SS #27 - Japan Pushes Ahead in Digital Money Race with DCJPY Launch

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In Today's Edition:

• Headline: Japan Pushes Ahead in Digital Money Race with DCJPY Launch

• Quick Bites: World Liberty Financial Token Starts Trading on Exchanges With $30B+ Valuation

• Yield of the Week: 31.68% APY on Smardex

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HEADLINE

Japan Pushes Ahead in Digital Money Race with DCJPY Launch

State of play: Japan Post Bank will adopt the DCJPY tokenized asset network in FY2026, enabling 120M account holders to convert savings into digital tokens for faster securities transactions.

• DCJPY tokens, redeemable at 1 yen by partner banks, will allow instant conversion of deposits for purchasing tokenized securities with projected returns of 3-5%.

• The initiative aims to attract younger customers by reducing settlement times from days to near-instant.

• DeCurret DCP, the network operator backed by MUFG, is also in talks with local governments to use DCJPY for subsidies and grants.

What’s Next: Japan Post Bank’s move could accelerate the adoption of tokenized deposits across Japan’s financial sector, prompting other banks to join the DCJPY network. Expect regulatory developments, including Japan’s first approved yen stablecoin later this year, to further shape the digital money landscape.

Why it Matters: Japan Post Bank’s adoption of DCJPY shows how traditional banks can use deposit tokens to modernize payments and securities settlement. It highlights growing competition between deposit tokens, stablecoins, and CBDCs in shaping the future of digital money.

Our Take: This move could position Japan as a leader in tokenized banking. Success will depend on interoperability and user adoption, but if executed well, it could set a global precedent for retail-scale deposit token use.

QUICK BITES

• WLFI derivatives volume jumps 400%.

• USDe stablecoin surges to $12B supply.

• World Liberty Financial proposes buyback program.

• Japan Post Bank eyes 2026 rollout of DCJPY deposit token for asset settlement.

• World Liberty Financial token starts trading on exchanges with $30B+ valuation.

YIELD OF THE WEEK

XSY yUTY: 18.65% APY

• XSY launches UTY, a digital synthetic dollar designed as a delta-neutral asset and serves as the core currency of the XSY ecosystem.

• Users can deposit USDC to mint UTY.

• yUTY is available as a yield-bearing version of UTY, offering auto-compounding returns.

Smardex USDN: 31.68% APY

• USDN is a fully decentralized synthetic dollar structured product designed to maintain value near the U.S. dollar while addressing limitations of centralized stablecoins.

• It provides holders with automatic yield distribution through a rebase mechanism when the token’s value rises above a set threshold.

• Users receive these yields directly in their wallets without the need for staking or additional actions.

Tokemak autoDOLA: 15.34% APY

• Tokemak has launched autoDOLA, an autopool that deploys DOLA across USD-denominated destinations.

• Users can participate by depositing DOLA, other stablecoins, or ETH liquid staking tokens.

• The autopool is ecosystem-specific, rebalancing only within designated pools or asset types, such as Balancer pools or LST-specific pairs.

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