Japan Post Bank, one of Japan's largest banks, announced that it will launch its own digital currency, DCJPY, in fiscal year 2026, pegged to customer deposits and at a 1-to-1 ratio with the yen.
With this move, the bank "will seek to transform dormant deposits into digital assets and attract new…
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