Largest Japanese Banks to Use SWIFT-Linked Stablecoin System for Cross-Border Payments

The largest Japanese banks—MUFG, SMBC, and Mizuho—plan to use a stablecoin-based system to facilitate cross-border payments in the future. The initiative, Project Pax, replaces correspondent banks with blockchain technology, linking it to SWIFT to allow users to initiate payments conventionally using regular banking rails. Japanese Banks Aim to Ditch Intermediaries for Blockchain-Based Stablecoin System Traditional … Read more

Arthur Hayes: Japanese Banks in Crisis Over Dollar-Yen Carry Trade Failures

Japanese banks, once secure in their financial strategies, are now facing severe challenges due to shifts in global monetary policies, as outlined by Bitmex co-founder Arthur Hayes in his latest blog post. These institutions are caught in a cycle of low yields and high hedging costs, which dramatically impact their operations and financial stability. Japanese … Read more