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Japan's SBI to Launch Yen Stablecoin Lending With 3% Yield
SBI VC Trade opens JPYSC lending applications on July 16, offering a 3% annualized yield on 12-week terms, outpacing traditional yen deposit rates of 0.325%-1% per year. The product carries retail risk disclosures: no deposit insurance, no early redemption, and tokens fall outside statutory asset segregation protections. SBI Holdings also formalized a strategic partnership with Solana Foundation, renaming subsidiary SBI R3 Japan to SBI Solana Global with a mandate to build Japanese onchain financial markets and expand stablecoin and tokenized RWA adoption across Asia. The launch follows Japan's April 2026 reclassification of crypto assets as financial instruments, with Prime Minister Takaichi pledging reduced regulatory burdens and increased Web3 funding.
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