Report: SBI and Rakuten Build Crypto Trusts as 11 Japan Brokerages Eye Entry

Japan's regulatory shift could enhance global stablecoin integration, fostering innovation while ensuring robust oversight and user protection. The post Japan’s FSA opens qualified path for foreign trust-type stablecoins under new payment rules appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities plan to launch in-house Bitcoin and Ethereum investment trusts as Japan rewrites its crypto rules by 2028. The funds are coming from inside the house. SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities are each developing their own cryptocurrency investment trusts, according to a Nikkei survey published May 17. Both firms plan to […] The post Japan’s SBI and Rakuten Are Building Their Own Bitcoin and Ethereum Funds appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

SBI, Rakuten and Nomura are preparing crypto investment trusts as Japan moves toward allowing funds to hold Bitcoin and Ether by 2028.

Japan's crypto trusts could democratize digital asset access, potentially boosting market participation but raising counterparty risk concerns. The post SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities plan crypto investment trusts for Japanese retail investors appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

Japan’s biggest brokerages are racing to bring crypto investment trusts to retail investors, as regulators move to formally allow crypto-holding funds by 2028.

The news follows an investigation into the crypto exchange by Polish law enforcement officials and reports of customer withdrawal issues.

The ongoing shortage of memory chips looks likely to continue throughout the year as demand from the AI sector surges. According to Nikkei Asia, leading manufacturers are expected to be able to meet only about 60% of global demand despite expansion plans. Although new factories are on the way, several of them are not expected to reach full production until 2027 at the earliest. Even once those facilities are up and running, additional time will be required to scale up to efficient production levels. An annual production increase of around 12% would be needed to catch up with demand, analysts said, though current plans are significantly lower. The balance between supply and demand for memory is not expected to normalize until 2028. Because of the shortage, memory prices have risen by approximately 90% during the first quarter of 2026.

According to Nikkei Asia, even as suppliers ramp up DRAM production, manufacturers are only expected to meet 60 percent of demand by the end of 2027. SK Group chairman has even said that shortages could last until 2030. The world's largest memory makers - Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron - are all working to add new fabrication capacity, but almost none of it will be online until at least 2027, if not 2028. SK opened a fab in Cheongju in February, but that is the only increase in production among the three for 2026. Nikkei says that production would need to increase by 12 percent a year in 2026 and 2027 to meet demand. But according to Counte … Read the full story at The Verge.