Prince Park Tower Tokyo. Japan's prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, did not come. Instead, she sent a two-minute video message on Monday, praising WebX 2026, an annual crypto industry conference in Tokyo, for its startup matching and wishing the conference every success. She did not mention crypto. She did not mention stablecoins. Furthermore, she did not, notably, mention the token that carries her name.
SBI Holdings and the Solana Foundation said on Monday the foundation would take an equity stake in SBI R3 Japan, the blockchain venture the Japanese financial group runs with megabank Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG).
In cryptocurrency, halving is an event where the block reward given to miners is reduced by 50%, effectively slowing the rate at which new coins are created.
"I bought my first Bitcoin in 2014 and, by the way, I haven’t sold any since then. I’m a believer in all crypto."
Circle has received final approval from the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to establish a national trust bank, giving the USDC issuer a federally supervised vehicle for digital asset custody and future reserve management.
