Bank · Japan
Japan Post Bank
Japan Post Bank Co., Ltd. · jp-bank.japanpost.jp/en/ (opens source in new tab)
Crypto readiness score
2/3 status dimensions verified · 1 initiative · last verified 2026-11-12
Score breakdown
How the number above is built — every input is a verified tracker status with a dated source.
| Component | Weight | Points | Basis (verified input) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial availability | 35 | 3.5 | Announced / exploring · initiative |
| Regulatory standing | 25 | — | No verified status — not scored |
| Technical delivery | 20 | 8 | Pilot / proof of concept · initiative |
| Product breadth | 15 | 5 | 1 product category with a verified status: Tokenized deposits |
| Recent verified activity | 5 | 5 | Last verified change 2026-05-15 |
Score = sum of points, rounded. Only verified tracker statuses count; “Unknown” earns nothing and is never estimated. Methodology
Initiatives (1)
Regulatory, technical and commercial status are kept separate: an authorisation is not a launch.
Tokenized deposits · Japan
Japan Post Bank: Yucho DCJPY tokenized deposits
- regulatory
- Unknown
- technical
- Pilot / proof of concept2025-11-26
- commercial
- Announced / exploring2026-05-15
DeCurret DCP said on 1 September 2025 that Japan Post Bank is considering handling tokenized deposits by fiscal year 2026 on its DCJPY platform, with the bank as issuer. A PoC with Shinoken Group using Japan Post Bank tokenized deposits for rent payments was announced on 26 November 2025, and the bank’s Medium-term Management Plan of 15 May 2026 includes rolling out “Yucho DCJPY” tokenized deposits.
Scope: Japan; retail and corporate, on DeCurret DCP’s DCJPY platform.
In tracker · last verified 2026-11-12
Licences & registrations
Regulator records (or MiCA Art. 60 notifications — a notification, not an authorisation).
No licence or registration record in our verified data. This means “not reviewed”, not “unlicensed”.
Partners & providers
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- BCV · named role (tracker) · DCJPY platform provider
Japan Post Bank: Yucho DCJPY tokenized deposits — DeCurret DCP (opens source in new tab)
Regulator records & actions
Register entries and regulator publications that name this institution.
None in our verified data.
Markets (from stated target markets): Japan
Timeline
Status changes (tracker history), verified items and regulatory dates, newest first.
2025-11-26 · Status
PoC with Shinoken Group using Japan Post Bank tokenized deposits for rent payments.
2025-09-01 · Status
DeCurret DCP: Japan Post Bank considering tokenized deposits by fiscal year 2026, as issuer, on the DCJPY platform.
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