【特稿】日本拟批准发行日元稳定币

Group 1 - The Japanese Financial Services Agency is expected to approve the issuance of the country's first yen-pegged stablecoin, JPYC, by this fall, aimed at international remittances and other uses [1][2] - JPYC will be backed by high liquidity assets such as yen deposits and Japanese government bonds, with a fixed exchange rate of 1 JPYC to 1 yen (approximately 0.05 RMB) [1] - The project plans to issue a total of 1 trillion yen (approximately 487 billion RMB) worth of JPYC stablecoins over the next three years [2] Group 2 - The issuance of JPYC may significantly impact the Japanese bond market, as stablecoin issuers pegged to the US dollar have become major buyers of US government bonds [2] - There is a potential for JPYC to increase demand for Japanese government bonds if it gains widespread adoption, similar to trends observed with US dollar-pegged stablecoins [2] - The Bank for International Settlements has warned that decentralized stablecoins have significant shortcomings, including lack of central bank backing and insufficient measures against illegal use [2]