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Japan FSA sets up dedicated crypto and stablecoin unit, upgrades regulatory framework - 디지털투데이 — 2026-08-05
## Short Segments Visa and zerohash are teaming up to enhance stablecoin capabilities on Visa Direct, enabling prefunding and payouts in stablecoins for eligible clients. Also today, Mastercard is piloting a new Crypto Credential framework to boost trust in cross-border stablecoin payments. World Chain is set to become the first production Layer-2 network to deploy streaming Block Access Lists, aiming to speed up transaction verification. And Circle has named BlackRock and DTCC among its Arc validators as its Q2 revenue hits $701 million. Coming up, Japan's Financial Services Agency is…
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