Tokyo Metropolitan Government issues guidelines for the socialization and promotion of stablecoin implementation and subsidy disbursement, planning to promote the digital economy and enhance the status of the Japanese yen within Tokyo using yen-pegged stablecoins. The maximum subsidy per project is 40 million yen, covering up to two-thirds of the expenses, including platform fees for issuance/wallets, legal and audit consulting, and system development. Applying organizations must have headquarters or branches in Tokyo, and project acceptance must be completed before the end of the fiscal year in which the delivery decision is made.

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2026-05-21 00:31:33

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ME News Report, April 17 (UTC+8), according to the official website of the Tokyo Metropolitan Industry and Labor Bureau, Tokyo will issue the "Guidelines for the Payment of Subsidies for Promoting the Social Implementation of Stablecoins" on April 15, 2026, aiming to build a digital economy circle and enhance the status of the yen by popularizing yen stablecoins. The plan will support projects that utilize yen stablecoins issued within Japan for settlement, remittance, and other use cases within Tokyo, with a maximum subsidy amount of 40 million yen (about $260k), and a maximum subsidy ratio of two-thirds of the relevant expenses.
The scope of this subsidy includes external platform usage fees (such as issuance platforms, wallets, blockchain node fees, etc.), expert legal and audit consulting fees, and system development costs. Applying organizations must have a registered headquarters or branch within Tokyo, and the verification or implementation of related projects should, in principle, be completed before the end of the fiscal year in which the payment decision is made. (Source: Foresight News)

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GateUser-276116e2

· 5h ago

From issuance to legal consulting, all-in-one support is indeed rare.

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MintStop-LossPatch

· 6h ago

Tokyo's subsidy support this time is quite strong; a 40 million yen cap is quite friendly to small and medium-sized teams.

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GateUser-1859b7cd

· 6h ago

Legal audit consulting is listed separately, indicating that compliance thresholds are not low.

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GateUser-ada1e8c7

· 6h ago

You can only apply if you set up the headquarters in Tokyo; local projects will probably need to go to the capital.

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OutsiderOfZhiyuandao

· 6h ago

Wallet and system development are both covered, it seems they want to support a complete ecosystem.

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GlassDome

· 6h ago

Wallets and audits are both covered; it seems they are serious about building an ecosystem rather than just making empty promises.

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AutumnSlopeCabin

· 6h ago

A 2/3 subsidy ratio is equivalent to the government paying to help you experiment and fail, which is quite bold.

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ToBeHonest,You'llLose

· 6h ago

Stablecoins + Yen, has the Japanese government finally figured out how to seize the digital payment dominance?

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