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  "id": 3449658,
  "title": "Japan to work on blockchain-based stock settlement system, details expected early 2027: Nikkei",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/japan-to-work-on-blockchain-based-stock-settlement-system-details",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T06:40:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Block",
    "slug": "the-block",
    "url": "https://www.theblock.co/news/regulation/2026-08-26-japan-blockchain-stock-settlement-system-412755"
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  "summary": "If the plan is approved, the agencies could launch the system within a few years, and fully operational in the early 2030s.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}