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Japan Logistics Firm Leads $38M Investment in Yen Stablecoin
AZ-COM Maruwa, a major Japanese logistics company, led a $38 million Series B funding round for JPYC, a yen-pegged stablecoin, bringing total funding to $106 million since 2021.
Why it matters for the crypto market
A large traditional Japanese company backing a yen stablecoin signals institutional confidence in crypto-based payment rails for domestic settlement and signals crypto adoption momentum in Japan.
Source: coindesk.com
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