Japan's Largest Banks Plan Joint Stablecoin Launch by March 2027
Megabanks MUFG Bank, Mizuho Bank and SMBC have formed a council to develop frameworks for jointly issuing a stablecoin in fiscal year 2026.
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Older archive item. Useful for background and entity history, but not a fresh market-moving signal.
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This maps to the Stablecoins hub, so it can help confirm whether that theme is gaining breadth across the crypto news cycle.
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