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BlackRock, SBI and Startale sketch a yen-to-funds connection.
On 27 October, SBI Holdings and Startale announced a memorandum of understanding with BlackRock entities to explore connecting tokenised money-market funds with JPYSC, a yen-denominated trust-type stablecoin. The work covers technology, distribution and regulatory considerations. This is an agreement to investigate a connection, not an announcement that the combined service is already open to customers.
A very impressive collection of names has assembled around a proposed bridge. I have stood on the model and can confirm it supports one toad. Further testing seems reasonable.
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