Japan financial group Nomura has invested in Y Combinator-backed smart contract auditing startup Quantstamp.
A Digital Garage subsidiary has partnered with blockchain tech firm Blockstream to test atomic swaps of a Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin.
Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream has expanded its partnership with IT firm Digital Garage to boost blockchain development in Japan.
Digital currencies are still relatively unknown in Japan. This week, one of the country's pioneering VC firms aims to change that.