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Coinbase announced its official launch in Japan in partnership with banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group providing a “quick deposit” fiat on-and-off ramp.

The metals and minerals subsidiary of Mitsubishi has launched a blockchain platform to digitize metal trades.

Japan’s largest financial institution, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, is planning to issue the MUFG token in the second half of 2020.

California-based fintech company Figure Technologies has completed its $103 million funding round led by Morgan Creek Digital.

U.S. financial services giant BNY Mellon has joined R3’s blockchain trade finance network, the Marco Polo Network.

The Global Open Network is a joint effort with a U.S. content delivery and cloud platform company.