project to test tokenized central bank deposits on blockchain ...

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The Bank of Japan will conduct experiments for using blockchain ‌technology to settle deposits that financial institutions park with the central bank, Governor Kazuo Ueda said on Tuesday.