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Brand and logo unveiled Feb 27; first trust bank-backed JPY stablecoin under Japan's Type III electronic payment instrument framework; issuer Shinsei Trust & Banking, distributor SBI VC Trade, technical lead Startale Group; Startale closed $63M Series A (SBI $50M + Sony $13M) Mar 26 earmarked for JPYSC/USDSC; Strium L1 unveiled Feb 5 as likely deployment target alongside Soneium; SBI VC Trade now distributing RLUSD (distributor infra live); Q2 2026 launch pending FSA approval — Japan's PSA amendments take full effect June 13; deployment chain not publicly confirmed
JPYSC
JPYSC
At a Glance
- Backing
- Real-World Asset Backed
- Governance
- Centralized (CeFi)
- Peg Currency
- Japanese Yen
- Jurisdiction
- Japan (Financial Services Agency (FSA))
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SBI VC Trade begins RLUSD distribution in Japan — JPYSC distributor infrastructure now live
SBI VC Trade, JPYSC's designated distributor, operationally distributing Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin, de-risking the JPYSC distribution pathway.
SourceStartale closes $63M Series A (SBI $50M + Sony $13M) earmarked for JPYSC expansion
Funds target Strium scaling, stablecoin expansion (JPYSC + USDSC), and Startale App enhancement; confirms JPYSC remains a 2026 priority.
SourceStartale Group and SBI Holdings unveil JPYSC, first trust bank-backed JPY stablecoin
Brand and logo announced; issuer Shinsei Trust & Banking, distributor SBI VC Trade, technical lead Startale Group; Q2 2026 launch target under Japan's Type III electronic payment instrument framework.
SourceStartale and SBI unveil Strium L1 for tokenized securities and RWA trading
Strium described as destination for a 'complementary currency stack' of JPYSC and USDSC; likely deployment target for JPYSC.
SourceJapan's First Trust-Bank Yen
JPYSC is the first JPY stablecoin issued through Japan's trust bank framework rather than under JPYC's prepaid payment instrument workaround — and that distinction is the entire product. Shinsei Trust & Banking issues, SBI VC Trade distributes, and Startale Group (the Astar Network operator and Sony's Soneium co-developer) handles the technology, with the Q2 2026 target conditional on Financial Services Agency sign-off. Type III electronic payment instrument classification gives JPYSC the legal teeth that JPYC has been negotiating around for three years: redemption rights backed by trust law, segregation of customer assets, and — crucially — permission to allocate up to 50% of reserves to Japanese government bonds, generating yield that the prepaid model can't legally touch. The deployment chain is unannounced, which is unusual for a launch this close, and likely reflects a multi-chain or institutional rail strategy rather than a public-DeFi play. JPYSC is a bet that Japan's $309B-stablecoin-market participation has been gated on legal infrastructure, not technology — and that SBI's institutional client book plus Startale's blockchain stack is the right hand to play once the regulator signs.
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Startale Group and SBI Holdings Introduce JPYSC, the First Trust Bank-Backed JPY Stablecoin
JPYSC is a Type III electronic payment instrument issued by Shinsei Trust & Banking, jointly developed with SBI Holdings, distributed via SBI VC Trade, and built for institutional cross-border and treasury payments.
SBI Holdings unveils trust bank-backed JPY stablecoin with Q2 launch target
JPYSC will be Japan's first trust bank-issued yen stablecoin, distinguishing it from JPYC's prepaid payment instrument classification. Trust-based issuers may allocate up to 50% of reserves to government bonds.
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