{
  "id": 3492851,
  "title": "Japan weighs blockchain fast lane for securities cash settlement",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/japan-weighs-blockchain-fast-lane-for-securities-cash-settlement",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-26T10:46:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Cointelegraph",
    "slug": "cointelegraph",
    "url": "https://cointelegraph.com/news/japan-weighs-blockchain-fast-lane-for-securities-cash-settlement"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Japan is considering a blockchain-based system to enable instant cash settlement of securities trades, according to a report by Nikkei. The Financial Services Agency, Ministry of Finance, Bank of Japan, and financial institutions plan to form a study group this summer to develop the infrastructure and determine responsibilities. The system, if approved, could begin operating as early as the 2030s. Current Japanese securities trades settle on T+2, while government bond trades settle on T+1. The proposed blockchain system would convert some bank deposits in Bank of Japan accounts into digital tokens for interbank settlement.",
  "summary": "The FSA, Finance Ministry, BOJ and financial institutions plan to study the infrastructure and produce a development plan by early 2027.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}