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Bitcoin sell-off toward $60K may resume as Japan hikes interest rates

DIGIT — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:37:06 +0000

Japan’s highest rates since 1995 are putting global liquidity back in focus as traders anticipate 26%–38% BTC price declines.

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BOJ ex-board member says another rate hike unlikely this year

DIGIT — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 01:08:25 +0000

The Bank of Japan is unlikely to raise interest rates again for the rest of the year, but it’ll be a “toss up” whether there will be another before March.

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Japanese Yen Tumbles to 34-Year Low Against Soaring US Dollar

DIGIT — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 14:22:21 +0000

This week, the Japanese yen plummeted to its lowest point since 1990 against the U.S. dollar, weighed down by Japan’s monetary policy and uncertain economic indicators from the United States. Japanese Yen’s Rapid Decline Triggers Talk of Market Intervention The yen’s sharp drop to 158.283 per dollar signals a substantial downturn for the currency. This […]

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Japanese yen-backed digital currency, DCJPY, to go live in July 2024

DIGIT — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 08:37:39 +0000

A group of Japanese companies, united behind the DeCurret brand, intends to launch the coin in July 2024.

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Japan launches digital yen pilot project after second successful proof of concept

DIGIT — Mon, 29 May 2023 16:37:51 +0000

With the end of the proofs of concept, the Bank of Japan has initiated its CBDC pilot and plans more to gather more public and business feedback.

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7 central banks and BIS continue examination of ongoing policy issues for retail CBDC

DIGIT — Thu, 25 May 2023 19:00:00 +0000

The Bank for International Settlements has published the fifth paper by the group, highlighting its latest thinking on a potential retail CBDC.

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Japan plans to form expert panel to explore digital yen: Report

DIGIT — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 19:15:05 +0000

The ministry’s panel will reportedly focus on developing a framework for a central bank digital currency based on a technical study carried out by the Bank of Japan over the past two years.

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US contemplates ‘expanding’ emergency lending facility for banks: Report

DIGIT — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 02:07:53 +0000

While the Federal Reserve liquidity offerings must be equally accessible to “all eligible users,” unnamed sources reportedly warned that it could be “made in a way” to ensure First Republic Bank benefits.

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Several Major Central Banks Take Coordinated Action to Boost Liquidity Amidst Banking Crisis

DIGIT — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 14:00:37 +0000

On Sunday evening, March 19, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, the U.S. Federal Reserve, along with several central banks including the Bank of England, Bank of Canada, Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, and the Swiss National Bank, announced a coordinated action to enhance the provision of liquidity via the standing U.S. dollar […]

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The Bank of Japan to launch its CBDC pilot before May

DIGIT — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:58:41 +0000

The Bank decided to launch a pilot program for “digital yen” in April, after finishing its Proof of Concept testing, that has begun in 2021.

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