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States Move Core Settlement Onto Ledgers

Finance ministries and central banks keep committing to ledger-based settlement for sovereign debt and equities, so the tokenization contest expands from private markets into government-run infrastructure and sets the standards that private chains must interoperate with.

weakening · confidence 36 · Emerging (watchlist) · tracking since August 26, 2026 · updated August 28, 2026

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Aug 27 · 38Aug 28 · 36

Now 36 · -2 since Aug 27 · ranged 36 to 38

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  • Aug 26
    Strengthened +7

    Japan's Financial Services Agency, finance ministry and the Bank of Japan opened a joint study of instant blockchain settlement for stocks and government bonds, with a development plan expected around the start of 2027; Tokyo equities currently settle in two days and JGBs in one. A central bank and finance ministry jointly scoping instant settlement for sovereign debt is the government-infrastructure step the thesis predicts, and it puts a dated plan behind it.

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  • Supporting · August 26, 2026

    Japan's regulators, finance ministry and central bank open a study of instant blockchain settlement for stocks and government bonds

    Japan's Financial Services Agency, finance ministry and the Bank of Japan opened a joint study of instant blockchain settlement for stocks and government bonds, with a development plan expected around the start of 2027; Tokyo equities currently settle in two days and JGBs in one. A central bank and finance ministry jointly scoping instant settlement for sovereign debt is the government-infrastructure step the thesis predicts, and it puts a dated plan behind it.

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