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The Bank of Japan’s July hold did not close the door on further tightening, with markets watching September and October as possible windows for a move to 1.25%. USDJPY remains vulnerable while yen intervention risk, rising Japanese yields and key technical support levels shape the next move.

AZ-COM Maruwa Holdings plans to use the regulated yen stablecoin JPYC to pay around 2,300 partners, including subcontractors and truck drivers. The move could mark Japan’s first large-scale corporate stablecoin rollout for day-to-day business payments.

Japan’s effort to direct more pension money into domestic assets is sharpening attention on bitcoin and gold as potential stores of value. The move may support the long-term case for limited-supply assets, even as it raises near-term risk concerns across global markets.

A former Bank of Japan official has warned that the central bank may raise rates rapidly this year, potentially pushing borrowing costs above 2% as the yen keeps weakening. For bitcoin, the implications are not straightforward, with tighter Japanese policy potentially pressuring risk assets even as BTC and the yen have recently moved together against the dollar.